Tag: Fossil Fuels

Newsmakers January 9, 2019

San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System Becomes Major ESG Force

In the span of a year, the system has become one of the largest players among US pension systems.

Newsmakers October 15, 2018

Stock of Hess Corp. will be divested along with other energy companies if they don’t justify oil and gas reserves and stop denying climate change.

Research September 11, 2018

Survey finds investors willing to leave funds that invest in fossil fuel projects.

Newsmakers July 11, 2018

Oil, gas companies have until 2023 to comply with Paris Agreement goals before the church will pull all holdings.

Risk June 15, 2018

Board of managers upholds 1991 policy to seek financial results, not social objectives.

Newsmakers June 5, 2018

Alliance concerned about agreement’s goals ‘falling short.’

Newsmakers May 29, 2018

Kat Taylor accuses $37.1 billion endowment of funding ‘pernicious activities.’

Market Moves April 23, 2018

Pension funds are looking for expert advice on how to extract fossil fuels from portfolios.

Newsmakers January 25, 2018

The plan also calls for the hiring of a director of socially responsible investing.

Newsmakers January 22, 2018

Move would be largest global divestment of fossil fuel stocks for San Francisco.

Risk January 11, 2018

Seeking climate change-related damages, city files lawsuit against five major oil companies.

Asset Allocation December 21, 2017

New York governor will partner with Comptroller DiNapoli to form fund advisory committee.

Regulation December 19, 2017

Local authority pension plans expected to be earliest to implement new regulations.

Research November 27, 2017

Report finds UK local government pensions still invest £16.1 billion in fossil fuels.

Newsmakers October 13, 2017

State pension would have to remove thermal coal assets by year-end, fossil fuels by end of 2020.