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Merseyside and Brunel back resolution urging HSBC to cut fossil fuel exposures
Merseyside and Brunel back resolution urging HSBC to cut fossil fuel exposures

Institutional investors with $2.4trn (£1.8trn) in collective assets are calling on HSBC to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels in a resolution coordinated by ShareAction.

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  • 11 January 2021
Institutional investors plan £1trn divestment from fossil fuels over next decade
Institutional investors plan £1trn divestment from fossil fuels over next decade

Global institutional investors plan to divest 15.6% of their portfolios from fossil fuels over the next ten years, almost tripling outflows of 5.7% planned for next year, as high-profile activism on climate change gathers pace.

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  • 14 October 2019
Schemes should not divest from fossil fuels, says industry
Schemes should not divest from fossil fuels, says industry

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents have decidedly rejected former energy and climate change secretary Sir Ed Davey's argument that schemes should divest from fossil fuel intensive companies.

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  • 31 May 2019
Extinction Rebellion crashes PLSA conference as minister defends LGPS fund autonomy
Extinction Rebellion crashes PLSA conference as minister defends LGPS fund autonomy

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion have interrupted the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA) local authority conference as a minister rejected calls for intervention.

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  • 14 May 2019
BNP Paribas pledges to halt shale business relationships
BNP Paribas pledges to halt shale business relationships

BNP Paribas will end business with companies whose primary activities involve profiting from the extraction of oil or gas from shale or tar sands, while ramping up its investments in renewable energy.

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  • 11 October 2017
 Why fossil fuel divestment isn't the answer
Why fossil fuel divestment isn't the answer

John Gray says it's better to reduce carbon exposure over a longer period while seeking suitable alternative investments

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  • 19 May 2017
Southwark LGPS commits to fossil fuel divestment
Southwark LGPS commits to fossil fuel divestment

Southwark Council has announced its £1.2bn pension fund will cut investments in fossil fuels and explore opportunities in sustainable energy infrastructure.

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  • 15 December 2016
Waltham Forest to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2021
Waltham Forest to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2021

Waltham Forest Pension Fund has announced it will divest from fossil fuels over the next five years after concerns over stranded assets.

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  • 28 September 2016
Pensioners still need minister to champion their cause says industry
Pensioners still need minister to champion their cause says industry

A person dedicated to fighting for pensioners is still needed according to research from PP.

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  • 17 March 2016
Have your say: do we need a pensions minister if Osborne has the last word?
Have your say: do we need a pensions minister if Osborne has the last word?

This week we want to know if the UK needs a pensions minister if the Chancellor always has the last word and whether too many schemes are divesting from fossil fuels.

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  • 14 March 2016
Hackney's pension committee approves measures to tackle climate change risks
Hackney's pension committee approves measures to tackle climate change risks

Hackney Council's pension fund committee has agreed to endorse a series of recommendations on dealing with fossil fuel and climate change issues after facing mounting pressure from a campaign group.

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  • 02 February 2016
Councils called up on £14bn pension investments in fossil fuels

Local government pension funds' true exposure to fossil fuels has been unveiled for the first time by environmental lobby groups.

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  • 24 September 2015
Is it time to move away from fossil fuel investment?

Pension schemes have invested in fossil fuels for many years but Eoin Fahy believes now might be the time to look at alternatives

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  • 23 June 2015
How a hotter world will affect pension portfolios

PP examines how climate change risks affect pensions and what trustees can do

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  • 05 June 2015

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