Danish pension funds manage investments worth approx. DKK 4500 billion (USD 630 Billion). They have set ambitious climate goals, and they participate in climate-focused international investor networks, including the Climate Action 100+ initiative. But do they also use...
Particularly four Danish pension funds have yet to take a clear stand on whether to invest their customers’ savings in fossil fuel companies, which, despite the ringing alarm bells of the climate crisis, are still expanding their fossile business. This is the...
With 14 climate resolutions – put forward by the members – distributed among 9 pension funds, the climate was once again in focus at this year’s general assembly season in Denmark. The general assemblies in 2024 have once again very clearly shown that the majority of...
The Danish pension fund P+ will now cease to invest in oil, gas, and coal companies planning to invest in new oil and gas fields or new coal power plants. That is the decision taken at the pension funds AGM that took place on April 3, 2024.At the AGM, a majority of...
Only few Danish pension funds align their climate voting to Paris-targets, yet overall the Danish pensions are well ahead of most international shareholders. Danish pension funds are generally more supportive of climate votes than the average global investor. However,...
With 7 climate resolutions put forward by the members across 7 Danish pension funds, the climate was again in focus at this year’s general meetings at pension funds in Denmark. Among the filed resolutions, 4 resolutions on climate were adopted with the support...
Danish pension companies own shares in a large part of the world’s most CO2-polluting companies, and the investments are often justified by the fact that the pension companies can make the companies greener through active engagement. But the companies’...
Danish pension funds are generally more supportive of climate votes than the average global investor, but there is still a large variation between the Danish pension funds, with some pension funds clearly failing to align their shareholder voting practices with their...
A new survey from ResponsibleFuture (AnsvarligFremtid) shows that Danish companies are hesitant to prioritize the climate when choosing a pension scheme for their employees. The survey thus shows that companies prefer to leave it up to the individual employee to opt...
AnsvarligFremtid (Responsible Future) current proposal for a definition of Paris compatibility for investments and transparency The following 8 criteria summarize AnsvarligFremtid´s proposal for defining Paris-compatible pension fund products as of April 2022. The...
With as many as 21 climate resolutions – filed by members – at 10 general meetings, the climate was once again in focus at this year’s general meetings of Danish pension funds. Among these member filed resolutions: ● 8 resolutions were adopted with...
The lobby organization for the Danish insurance and pensions industry “Insurance and Pension Denmark” has recently voiced their support for the Danish government’s proposal for an ambitious carbon-tax reform. This is very positive, since most Institutional Investors...
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