ESG Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

BlackRock Global Head of Sustainable Investing Paul Bodnar announced that he will be departing the firm, to join the Bezos Earth Fund. BlackRock has changed the way the financial sector thinks about sustainability. The fund has provided over 100 grants to date, allocating more than $1.6

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As the COP28 meeting begins and the world looks to the financial sector to step up on the climate crisis, the global sustainable investment industry is finally coming to grips with allegations of greenwashing that have plagued it for years. Sustainable Investment Forum (U.S. between 2020 and 2022. trillion. “We

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Jon Hale

JUNE 17, 2022

Here are a few questions I fielded about sustainable investing that seem to be on the minds of a lot of folks: What is the real purpose of sustainable investing? Tamaya Resort and Spa, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, site of this year’s US SIF Conference How should advisors talk to clients interested in sustainable investing?

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Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

Asset owners need to demonstrate more flexibility and innovation in their approach to sustainable investing, according to leading asset owners speaking at the Alpha Summit event hosted by the CFA Institute this week. . The fifth edition of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance’s biennial review highlighted that US$35.2

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 13, 2023

In response to accusations of greenwashing and growing regulatory scrutiny, a group of high-powered financial networks is working to standardize the often-opaque jargon of the responsible investing industry. The value of global sustainable investment assets jumped from US$23 trillion in 2016 to US$35 trillion in 2020.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 7, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Active ownership plays a central role in managing risk and performance in ESG investing. Global Head of Sustainable Investing and Stewardship Julie Moret highlights examples on how active ownership works with human rights and diversity. SOURCE: Northern Trust.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways. Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. Indeed, in early 2020, J.P. For more great analysis of ESG and sustainable finance, sign up for GreenFin Weekly , our free email newsletter.).

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sustainable investment assets in the U.S. trillion in 2020, according to US SIF. The post The case of the suddenly missing trillions in ESG investments appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Dec. 14 – It’s an ESG whodunnit. totaled $17.1

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 20, 2023

Of the 6,720 companies the Corporate Knights team analyzed for our 2023 Global 100 ranking of the world’s most sustainable corporations, a select few stand out. Here are a handful leading the pack on six key indicators. It pumped €8.6 More than 58% of its execs are women, up from 43% last year.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 8, 2023

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. and 4 percentage points a year, respectively, between 2002 and 2020. While the PE industry has been slow to dive into ESG, there are signs that PE investment is starting to align with global ambitions for a sustainable economy. InBC Investment Corp.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Mon, 11/30/2020 - 02:11. The world of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting and investing has ramped up significantly over the past couple years, even more so during 2020, when social risks and reporting became front and center for many companies and investors. Introducing … GreenFin 21. Joel Makower.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

While researching, I looked back at our special 150th issue (from January 2020) and realized once again the articles are still quite interesting – so consider checking those out as well. . Why Investing in Women is Crucial Right Now by Sallie Krawcheck of Ellevest. Sustainable Investing & Stakeholder Capitalism by Jon Hale, Ph.D

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Green Equity Designations 1 Nasdaq launched Green Equity Designations on the Nordic markets in 2021 in response to increased demand for sustainable investments and extensive growth in Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Markets. The platform also provides issuer-level information on UN Sustainable Development Goals allocation.

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3BL Media

APRIL 21, 2022

DESCRIPTION: EarthX invites you to apply to participate in our 2022 E-Capital Summit—an industry-leading sustainability investment summit taking place in Dallas, Texas in April! EarthxTV, which launched in Fall 2020 is a web-based platform for balanced, inclusive environmental conversations, programs, emerging media & films.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Donor advised funds (DAFs) numbered roughly one million accounts hosted across 1,000 community foundation and nonprofit sponsors, with $160 billion in assets at the end of 2020. DESCRIPTION: by Timothy Freundlich, ImpactAssets . And, historically they grant more than 20% of assets each year.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 13, 2023

With regulation increasingly promoting transparency and ambition across sustainable investment strategies, Chair outlines plans to update how it measures the market. The rapid evolution of the sustainable investment market in Europe is forcing changes to the methods used to capture its size and growth. trillion.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Sustainable investment growth equity platform Planet First Partners announced today that it has raised €450 million at the second close of its second funding round, following the latest commitment to the fund by Ingka Investments, the investment arm of IKEA parent Ingka Group.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5

