Climate Change

University staff will meet senior board members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) today to urge it to consider their ethical views and drop investments such as tobacco.

The FTSE Group has launched its first set of benchmark indices that exclude companies operating in the fossil fuels market, following warnings over the financial risk of climate change.

ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth says support for ethical investment is growing

Funds are failing to address climate risk in their portfolios due to a continued short-term investment focus, a ShareAction report finds.

A decarbonisation target should be added to the government's Energy Bill, according to a coalition of investors, trade bodies and charities.

More than three-quarters of asset owners consider climate change integration in manager selection, a global survey reveals.

Aviva Investors is pushing for strengthened corporate sustainability reporting requirements in the climate change agreement at the United Nations Rio+20 Conference.

Institutional investors have urged EU finance ministers to revise the emission trading scheme to combat the "exceptionally low" price of carbon.

The Bank of England has been urged to investigate the threat posed to the UK economy by overexposure to high carbon investments.

UK - Government plans to cut a subsidy boosting the appeal of solar panel infrastructure investments could scupper scheme plans to use these investments as part of their liability matching strategies, fund managers say.