Some of Europe’s biggest pension funds and asset managers have filed a shareholder vote urging HSBC to cut its lending linked to fossil fuels.
Fifteen institutional investors with a …
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PensionsEurope has voiced concerns over the European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESAs) attempt to create templates for ESG products.
The lobby group, which represents national associations of pension funds, said the product templates are too …
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UK government pensions minister Guy Opperman has signalled plans to accelerate ESG action for pension funds ahead of the milestone COP26 conference in 2021.
“The government will be making announcements …
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Minerva Analytics has been chosen to carry out an ESG audit of the Worcestershire Pension Fund as it seeks to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The committee is seeking to establish a …
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Minerva Analytics has been appointed by Blue Sky Group (BSG), the independent pensions asset manager and administrator in the Netherlands, to provide Proxy Voting Services.
Following a …
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A group of major pension funds has written a no-ifs-and-buts letter to asset managers and companies warning that firms who fail to consider the impact of ESG risks are no longer “attractive” …
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Whilst asset owners’ approach to ESG has been slowly shaped by regulatory and best practice influences over time, we have now reached the point that inaction on the topic is no longer possible, according to Sarah Wilson, Minerva’s Chief Executive…
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UK pension funds and listed companies are to be handed a new list of reporting requirements, following publication of the UK government’s Green Finance Strategy at the start of July.
The …
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The House of Commons’ Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees have launched a joint inquiry into the collapse of construction firm Carillion.
The select committees said they would be investigating how a company that was …
Read MoreThe Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) officially launched its new AGM voting toolkit this month (08-Dec-15). The 34 policy ‘Red Lines‘ (19 Governance, 10 Social and 5 Environmental) are designed to help pension trustees hold investee companies …
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