April 2025
16Apr

FSD Africa Commits GBP 10 M In ARM-Harith To Tap Nigeria’s Pension Power For Climate Equity

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), a UK-backed specialist development finance investor, has announced a GBP 10 M (USD 13.2 M) commitment into Lagos-based private equity firm ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Limited to unlock local institutional capital—specifically local pension funds—for climate infrastructure development. The investment, directed into ARM-Harith’s Climate and Transition Infrastructure Fund (ACT Fund), isn’t just another capital injection; it’s a bold attempt to solve a problem that’s kept billions in local pension assets parked on the sidelines. For years, Nigerian pension funds have been hesitant...

April 16, 2025
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March 2025
27Mar

UK. Three quarters of pension schemes have now adopted net-zero targets

Three quarters (75 per cent) of schemes have adopted net-zero targets, with more schemes than ever taking action to address climate risks, XPS analysis has revealed. The firm published a new analysis of 48 pension schemes' task force on climate-related financial disclosure (TCFD) reports to review climate change risk management and reporting approaches. This showed that three-quarters of schemes have adopted net zero targets, up from 60 per cent last year. Of these, 75 per cent have indicated clear plans aligned to...

March 27, 2025
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27Mar

U.S. Bill Seeks to Limit ESG Investments in Pension Funds

U.S. lawmakers target ESG in pensions: A U.S. bill previously rejected by Biden seeks to limit ESG factors in pension investments. InnoEnergy accounces €160B clean tech push: With focus on batteries, solar PV, and hydrogen, InnoEnergy mobilizes €160 billion for clean tech. Nvidia hit by China’s new energy efficiency rules: China’s stricter energy efficiency rules threaten chip sales. New PRI data reveals ESG investing remains strong: Report shows responsible investing is still growing despite political setbacks. U.S. lawmakers propose bill to curb ESG...

March 27, 2025
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11Mar

Pension funds should take climate risk more seriously, say experts

Pressure is mounting on pension funds to take more account of climate change risks, with campaigners calling on trustees to make sustainable investment decisions and use their voting power to push companies they invest in to go green. They also want  governments to consider tighter regulation to force transparency. The push comes as some big pension funds are already taking more action on climate despite US president Donald Trump’s hostility to ESG, and some companies are backtracking on climate commitments...

March 11, 2025
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05Mar

The 2023 Latin America report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for health-centred climate-resilient development

By Stella M. Hartinger, Yasna K. Palmeiro-Silva, Camila Llerena-Cayo, Luciana Blanco-Villafuerte, Luis E. Escobar, Avriel Diaz, Juliana Helo Sarmiento, Andrés G. Lescano, Oscar Melo, David Rojas-Rueda, Bruno Takahashi, Max Callaghan, Francisco Chesini, Shouro Dasgupta, Carolina Gil Posse, Nelson Gouveia, Aline Martins de Carvalho, Zaray Miranda-Chacón, Nahid Mohajeri, Chrissie Pantoja, Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson, Maria Fernanda Salas, Raquel Santiago, Enzo Sauma, Mauricio Santos-Vega, Daniel Scamman, Milena Sergeeva, Tatiana Souza de Camargo, Cecilia Sorensen, Juan D. Umaña, Marisol Yglesias-González, Maria Walawender,...

March 5, 2025
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03Mar

Climate Change May Drive Premature Aging

A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study suggests greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults, raising new concerns about how climate change and heat waves could affect long-term health and aging at the molecular level. People in neighborhoods that experience more days of high heat show greater biological aging on average than residents of cooler regions, said Jennifer Ailshire, senior author of the study and professor of gerontology and sociology at the USC Leonard Davis School. Biological...

March 3, 2025
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February 2025
20Feb

Why trustees must keep ahead of greenwashing risks

‘Greenwashing’ by asset managers and other entities can leave trustees exposed to legal, regulatory and reputational risk, a law firm has warned. It comes after some high-profile campaigns have highlighted investments into fossil fuel companies made by asset managers and pension providers, despite claims of low carbon and sustainable approaches. Most recently, the Make My Money Matter campaign highlighted 12 of the UK’s biggest pension providers and claimed there was a “persistent failure” across the industry to address climate change concerns. Kate Granville Smith,...

February 20, 2025
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13Feb

Canada. How safe is your pension from climate change? A new tool could predict that — if companies use it

Corporate bean counters can now implement “landmark,” made-in-Canada environmental standards as part of their bookkeeping, to be more transparent about how profits could be affected by climate change. In December, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada enshrined the standards in its official handbook used for preparing financial statements. Industry watchers say the push towards corporate transparency is likely to continue despite recent moves by businesses and politicians in the opposite direction. Transparency rules help the public see where risks are hidden. Take real estate...

February 13, 2025
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12Feb

Blue state US pension funds ‘lack consistency’ on climate voting

The Sierra Club has warned of “problems with consistency” at US public pension funds in its latest analysis of sustainability-related voting, with differences in support across resolutions and a reluctance to oppose directors at climate laggards. The group last year analysed a number of pension funds in Democrat-leaning states, and has now expanded to include large funds in Republican-leaning and swing states, meaning the latest edition covers more than 30 of the “largest and most influential public pension funds in...

February 12, 2025
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10Feb

Study reveals health and economic impact of air pollution in aging societies

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A new study led by researchers from the University of Tokyo highlights how fine particulate pollution, or PM2.5, not only worsens health outcomes, but also creates significant socioeconomic challenges in regions with aging populations and limited medical resources. The researchers hope these findings motivate policymakers to tackle the interrelated issues behind this problem. PM2.5 refers to microscopic particles of pollution small...

February 10, 2025
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