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"At Mitie, we believe better places create thriving communities. During FY25, we deepened our commitment to environmental and social impact through our twin strategies: Plan Zero and Plan 
Thrive.

From reaching our 6,000th EV to uplifting lives through inclusive employment and skills programmes, we have delivered measurable progress. Our refreshed purpose – Better Places; Thriving Communities – unites everyone at Mitie, from the Board to frontline colleagues, around a shared commitment to help shape the communities where we live and work."

"We aspire to contribute to outcomes aligned with the aims of these priority SDGs through our capital allocation and active ownership. HESTA has $14.5 billion invested across the total portfolio in alignment with the priority and broader SDGs (at 30 June 2025).

Learn more about the Sustainable Development Investment taxonomy and our approach to responsible investment in our FY25 Responsible Investment Report (PDF)."

In this report, we highlight our actions to manage climate risk and meet our goal of maximizing returns to ensure the financial future of California’s public school educators. We also showcase how we assess climate-related risks and opportunities and track our progress toward achieving net zero portfolio emissions by 2050 or sooner.

We focus on our investment-related activities addressing climate risk, including proxy voting, corporate engagement and investment in climate solutions. We also analyze our Public Equity and Corporate Credit portfolios’ alignment with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Also, most recent sustainability report here: CalSTRS Sustainability Report 2023-24

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This report combines three elements of the PPF’s sustainability reporting:

• our UK Stewardship Code submission to the FRC, which focuses on our investment stewardship practices,
• our Climate Change Report, which aligns with Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, and
• our Corporate Sustainability reporting on the PPF as an organisation.

This single document aims to provide an integrated and comprehensive view of the PPF’s approach, activities and outcomes to advance sustainability both in our investments and our operations.

Research RFP: FS MUFG SII: ESG and investment performance: Evidence review

Purpose of the project

Scope of project

Proposed timelines:

• This RFP is issued on 07.01.2026
• Any questions or feedback regarding the brief should be submitted by 15.01.2026
• Answers to any questions will be provided by 19.01.2026
• Proposal should be submitted to the Institute by 23.01.2026 together with availability for a 1 hour call to discuss the proposals in the week of 26.01.2026
• Target for notifying the successful tenderer by 03.02.2026

COP30 took place in Belém, Brazil, at the heart of the Amazon, setting the stage for high-stakes climate negotiations amid one of the planet’s most critical ecosystems. This episode of Fixed on ESG examines the summit’s defining outcomes: the formal acknowledgment that the 1.5°C target is no longer attainable without overshoot, debates over fossil fuel phase-outs, and the shifting balance of influence as emerging markets assert a stronger role amid the absence of U.S. leadership.

We also explore new climate finance pledges, adaptation funding, and the launch of the Tropical Forests Forever initiative, alongside the EU’s trade measures and revised emissions targets—analyzing how these developments could shape the trajectory of global climate action.

PGIM’s John Ploeg, CFA, Co-Head of Fixed Income ESG Research, hosts this discussion with Roma Wilkinson, ESG Specialist.

Regulation is shaping the sustainability agenda and changing the way companies do business in different jurisdictions, but keeping pace with constant regulatory updates has become a mammoth task for businesses and investors. In this recurring series, S&P Global Energy Horizons presents key developments to sustainability regulations and standards from around the world.

In this month's update covering Nov. 1-Dec. 16, we look at the International Sustainability Standards Board’s plans to focus on nature risks, a provisional deal to cement the simplification of the EU’s sustainability reporting rules and Brazil’s adoption of its sustainable finance taxonomy.

As we prepare to ring in the New Year, holiday meals are on our minds and on many of our listeners’ tables. In this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast, we're exploring how some companies are working to make food systems more sustainable. 

We talk with Ethan Soloviev, Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood, a research and data company focused on food sustainability. He explains the benefits of sustainable farming practices, also known as regenerative agriculture. 

Key highlights from this quarter’s analysis:

• Since the FTSE Blossom Japan Index started in 2017, the FTSE ESG Scores of Japanese companies have improved
• The number of companies included in the index doubled in 2025
• Country ESG score ranking has risen from 2021 to 2025
• The background for rising ESG scores is also improving, creating investment opportunities for global ESG investors.

Climate-related disasters are taking a growing financial toll on real estate assets in North America. For the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, this pervasiveness has introduced a critical challenge: how to systematically prioritize action. Owners and investors now have data to identify the hazards facing their portfolios, but when many assets face some level of physical climate risk, prioritization often feels overwhelming—leading to inaction or suboptimal action.

Recognizing the significance of this challenge, the BMO Climate Institute, in partnership with ClimateFirst Building Solutions Inc. (ClimateFirst) and Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), conducted an analysis with the following goals:

1. Quantify the magnitude of potential financial loss for a representative multi-unit residential building (MURB) in different geographies to unlock the prioritization of assets at risk.
2. Demonstrate the potential financial impact of investing in resiliency measures at the building level.

The Physical Climate Risk Appraisal Methodology (PCRAM) provides systematic, objective, and replicable guidelines for integrating physical climate risks into investment decision-making. 

PCRAM 2.0 expands the application of the methodology across various industries and tested its applicability with mainstream institutional investors. The methodology was initially developed by the Coalition for Climate Resilience Investment (CCRI), with special contribution from Mott MacDonald.

"IIGCC’s updated paper builds on our foundational 2020 guidance, reflecting significant developments in standards, regulation, and investor practice over the past five years."

ASIFMA Pulse Survey Results

While sustainable investing has rapidly evolved to become a defining component in the investment management industry, global investors have been facing more challenges, from anti-greenwashing regulations to geopolitical pressure and litigation risks.

Meanwhile, Asia is attracting a growing share of global capital and is home to some of the world’s largest and most influential asset owners, placing it in a critical and unique position to invest and shape the climate and social outcomes of the future. Despite this importance, there is limited data on how Asia’s asset owners view and approach sustainable investing. 

Trillions of dollars are needed globally to address the challenges posed by climate change. Sustainable debt markets are one way to meet this gap and fund solutions, though these markets 
must grow significantly to avoid the greatest impacts of the climate crisis.

Increasing sustainable capital flows will be essential across markets, but for emerging economies, such instruments can play a valuable role in offering transparency and issuer accountability, attracting global investors. Understanding the current state of sustainable debt in these markets, as well as the challenges and opportunities they face, is key to accelerating climate progress.