German manager commits to challenging fossil fuel expansion
Union Investment, one of the largest managers in the German institutional market has taken further steps to cut back fossil fuel exposure across its investment fund range
Public Markets
Investors divided on the merits of BHP’s takeover bids for Anglo-American
The scramble for critical minerals to the energy transition has been at the heart of BHP's bid to take over Anglo American but investors warn that it could become detrimental to a sustainable transition
SEC no action requests: ordinary business or business as usual?
How has corporate reasoning to avoid climate resolutions at US AGM's evolved?
How are the Granola stocks scoring on climate?
European stock market growth has been dominated by a handful of companies dubbed the “Granolas”, how are they scoring on net zero?
Is the dominance of the magnificent seven bad news for your carbon footprint?
Could US stock market concentration become a stumbling block on the road to net zero?
SEC adopts watered-down climate disclosure rule: a ‘mixed bag for investors’
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt a watered-down version of its climate disclosure rule but dropped reporting requirements, the move was welcomed by investors who said more needs to be done
How ‘ordinary’ is the business of climate change?
For climate-related shareholder resolutions to work, they must first pass the ordinary business test
Strategic overhaul at the People’s Pension: £15bn invested in climate tilted stocks
The People’s Pension, one of the UK’s largest private workplace pension providers has introduced an overhaul of its investment strategy, with more than half of its assets to be invested in climate aware equity strategies
Are UK investors turning their backs on private markets?
During the PLSA conference in Edinburgh, pension funds were split about the benefits of investing in private markets, with lack of transparency on carbon footprints being one concern
Is now the time to reconsider your passive exposure to fossil fuels?
Despite a short-term profit boost, fossil fuel stocks have dragged down global equity indices, as the energy transition picks up pace, their outlook is even gloomier
NZI with Mona - Hortense Bioy
Hortense Bioy, global director of Sustainability Research at Morningstar sat down with NZI editor Mona Dohle to examine why investors are turning from low carbon to energy transition funds
How climate-driven are stock exchanges in emerging markets?
With equities being the asset class of choice for climate-driven investment in emerging markets, stock exchanges have a vital role to play in facilitating the energy transition