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EIOPA to take 'three-stage approach' on climate disclosure standards
04 December 2020The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) will adopt a three-stage approach towards developing climate disclosure standards for the insurance and pension sector amid challenges currently faced by poor or lacking data.
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Just 30% of EU pension schemes have ESG risk management strategy - EIOPA
18 December 2019Only about 30% of occupational pension schemes in the EU have a strategy to manage environmental, social or governance (ESG)-related risks to their investments, a stress test by the European regulator has shown.
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Video: Gabriel Bernardino (Eiopa) @ Insurance Risk & Capital 2019
17 December 2019Gabriel Bernardino, chair of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa), joined Environmental Finance in London on 2 December at the Insurance & Climate Risk stream (part of the Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA conference).
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Climate risk could be added to capital requirements in near future, warns Eiopa head
06 December 2019Forward-looking assessments of climate risk could be factored into capital requirements for insurers, the chair of European regulator has said - but only after modelling improves.
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Green bond comment December: It's time for a CA100+ for sovereigns
04 December 2019Bond investors need to start collectively engaging with national governments if the Paris targets are to be met, argues Peter Cripps
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Eiopa sets expectations on insurers to take climate action
01 October 2019Opinion on sustainability in Solvency II acknowledges challenges to integrating climate change risk
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ESG-compliant pension product gets EU Parliament approval
04 April 2019A proposal for an ESG-compliant Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) that could unlock €700 billion ($785 billion) in assets by 2030 has won EU Parliamentary approval.
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European insurers to face climate stress tests in 2020
15 October 2018The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) is set to include climate change and sustainability risks in its 2020 stress test for insurers.