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GreenBiz: In the latter part of 2016, Ethan Steinberg and two of his friends planned a driving tour across the United States to interview farmers. Their goal was to solve a riddle that had been bothering each of them for some time. Why was it, they wondered, that American agriculture basically ignored trees?
Top 1000 Funds: CalPERS has a moral imperative to confront racism and economic inequality, according to its chair and president, Henry Jones, who spoke to Amanda White in a Sustainability in a time of crisis podcast.
IPE: A major collaborative process overseen by some of Europe’s best-known pension investors has produced a framework aimed at enabling asset owners and asset managers to maximise the contribution they can make to keeping global warming to 1.5°C.
The Asset: Emerging social aspect of ESG since Covid-19 set to spur knowledge sharing, standardization.
Funds Europe: The fund management sector looks set to swoop on the topic of social inequality once markets emerge from Covid-19.
Financial Times: It should have been a vindication for the sustainable investment industry. Shares in fast fashion retailer Boohoo lost a third of their value last month after allegations that workers in its UK supply chain were paid £3.50 an hour. [Article available to Financial Times subscribers.]
Private Equity Wire: A group of leading private equity investors have joined forces to create the first international network of Initiative Climate International (iCI).
Institutional Asset Manager: A third (34 per cent) of fund managers at infrastructure investment firms are unaware of the upcoming EU disclosure requirements, due to come into force in March 2021.
Founded in 1908, Folksam is one of the biggest insurance and pension providers in Sweden. As at December 31, 2019, Folksam had US$ 47,5 billion of assets under management.
As part of their responsible investment strategy, Folksam has implemented a policy covering all of its assets with regards to ESG issues. As such, the firm excludes tobacco, commercial gambling, controversial weapons, oil sands and coal. Moreover, Folksam engages with portfolio companies on a regular basis over climate change, environmental issues, human rights and corruption to encourage firms to take responsibility for their activities.
Sustainability Report 2019 (Available in Swedish only)
TCFD Aligned Climate Report 2019 (Available in Swedish only)
IPE: Asset owners should hold managers running their fixed income investments via passive strategies to account on the issue of stewardship.
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