Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

C, and investee companies are not yet facing full scrutiny of their net zero transition strategies, posing challenges for institutional investors committed to decarbonising their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement. Others might set a target for some or all portfolio companies to be net zero aligned by 2030.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 21, 2025

These can boost investment not only in defence, but also other critical objectives including the net zero transition. The SIU is aimed at mobilising retail savings and investments, too many of which lie dormant, with levers potentially including pension auto-enrolment, better-designed investment solutions, and tax incentives.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 9, 2024

The Danish pension fund for academics has joined the European asset owners opting for divestment, as fossil fuel companies remain at odds with the Paris Agreement. According to Global Fossil Fuel Divestment Commitments Database, the value of financial institutions divesting has reached US$40.76 are pension funds.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This appears to be growing, with increasing numbers in the latter camp moving further in the opposite direction, favouring divestment over engagement – at least as far as the highest emitters are concerned.

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

Head of Sustainability at CDPQ Bertrand Millot highlights the pension fund’s focus on decarbonising the real economy, as well as comprehensively divesting from the oil industry. In addition to divesting from oil, CDPQ plans to deepen its practice in the biodiversity space and expand the scope of its commitments in nature-positive themes.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At COP26, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero ( GFANZ ) declared a sector-wide commitment of US$130 trillion – a number that has increased over the year to US$150 trillion – of private capital to transition the global economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Engagement ring.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 29, 2023

Asset owners must use all available levers to phase out fossil fuels, while also rapidly increasing investment in climate solutions to achieve net zero ambitions, according to Laura Hillis, Director, Climate & Environment, Church of England Pensions Board (CoEPB).

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