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NBIM: 'Unacceptable' risk of Supermax human rights violations
16 June 2022 -
Amazon vote a 'seismic shift' on tax transparency
30 May 2022A fifth of independent Amazon shareholders backed a "historic first" shareholder resolution requiring the online retailer to publish a tax transparency report...
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NBIM backs ISSB enterprise value approach
25 April 2022Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has said it supports the IFRS Foundation's focus on sustainability factors that affect a company's 'enterprise value' as the standard setter develops 'baseline' global sustainability standards.
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NBIM divests from 29 companies over labour conditions
03 March 2022The manager of the giant Norwegian sovereign wealth fund touted the positive return it has gained from 'risk-based' divestments, as it detailed a raft of company exclusions on human rights, biodiversity and coal in 2021.
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NBIM: CDSB reporting 'unlikely to be comparable'
19 January 2022 -
Real estate decarbonisation standard under construction
18 January 2022A global standard for the real estate sector to set 'science-based' targets that help restrict global temperature rise to 1.5°C is set for release in April, it has been revealed.
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GPFG will not set a net-zero goal
21 December 2021Norway's sovereign wealth fund will not commit to a specific net-zero emissions target for its whole portfolio, only aiming to decarbonise in the "long-term", as its manager prioritises achieving returns.
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NBIM refuses to name companies screened for sustainability risks
16 December 2021The manager of the giant Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has refused to name the nine companies it has refrained from investing in based on their "sustainability risk"...
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Norwegian oil fund exits four traditional Chinese medicine firms
01 October 2021The giant Norwegian oil fund has excluded four traditional Chinese medicine firms from investment due to the "unacceptable risk" that they cause "serious" environmental damage through their use of body parts of threatened species.
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EU social taxonomy: 'Time for investors to treat social & environmental factors equally'
02 September 2021Investors and non-profits have cautiously welcomed proposals for a European taxonomy of social economic activities but warned the bloc may struggle to identify criteria to judge the activities.