French regulator demands broader scope for non-financial reporting

French regulator demands broader scope for non-financial reporting

The French securities regulator, AMF, has asked the European Commission to make all companies, irrespective of size, disclose harmonised ESG data under the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive.

The Autorité des marchés financiers …

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UK pensions sector gets closer to adopting stronger ESG rules

Regulators: Beware of climate risks in actuarial forecasts

Regulators are warning that risks from climate change pose a significant threat to the quality and accuracy of actuarial work.

This latest warning from the Joint Forum on Actuarial Regulation – which …

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Report: Fossil fuel bank lending could torpedo capital markets

Rules governing lending to fossil fuel-intensive companies need tightening to protect investors and the financial stability of capital markets, a report has warned.

In its report, Breaking the Climate Finance Doom

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Carney: Data interpretation key to zero carbon transition

Carney: Data interpretation key to zero carbon transition

Investors must learn how to interpret, and apply, the increasing volume of ESG data if they are to formulate successful strategies to tackle climate change, according to the former Bank of England …

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IMF warns equity investors over climate risk

IMF warns equity investors over climate risk

Equity investors will increasingly have to consider the physical impacts of climate change on their portfolios, according to recent guidance from the International Monetary Fund.

In a written update on its website, the …

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Sec lending management key to better ESG

Sec lending management key to better ESG

Managing securities lending policies in line with ESG goals, rather than halting them completely, should result in better outcomes for shareholders, research suggests.

In recent months, asset owners had been quizzing fund firms …

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T Rowe Price: Engagement or voting? Asset manager advocates alternatives

Direct engagement with companies produces better results than shareholder resolutions at AGMs, an asset manager has argued.

US investment house T Rowe Price, which runs approximately $1trn, stated in its annual ESG report that it preferred to engage one-to-one with …

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Norway’s oil fund needs to “catch up” with ethical norms

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has announced the exclusion of 11 companies from its NOK10.1trn (£818.5bn) portfolio on environmental grounds.

Following advice from its ethics council, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages …

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Investors strike emissions agreement with Total

Energy giant Total has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, following engagement with leading investors through Climate Action 100+.

The agreement means all Europe-based oil and gas majors are now working towards the net zero …

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Minerva partners with Ryedale for ESG investment solution

Minerva Analytics has entered into a collaborative partnership with portfolio management technology provider Ryedale to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into the fund management investment process.

The joint work is aimed at asset owners, asset managers and regulators …

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