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Meet the women warrior accountants pushing the envelope on climate action

Corporate Knights

We are one piece of a big puzzle,” she says, estimating that two-thirds of the investment required to achieve net-zero by 2050 will come from the private sector. Alyson Slater, head of sustainable investments, Manulife “They didn’t want it done in a fluffy way,” Todd says of her Vancity employers.

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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future 

Richard Matthews

According to a report published by Ceres , the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative has grown to 128 investors who collectively manage $43 trillion. A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments. Proof that Sustainable Investing Can be Profitable. trillion.

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Five trends that shaped sustainable finance in 2022

Corporate Knights

The year started optimistically, fresh off the bold and ambitious agreement in November 2021 that established the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Here are five trends that helped to shape this astonishing shift, as well as a look to the next 12 months as sustainable finance reimagines its future. In the U.S.,

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