Tag: ESG

Dutch Retail Pension Pares Holdings Using New ESG Index
Pensioenfonds Detailhandel, citing new FTSE-BlackRock benchmark, cuts nearly one-third of its public equities.

Norway Pension Fund Excludes Halcyon Agri for Environmental Damage
Fund says rubber company’s plantations will lead to irreversible changes in the ecosystem.
BNP Paribas AM Plans New Coal Exclusion Policy

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World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Cutting Volatile Energy Stocks
Norway wants to reduce portfolio’s vulnerability to oil’s tendency to crash.

World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Flexes Its Muscles
Norway’s pension giant has divested from 240 firms since 2012.

Church Investors Want to Speed Up ESG Reforms for FTSE 350 Companies
Climate change, board diversity among $27.7 billion faith group’s top priorities.

New York City Leads Anti-Carbon Coalition of Big Funds
Institutional group wants the top 20 public power companies to make good on Paris Agreement goals.

Rhode Island Makes a Sustainability Deal with Archer Daniels Midland
Treasurer Magaziner pulls ESG proxy proposal.

Investors Are Starting to See the Positive Effect of ESG Investing
Screening methods may uncover alpha in small caps.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Issues Euro Green Bonds
€1 billion 10-year fixed-rate notes are issued to invest in renewable energy.
$1.3 Trillion Church-led Pension Coalition to Pressure Mines on Dam Safety
After the Brazil dam collapse, a call for mining company investors to insist on better standards.

UK Trade Organization Seeks to Define ESG
The Investment Association attempts to clear up three key issues in the space.