Pensions
Oregon Treasurer Pledges to Decarbonize State Pension Fund By 2050
Tobias Read says he’ll have a comprehensive plan to meet Paris Agreement goals by early 2024.
Tag: Paris agreement
Newsmakers
A Coalition of Republican Attorneys General Targets Banks for Net-Zero Alliance Membership
AGs sent civil investigative demands to the six largest banks in the country to explore claims that the banks’ ESG pledges have harmed the energy sector.
Risk
Norway Targets Net Zero for Sovereign Wealth Fund by 2050
The $1.2 trillion fund aims to create a system to measure its climate risk exposure by 2025.
Risk
Australia’s HESTA Accused of Greenwashing
The Environmental Defenders Office says HESTA’s investments in oil and gas companies could be in breach of the law.
Risk
CalSTRS Votes on Record Number of Shareholder Proposals
The $315 billion pension fund has voted on more than 1,000 shareholder proposals during the 2022 proxy season, many of them climate-related.
Asset Allocation
Ceres Launches Program to Help Food Sector Reach Paris Agreement Goals
The group says the global food system accounts for one-third of the world’s emissions, and it wants institutional investors’ help to engage the highest polluters.
Pensions
UK’s Largest Private Pension Fund Commits to Net-Zero by 2050
The $93.9 billion USS said it hopes to reach its goal even sooner than the Paris Agreement target.
Asset Management Culture
University of Pennsylvania Targets Net-Zero by 2050
The $14.9 billion endowment becomes the latest institutional investor to target the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Here’s How Institutional Investors Can Meet Net-Zero Goals
A new guide is intended to help investors create a net-zero investment strategy.
Endowments Embrace Net-Zero Portfolios: Is It the Future of Investment Management?
Questions remain about how to measure risks and what a proper framework looks like, but more colleges and universities are taking the plunge.
Asset Management Culture
Aviva Targets Net-Zero Carbon by 2040
UK financial service firm’s environmental targets exceed Paris Agreement guidelines.
Newsmakers
News From Davos: US Vows to Throw Weight Behind Climate Change Fight
Special envoy John Kerry said ‘we wasted four years’ under the Trump administration.
Pensions
Nest to Reduce Carbon in its Growing Emerging Market Strategy
The UK-based pension fund will drill down on renewable energy in the strategy, which will roughly double next year.
Asset Management Culture
New York State Pension Fund Aims to Be Carbon Net Zero by 2040
The $226 billion Common Retirement Fund joins other institutional investors in following the Paris Agreement’s targets.
Asset Allocation
Australia’s Largest Pension Fund Pledges Net Zero Portfolio by 2050
The $137 billion AustralianSuper has outlined a four-pronged approach to eliminate emissions within 30 years.