All environmental articles – Page 36
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Features
Strathclyde joins antibiotics campaign as investors up engagement
The Strathclyde Pension Fund is one of 54 institutional investors that have launched an engagement campaign aimed at stopping overuse of antibiotics in the supply chains of corporations in the UK and US.
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Hubbub probes ESG ahead of provider appointment
A small charity is prioritising environmental, social and governance factors in the selection of its workplace pension provider, making use of recent analysis which ranks the UK’s nine largest providers according to their responsible investment practices.
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NewsSchemes think long term to tackle future risk
PLSA Investment Conference 2016: Panellists from both public and private sector defined benefit arrangements and defined contribution mastertrust Nest assessed the complex matrix of risks facing schemes across the UK.
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OpinionFossil fuels: To divest or not to divest?
In October 2015, the Financial Times reported that “nearly a billion dollars has been wiped off the value of coal investments by UK public pension funds over the past 18 months”.
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NewsIndustry concern over government's 'dangerous' ESG proposals
A proposal that would empower the government to intervene in local government pension investment decisions where they contradict British foreign policy has raised concern in the pensions industry.
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OpinionCOP21: Three sectors pension funds should worry about after Paris
From the blog: With a binding climate agreement likely to be signed at the COP21 summit in Paris this month, UK pension funds need to be aware of which companies and sectors are managing their climate risks, and which are not.
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NewsEnvironment Agency reduces carbon footprint by 44%
The Environment Agency Pension Fund has reduced its carbon footprint by 44 per cent since 2008, as it looks to avoid the long-term financial risk of climate change.
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News
How fiduciaries can get a handle on climate change
News analysis: Disclosures on fossil fuel investments by local authority schemes have demonstrated the tension between managing the material risks of climate change and upholding fiduciary duty to members.
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OpinionHow smaller schemes can flex their shareholder muscles
Pension scheme trustees have long faced criticism for a lack of stewardship over their investments.
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Features
Lancashire drops bonds in favour of equity, credit and infrastructure
While everyone acknowledges the incredibly high price of gilts in the current environment, which is wreaking havoc with pension scheme funding levels, few have taken the controversial move of getting rid of their allocation to bonds altogether.
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Environment Agency fund shares five-point ESG selection test
Environment Agency Pension Fund has detailed the five-point criteria it uses to assess managers for its responsible investments, as it awards £180m to a global sustainable equity mandate.
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NewsPiP captures £131m for solar investment
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform has closed the first round of financing for its solar photovoltaics fund, as schemes continue to weigh the benefits of less familiar alternative assets such as renewable energy.
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OpinionNAPF: Why employees are a marker of companies' long-term success
‘Our people are our greatest asset’: how often have you heard this familiar corporate mantra?
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Falkirk targets social housing with £30m investment
Falkirk Council Pension Fund is joining the ranks of local authorities investing in social housing, with a £30m allocation, as experts debate the strengths of the asset class.
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Carbon-conscious schemes rally for strategic climate change response
Low-carbon pension funds have called on other asset owners to seek opportunities in real assets and emerging markets to mitigate the risks of climate change.
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Corporate governance tops Unilever ESG agenda
Data analysis: Close to half of Unilever Pension Fund’s engagement activity in 2014 centred on corporate governance as wider trends emphasise environmental issues, calling into question the terms used when reporting such activity.
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OpinionEditorial: Education and catastrophe
The disconnect between the UK equity markets and long-term investors’ objectives that led to 2011’s Kay review provided both sides with some key recommendations to improve this relationship.
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News
Is your scheme an active owner?
Any other business: Carbon emissions, tax avoidance and executive remuneration are key political issues. But they also matter to many shareholders, who see them as touchstones to the long-term strength of the companies in which they invest.
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OpinionEditorial: Making yourself heard
Once again, the country’s leading pension funds have stood up for responsible investment, and pressure is building on asset managers to be more forthcoming in their reporting on the matter.
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Leading DB funds target responsible investment disconnect
The UK’s largest pension funds have put pressure on fund managers to make the case for their responsible investment strategies, publishing a guide intended to “break down the information barriers” between schemes and managers.