Hazel Bradford

London

Washington Reporter at Pensions & Investments

Hazel Bradford is a Reporter at Pensions & Investments (http://t.co/Y6bEr0ln2v) covering Washington

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People's Pension ramps up ESG expectations of asset managers

Apr 29, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGApril 29, 2024 02:49 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsGetty Images/iStockphotoThe People's Pension, Crawley, England, is expecting more from its asset managers when it comes to responsible investment. The £26 billion ($32 billion) multiemployer defined contribution plan said in an April 29 statement on its new responsible investment policy that at a minimum, fund managers are expected to have a commitment to net zero and adequate resources committed to stewardship.
LGIM stewardship promises increased ESG scrutiny of AI, CEO pay and more

Apr 24, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGApril 24, 2024 07:06 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsBloombergLegal & General Investment Management spent the past year focusing more on corporate climate and nature policies, governance issues including dual-class shares and executive pay, health and potential risks of artificial intelligence, according to its active ownership report released April 25. LGIM manages $1.5 trillion for institutional and retail investors.
ESG increasingly part of core business, CFO survey finds

Apr 22, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGApril 22, 2024 02:15 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsBloombergAn increasing number of companies integrate sustainability into their core business strategies, according to a survey of chief financial officers released April 22 by accounting and advisory firm BDO. The 2024 ESG Risk & ROI Survey found that companies see numerous benefits to ESG programs beyond simply responding to regulatory mandates.
Investors call for plastics-reduction treaty

Apr 19, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGApril 19, 2024 02:20 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsEirini Vourloumis/BloombergAhead of United Nations negotiations to address plastic pollution, 160 financial institutions with a combined $15.5 trillion in assets are calling for an ambitious and binding international treaty that supports actions by the private finance sector as well as governments. Signatories to the Finance Statement on Plastic Pollution include institutional investors, banks and insurers from 29 countries.
Dutch pension fund appoints executive director of asset management

Apr 15, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomePENSION FUNDSApril 15, 2024 12:26 PMDutch pension fund appoints Ronald van Dijk as executive director of asset managementTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsBloombergRonald van Dijk has joined Pensioenfonds Rail & Openbaar Vervoer, Utrecht, Netherlands, as executive director of asset management, effective April 15, the €23.8 billion ($25.3 billion) pension fund said in a statement.
Energy transition: What's in a name?

Apr 3, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGApril 11, 2024 12:01 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsGetty ImagesLike ESG, energy transition investing can mean different things to different investors, and for now, the field is wide open. It is a topic that "a couple of years ago no one was talking about,” said Hortense Bioy, London-based global director of sustainability research for Morningstar. The overall idea is the need to transition from an economy powered by fossil fuels.
Energy transition projects are gaining speed and luring investors

Apr 3, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGApril 11, 2024 10:01 AMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsBlackstone portfolio company Transmission Developers is helping build the Champlain Hudson Power Express, a 339-mile, underground renewable energy transmission project bringing hydropower to New York City. Energy transition investing may go by different names or strategies, but one thing is clear: The money is there, and the investing is poised for impressive growth.
More companies tying executive compensation to ESG metrics

Mar 22, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGMarch 25, 2024 08:12 AMTweetShareShareEmailMoreReprintsGetty Images/iStockphotoMore companies are tying executive compensation to sustainability metrics despite ESG backlash, according to a report by compensation consultant Farient Advisors. “Companies are aware of an ESG backlash in the U.S., but maintain their focus on long-term value drivers, which often are inextricably tied to ESG factors,” said the report, 2024 Global Trends in Stakeholder Incentives: What’s Next?
European occupational pension funds lag on aligning corporate bonds and equities with EU Taxonomy

Mar 18, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGMarch 18, 2024 05:16 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreBloombergEuropean occupational pension funds align just 4.5% of their equity and corporate bond investments with the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities, according to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.
Sovereign wealth funds up their climate game

Mar 15, 2024 | pionline.com | Hazel Bradford

BreadcrumbHomeESGMarch 18, 2024 02:09 PMTweetShareShareEmailMoreBloombergSovereign wealth funds are doing more to address climate change in their portfolios, according to a survey released March 14 by the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds and the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Network.