Report evaluates and ranks 33 of the largest funds, highlighting gaps in proxy voting practices. Sierra Club’s third-annual report, “The Hidden Risk in State Pensions: Analyzing U.S. Public Pensions’ Responses to the Climate Crisis in Proxy Voting,” reveals that most public pensions continue to fail to adequately manage the climate-related … [continued]
As we watch our favorite actors on our small and large screens, we envision their lavish personal lives — mansions, lap pools, chauffeurs. Perhaps that is a reality for a choice few. According to US News & World Report, however, the median actor salary is just under $47,000. That means … [continued]
Arclight Capital Partners, whose clients include NFL players, Maine teachers, and Mayo Clinic doctors, lost hundreds of millions of dollars betting on a St. Croix oil refinery, Reuters reports. The Limetree Bay refinery was shut down for 60 days by the EPA last month after releasing a cloud of petroleum … [continued]
Barrons reports that the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) has bought a large position in Tesla (TSLA), and also added more Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and General Electric (GE) stock in the 4th quarter.
A giant new community solar park initiative is going to make more than 400,000 Danes co-owners in solar parks located in Denmark (around ¾ of them) and Poland (the other ¼ or so).
Global nonprofit ClientEarth has put the United Kingdom’s largest pension funds on notice over its failure to appropriately adapt to increasing climate risk.
A Denmark-based pension fund managing around $46 billion in assets has announced that it will now exclude 35 prominent oil and natural gas firms from its investment portfolio, according to recent reports.
New figures suggest that UK local council pension funds lost up to £683 million because of failed investments in coal. According to new calculations by Platform London, and released in conjunction with 350.org, Friends of the Earth, and Community Reinvest, failed investments in coal firms caused by the recent coal crash cost … [continued]
The California State Assembly has passed a bill, SB 185, which will force the state’s two largest pension funds to divest their holdings in thermal coal. SB 185 The bill, which was passed on Wednesday by a vote of 47-27, requires the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement … [continued]
A new report has found that California’s two public pension funds lost over $5 billion over the last year due to investments in the top 200 fossil fuel companies. The report was published by Trillium Asset Management, “the oldest independent investment advisor devoted exclusively to sustainable and responsible investing,” and highlights … [continued]
