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People moves: SASB, J.P. Morgan AM, Chronos, Ramboll
01 March 2019Madelyn Antoncic has been named chief executive of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Foundation.
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UK pension fund forum urges greater climate action from 16 firms
10 August 2018The UK Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) issued several climate-related voting alerts to ramp up pressure on 16 oil and gas, mining and transport companies in the second quarter of this year.
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TPI plans new index to accelerate low-carbon transition
03 July 2018The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) – an asset-owner led initiative backed by more than $9.3 trillion in assets – plans to create a new, global, low-carbon equity index.
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Companies take $14bn hit from water problems in 2016, CDP finds
18 November 2016The value of water-related financial impacts borne by companies soared to $14 billion last year, up from $2.6 billion the previous year.
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The changing climate for investors
20 June 2016Just as the transition to a low-carbon economy is gathering pace, so are investors' responses.
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'The irresistible force'
17 June 2016Investors are increasingly demanding that companies disclose material climate risks. CalPERS' Anne Simpson tells Peter Cripps why
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EF BRIEFS: Greencoat, Anglo American, Recharge AS, Kommuninvest
14 March 2016A pension fund joint venture Investment vehicle has joined forces with yieldco Greencoat UK Wind to acquire a stake in a Scottish wind farm for £355 million ($510 million).
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BNP Paribas IP changes voting policy to be 'a lot more aggressive' on climate change
23 February 2016The asset management arm of BNP Paribas is increasingly going to use its weight as a shareholder to tackle firms that do not disclose adequately their carbon footprints and strategies for transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
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How the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is handling climate risk
10 February 2016Norges Bank's latest responsible investment report shows environmental issues are still the key driver for engagement and divestment. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports.
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Stranded assets and bankruptcy threaten US coal miners, says S&P
01 September 2015Environmental regulations and supply-demand imbalances threaten to force more US coal mining firms into bankruptcy, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's.