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Just Group joins UK Stewardship Code signatories

Insurer recognises in application report that its approach to areas outside of climate change "require further development and work"

Dai-ichi Life joins PRI 'Spring' biodiversity initiative

Endorsement follows registering as a TNFD adopter in December

Social investing needs to be taken hand-in-hand with broader ESG issues, insurers say

Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's Responsible Investing for Insurers conference discussed the difficulties in sourcing social investing data and developing policy on a global scale

IAR RI: "Holistic approach" to social considerations in investment decisions is needed

Audience backs approaching social issues as a whole rather than in parts

Balancing transition and physical risk

They are two sides of the same coin and not approached in the same manner, but ultimately can be reconciled in an effective ESG investing framework, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference. Vincent Huck reports

Transition risk presents 'bigger risk' for insurers' portfolios than physical threat of climate change

Audience at Insurance Asset Risk Americas 2022 conference hears

A strong leader or collaborative effort?

Panellists at IAR EMEA 2021 debate how best to approach the 'S' in ESG

Three more insurers join Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Foreign owned investors lead as locals lag on adoption of ESG in China

International insurers and pension funds are driving investment managers to factor in ESG but local firms wait on the side lines, PRI and CFA Institute report finds.

Three insurers part of new Australian sustainable finance initiative

IAG, QBE and Swiss Re join banks, superannuation funds and academia in HLEG-style initiative