ESG
Private investment manager Ardian is collaborating with a French forest developer to deploy $1.5 billion for nature projects offering carbon credits.
Climate-focused assets in open-end funds and ETFs jumped 30% in 18 months, but very few companies are on track to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
AP2 joined forces with Germany-based sustainable finance think tank Climate & Co. to systematically identify deforestation exposure in global portfolios.
The Pensions Regulator fined the ExxonMobil Pension Plan for failing to publish a report on the management of climate-related risks and opportunities.
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension has completed a multiyear divestment program designed to purge its portfolio of oil and gas stocks.
A senior executive at Norway's sovereign wealth fund says Big Oil's transition strategy isn't holding up as carbon emissions continue to rise.
A Florida hospital system will remain invested in an S&P 500 index fund that excludes tobacco companies despite the state's new anti-ESG law.
Investment managers are losing patience with corporate foot-dragging on key ESG metrics and are starting to see legal action as the logical next step.
Investors should consider public policy advocacy when it comes to ESG and other risks, according to ICGN.
The challenges of comparing global regulatory demands on ESG funds will continue, an ISS ESG regulatory update said.
