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Decarbonisation Culture

Chris Hall

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. This achievement was one of several high points in the pension fund’s 2023 sustainable investing (SI) report , published in April.

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Piani to Use CA100+ Role to Turn “Ambitions to Action”

Chris Hall

In May , Phoenix Group became the CA100+’s new Shell co-lead, following the Church of England stepping back from engagement after five years and divesting from the oil and gas giant the following month.

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Divestment Doesn’t Close Door on Engagement

Chris Hall

Role of active stewardship across environmental and social themes emphasised at ESG Risk & Investment Asia 2022. . An investor’s decision to divest “doesn’t mean an end to all ESG-focused engagement with that company”, according to Eric Nietsch, Head of Sustainable Investing for Asia at Manulife Investment Management. .

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Investors Told to Embed Sustainability at PRI Event

Chris Hall

However, CDPQ was identified as a climate leader following its decision to divest firms involved in oil production and refining and coal mining in 2022. ‘Green’ assets now make up 12.5% Asset owners – including signatories of the NZAOA – are increasingly exploring sustainable investment opportunities in private markets.

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ESG funds pouring millions into meat company linked to Brazil deforestation

Corporate Knights

Ashley Thomson, Global Witness’s US Senior Policy Advisor Similar concerns have also been raised by Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s former sustainable investment chief, who criticised the firm for “misleading investors” by using the ESG label, calling it a “dangerous placebo”. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

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JPMorgan AM Exits Climate Action 100+

ESG Today

Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) is not renewing its membership in Climate Action 100+in recognition of the significant investment it has made in its investment stewardship team and engagement capabilities, as well as the development of its own climate risk engagement framework over the past couple of years.” degrees Celsius.