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Top 1000 Funds: There has been widespread adoption and more board engagement since the launch of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations in 2017 but more work is needed to get a uniform and comparable approach to climate change disclosure across the investment community.
IPE: Too many companies are still not reporting their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions despite the growth of data-driven ESG investing.
Financial Times: Big-name hedge funds such as Man Group and Caxton Associates are among those hunting for reliable ways of identifying stocks with strong or improving ESG (environmental, social and governance) characteristics that are likely to beat the market more often than not. [Full article available to Financial Times subscribers.]
Newswire: In one of the boldest actions yet by the world's largest investors to decarbonize the global economy, an alliance of the world's largest pension funds and insurers – responsible for directing more than US$ 2.4 trillion in investments – has today committed to carbon-neutral investment portfolios by 2050.
The Wall Street Journal: Many companies have resisted disclosing environmental, social and governance data out of fear of being shunned by investors. These days, not disclosing that information may be even more risky.
Funds Europe: A group of over 500 institutional investors has called on world governments to step up their efforts in tackling climate change. The coalition – with $35 trillion (€31.6 trillion) in assets under management (AUM) – has urged world leaders to phase out coal power, put a “meaningful price” on carbon pollution, end subsidies for fossil fuels, as well as update and strengthen commitments to meet targets set by the Paris Agreement.
IPE: Nearly 70 asset owners have backed a statement calling on companies to reinforce their efforts to make sure their operations and supply chains do not contribute to deforestation.
The Guardian: Some of Wall Street’s largest asset management companies are failing to live up to commitments to use their voting power to fight the climate crisis.
Pensions & Investments: The impact of ESG factors on investment decisions and risks, and the perceived opportunity to generate better returns, is growing, according to a Russell Investments survey and a BNY Mellon Investment Management study released Monday.
Funds Europe: With Amazon fires burning at an unprecedented rate, investors should analyse their holding companies for deforestation risk policies.
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