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L&G urges UK government to build more sustainable houses
10 July 2020Boris Johnson to relax laws surrounding house building
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Call for bonds to back sustainable palm oil
18 June 2019Legal & General Investment Management’s head of sustainability advocates the use of bonds to showcase good practice
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Insurers back calls for governments to implement net-zero emission strategies without delay
02 May 2019UK, Dutch and Swedish insurers urge governments to start implementing plans to be carbon neutral by 2050
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Sustainable investments: linking positive outcomes and financial returns
08 November 2018Both seen as separate issues by investors, but data could bridge the gap panel tells Bloomberg’s sustainable business summit
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Investor group takes pension funds to task on climate change
17 October 2018IIGCC, reminds 12 UK pension funds of their duties in assessing financial risks from climate change
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LGIM pressures international standards body to adopt TCFD
23 August 2018Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has thrown its weight behind calls for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to adopt harmonised climate risk reporting.
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LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds
12 June 2018Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards on climate change issues, as part of its attempt to remove climate-related risk from its £5 billion ($6.7 billion) Future World funds.
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The case for ESG
From the diesel emissions scandal to the perceived exploitation of zero-hour contracts, there have been many examples in recent years of how failures in the way companies are run can have a harmful impact on the environment, society and investor returns.
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LGIM urges companies to focus on low-carbon opportunities
08 October 2015Don't just look at the risks, the firm says