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Investors Expect to Divest to Meet Net Zero Targets

Chris Hall

Institutional and wholesale investors are increasingly willing to divest oil and gas firms and other carbon-intensive holdings to meet net zero commitments, according to a new global study. . Divestment appetite . Real-world outcomes .

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

“These new requirements are part of a bigger push right across the economy for new standards on environmental reporting to weed out greenwashing and support our transition to a net zero financial system – for example, through our new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ,” she said.

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Engagement with Consequences

Chris Hall

Dominique Dijkhuis , Director of Investment Policy at ABP, admits there are limits to engagement in accelerating climate transition, with few companies fitting into a sustainable economy. Over the past decade, many asset owners have made divestments out of fossil fuels.

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Climate tops ESG Priorities for US Institutional Investors

Chris Hall

Managers also reported applying fossil fuel divestment screens across US$1.2 Other priority themes for asset managers incorporating ESG into their investment decisions included avoidance of weapons, tobacco and corruption. Climate change was also the most important ESG issue for asset managers, addressed across US$3.4

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From Words to Action

Chris Hall

CA100+ centres if attention on companies that are key to driving the global net zero transition, with its focus list comprised of 171 companies, with a total market capitalisation of US$10.3 Net Zero Company Benchmark 2.0 A core component of phase two of CA100+ is the evolution of its Net Zero Company Benchmark.

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Corruption Oversight Undermines Investors’ EM Impact

Chris Hall

Many investors scrambled to divest holdings, leading in some cases to significant financial losses, having failed to heed warnings and indicators that could have alerted them to future risks, including the 2014 annexing of Crimea. trillion, a 50% increase since Covid-19 began. Lessons of experience.

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UK Charities Embrace ESG While Clamping Down on Risk

Chris Hall

Notably, the alternative space includes investments that span the ESG spectrum, from impact investments to green infrastructure, indicating a preference for ESG-earmarked capital to be invested along more traditional lines. Engagement to the fore.