sustainability

News

US Department of Labor slams OECD on ‘Marxist’ ESG policies

The US Department of Labor has publicly condemned the OECD for “pushing members to politicise their pension systems by integrating ESG factors unmoored from returns”, declaring that it will no longer support the OECD's responsible investment principles and the concept of ESG "a Marxist march through corporate culture".

Darcy SongSeptember 11, 2025

Investor Profile

PFZW’s IC chair explains why cutting equity names hones impact

Professor Dirk Schoenmaker, investment committee chair of the €250 billion ($291 billion) Dutch healthcare pension fund Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW), whose expertise has helped inform its "3D" investment strategy, explains why less is more in an equity allocation with fewer stocks.

Sarah RundellSeptember 4, 2025

Canada’s anti-greenwashing rule sparks far-reaching impact for pensions

Canadian pension giants are grappling with the complex consequences of a national anti-greenwashing rule, which could leave businesses more exposed to legal challenges for issuing environmental claims. CPPIB’s retreat from its net zero target is an indication that compliance anxiety is adding complexity and divergence in climate reporting among funds.

Darcy SongJune 26, 2025

Decisions to Enable Net Zero Investing

Can global funds managers meet universal ownership demands of clients?

Elizabeth Corley, chair of Schroders plc and Impact Investing Institute, sees global fund managers approaching a crossroads, where divergent regulation on sustainability issues will make it difficult to satisfy asset owner demands for systems thinking and universal ownership.

Amanda WhiteDecember 18, 2024

Opinion

Piecing together the impact investing puzzle

Ben Thornley, co-founder at Tideline, looks at how value creation practices bring a manager’s impact credentials into sharper focus, the strong positive correlation between impact and financial performance, and the role of allocators in incentivizing and enabling managers to deliver impact value.

Ben ThornleyNovember 5, 2024

Sustainability

PRI to be more ‘hands-on’ with signatories as it seeks identity refresh

The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is in the process of an organisational pivot as it looks to shift its primary function away from driving ESG accountability among investors (which it has been doing for the past two decades) to facilitating collaboration.

Darcy SongMay 16, 2024

sustainability

News

US Department of Labor slams OECD on ‘Marxist’ ESG policies

Investor Profile

PFZW’s IC chair explains why cutting equity names hones impact

Sustainability

Canada’s anti-greenwashing rule sparks far-reaching impact for pensions

Decisions to Enable Net Zero Investing

Can global funds managers meet universal ownership demands of clients?

Opinion

Piecing together the impact investing puzzle

Sustainability

PRI to be more ‘hands-on’ with signatories as it seeks identity refresh

California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)

PGGM / PFZW

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