Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Canadian pension fund to eschew “blanket divestment”, emphasising role as “active investor and influencer”. Blanket divestment is not the best way to maximise returns without undue risk of loss. And it isn’t the way that we as active investors have maximised our returns over time.”.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“The Commission has been quite open about wanting to see competition as a tool for delivering sustainability goals,” said Kirrage. Following a consultation initiated in September 2020, the Commission has accepted the need to provide clarity on the circumstances in which cooperation on sustainability-related objectives is permissible.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends. Managers also reported applying fossil fuel divestment screens across US$1.2

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny. The divestment movement will wane. Jonas Rooze, manager of sustainability and climate research. million in 2020 to over 10 million in 2022. However, only the European Union, UK and New Zealand currently have prices within or above this range.

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Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Adding our perspective why this is a very important development: The company is a member of the American Investment Council (formerly, Private Equity Growth Council). What about P/E and sustainability? . For information on The Blackstone Group’s sustainability journey: [link] org/. TOP STORIES.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 14, 2023

This slashes portfolio emissions and sends a strong signal to oil and gas firms about the financial consequences of failing to set out credible transition plans.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The concept of assessing what effective stewardship should look like was first introduced by the FCA in 2019 in a joint effort with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), setting the groundwork which helped define what the minimum expectations should be for financial services firms investing on behalf of clients and beneficiaries.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The report also found that some managers have shown “sharp changes” in performance since 2020, with European asset managers continuing to lead on responsible investment overall compared to their North American and Asia Pacific counterparts. Dutch firm Robeco led the rankings and were the only firm to be given an AA ranking.

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Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2023

These included the need for better information flows to ensure stewardship “can be efficiently implemented and transparently assessed” and the role of systemic stewardship in supporting the achievement of positive sustainability outcomes.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Investors want greener options and are willing to pay for it — since 2020 sustainability investments have increased 63%. Market regulator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, with a $6 trillion market capitalisation, now requires issuers to disclose their environmental, sustainability and governance scores. billion annually.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

One might expect governance ratings to change over time rather than overnight,” said a sustainable investment analyst at a large UK-based asset owner. . Any decision made to disengage or divest must be done in a responsible fashion, including scrutinising for any unintended human rights consequences.” .

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Through SIPs, trustees with 100 or more members are now expected to publicly state their – or their external managers’ – engagement policy and priorities, and explain in detail how they steward their sustainable investments.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The influence of sustainability-minded investors can be seen in divestment strategies of both state- and privately-owned debt issuers. Divestment is typically a last resort. . Many high-emitting miners and oil and gas companies are pushing their fossil fuel assets to private markets,” says Spavieri. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 30, 2022

Divestment was the least selected due diligence action by both business and general respondents. An investor toolkit issued by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) highlights the impact human rights violations in supply chains can have on the share prices of portfolio companies.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Advancing sustainable investing in 2021 will also necessitate a shift in proxy voting among the world’s largest asset managers. Given the rise of passive index investing, supporting government action in carbon-intensive sectors is essential, as leading financial firms favor continued investment over sector level divestment.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

While 88% of asset managers disclosed their votes publicly (up from 55% in 2020), 42% failed to publish their rationale for votes against shareholder resolutions, the report said. Transparency is improving, but slowly.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2024

Norway-based asset manager Storebrand recently excluded First International Bank of Israel for its involvement in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, while a number of major European banks and pension funds divested from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 8, 2025

Is Tesla a responsible investment? Last Wednesday, Toronto-based sustainable investment adviser Tim Nash held a webinar to answer the number one question he says hes been getting from his clients: how to divest from Tesla? But Tesla has been priced dramatically higher than its competitors since 2020.

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