Corporate Knights
JULY 14, 2022
EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. MH: Choosing among responsible investment tools – positive and negative screening, divestment and engagement – is complicated. Both divestment and shareholder action have a role. What are your thoughts on that?
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Divestment from Russian investments was a complex affair and an incomplete one. Unfinished business – Europe announced its eighth round of sanctions against Russia, following similar actions by the US, UK, Canada and Australia in the wake of the annexation of four Ukrainian territories.
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Chris Hall
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Managers also reported applying fossil fuel divestment screens across US$1.2 Under US SIF Foundation’s definition, ESG incorporation encompasses a range of strategies including ESG integration, positive screening, negative screening, impact investing and sustainability-themed investing.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The common use of ‘materiality’ and ‘scenario analysis’ reported by managers suggests these are already prevalent topics, while scarce mentions of ‘divestment effectiveness assessment’ or ‘enlightened active ownership’ “is consistent with the view that, in general, they are future behaviours,” the report said.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Asset owners are increasingly aware that decarbonsing their portfolios through divestment does not necessarily reduce CO2 emissions in the real world, meaning that many are open to extending or escalating engagement even when progress is frustratingly slow. Impact through stewardship.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The Clean200 uses negative screens. The full list of exclusionary screens is provided below. Clean 200 Negative Screens Criteria # Excluded. Cement carbon laggards Companies in the cement industry that were divested by NBIM. Source: CK) 1. Source: CK) 1. Source: CK, AYS) 10. Source: CK, AYS) 11.
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
In 2016, we created the Clean200 in response to investors saying, ‘If we divest fossil fuels, there is nothing to invest in.’” The Clean200 uses negative screens. through those years. And that’s the big deal, says As You Sow CEO Andrew Behar, who co-authored the 2024 study. “In
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