NY Common Retirement Fund cuts fossil fuel holdings
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has announced divestments in eight oil and gas companies whilst doubling its investments in climate solutions
Equities
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 DC Forum: funding the transition
Net Zero Investor’s second Defined Contribution (DC) Forum drew a broad array of investors to the London Stock Exchange to discuss how DC funds are adapting their portfolios to the energy transition
Smart Pension’s Fiona Smith: “We’re looking to make a positive biodiversity impact”
Pension funds don’t need to sacrifice returns to achieve a positive impact argues Smart Pension's Fiona Smith
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
Exxon’s case against activist shareholders highlights new stewardship challenges
Oil giant Exxon Mobil is taking its shareholders to court over their climate activist resolution for this year’s AGM. What are the implications for climate stewardship?
NZI with Mona - Fredric Nyström
Fredric Nyström, head of sustainability and governance at AP3 sits down with Mona to discuss why the fund backs an activist resolution at Shell and the need for a just transition in mining
Follow This ditches 2030 deadline ahead of Shell AGM
Campaign group Follow This has revealed that its resolution for the 2024 Shell AGM will abandon a hard date for interim targets and focus on the broader adoption of Scope 3 reporting
Swedish pension giant in the firing line over Saudi Aramco holding
Swedish pension fund AP7, which manages around $87.6bn in assets, has come under criticism from environmental campaigners over its investments in Saudi Aramco
Tony Juniper: “The human economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of nature”
Net Zero Investor sat down with Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England to discuss the long-term case for nature positive investments
After mass-divestment of oil and gas, AP Pension plans to ramp up wind and solar allocations
Danish pension giant AP Pension is coming down hard on fossil fuel firms, removing dozens of oil and gas companies from its investment portfolio. Responsible investment head Anna Maria Fibla Moeller explains the pension's new energy strategy
Stranded assets: The trillion-dollar decommissioning challenge
The cost of decommissioning stranded assets could be as high as $8 trillion across conventional and renewable energy sources, new research suggests
The allure of the unlisted: should active owners have faith in private equity?
A decade-long boom in private equity asset allocation has left a mist of investor optimism.
The silence score: how active are the world’s biggest investors on climate stewardship?
NZI takes a closer look at the stewardship practices of some of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels – and finds significant differences