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ESG Today

MARCH 9, 2023

The new fund expands TDAM’s sustainability suite, which also includes TD North American Sustainability Equity Fund and TD North American Sustainability Balanced Fund, launched in 2020.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Planet worked with SCS Global Services , (SCS) an organization specializing in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental and sustainability quality performance claims, to certify its operations as carbon neutral in accordance with the internationally recognized PAS 2060: 2014 Carbon Neutrality Standard.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

Emphasizing the impact of a company’s core products and services, the Global 100 is one of the world’s most valued and transparent sustainability ratings. To determine its rankings, over 6,000 companies were assessed across 25 key performance indicators including sustainable investment, carbon productivity and racial and gender diversity.

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ESG Today

JULY 22, 2022

Last year, Iberdola announced plans for its financing structure to have an increasingly higher percentage of green and sustainable products, estimated to account for nearly two-thirds of its debt by 2025. Iberdrola has also been actively scaling its clean energy capacity.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

G100 Rank Company HQ Location Carbon Productivity % Non-Male Board Directors % Sustainable Revenue % Sustainable Investment Final Grade Climate Commitments. 21 8 Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC Brentford, U.K. 56 75 CapitaLand Investment Ltd Singapore, Singapore $10,348 27% 38% 41% B- SBTi. G100 Rank 2022.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

Martin Currie is a global active equity specialist with leading credentials in sustainable investing, crafting high-conviction portfolios for client-focused solutions. Investment excellence is at the heart of its business. As a Specialist Investment Manager of Franklin Resources Inc., Find out more in this video.

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3BL Media

JULY 13, 2023

The report features the company’s substantial progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals. Sustainable investments : Invested $900 million in research and development for sustainable solutions since 2020, up from $528 million in 2021.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2023

There is a growing divide between private market investors adopting sustainable investing strategies and those choosing to distance themselves from sustainability-related themes and considerations due to the anti-ESG movement.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

The net outflows in Q4 were largely driven by US investors, who pulled a record US$5 billion from US sustainable funds in the quarter. According to Morningstar, this was driven by “persistent macroeconomic pressures and waning investor appetite for ESG and sustainable products”.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 22, 2023

The amount of these pension funds’ actual investments labelled as “sustainable” rose to $276 billion in 2021, up from just $163 billion a year earlier. The dashboard shows that sustainable investments composed nearly 13% of the pension funds’ total assets of $2.2 trillion at the end of 2020.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tim Day, Investment Fund Manager at Trina Solar, explains the importance of Europe’s sustainable investment community in the growth of solar power. Investment is the catalyst in the ongoing growth of PV, and will be integral in ensuring solar is well-positioned to help meet our net zero targets.

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3BL Media

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable solutions represented nearly two thirds of 2021 net sales. Invested $528 million in research and development for sustainable solutions since 2020. Sustainable investments : Invested $528 million in research and development for sustainable solutions since 2020.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A 2020 research study on NYC small business needs conducted by Next Street found that an estimated 68 percent of revenue generated by local businesses stays within the community, making them a vital economic driver. In New York City alone, more than 227,000 small businesses employ 1.6 million workers, creating jobs, opportunity, and wealth.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

Assets in European impact funds increased by 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, as demand for the classification increases in the wake of greenwashing claims against funds elsewhere in the sustainable investment universe. of total European funds’ net assets currently follow an impact investing approach.

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ESG Today

MARCH 15, 2023

While sustainable investment and finance groups welcomed the budget’s climate-focused measures, they criticized Hunt for not going further to drive the UK’s net zero efforts, or addressing the need to respond to major clean energy and industry packages launched by the U.S.

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ESG Today

APRIL 19, 2023

Founded in 2020, New York-based BlueMark was launched as a spinoff from women-owned impact investing consultancy Tideline, in order to help bring accountability and trust in the impact investment process.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In just the first six weeks of 2021, SPACs raised $33 billion, more than was raised by all SPACs before 2020. Second, the growing number of sustainability SPACs offers investors more opportunities to back companies that match their values.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This followed the period of highest net inflows into funds with ESG words in their name during late 2020 and early 2021, supporting the view that funds respond to extra demand from investors by changing their names.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Venture capital firms struggling to define and measure impact, but integrating sustainable investment principles. . Despite rising private markets interest in impact investing solutions, adoption of standardised impact measurement frameworks remains low, according to specialist data and research provider PitchBook. .

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