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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

Despite appearances, sustainable investments have quietly had a great year. Given the poor performance of green energy stocks and the chorus of opposition against anything viewed as “woke,” it’s easy to get lost in the narrative that the shine has worn off sustainable investing. But that’s not what I’m seeing.

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 02:00. Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. If successfully on stream by summer 2021 as its designers hope, the service should drive not only increased transparency but also increased accountability.

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94% of Investors Say Corporate Sustainability Reporting Contains Unsupported Claims: PwC

ESG Today

The survey found a broad consensus among investors on the importance of ESG and sustainability issues, with 70% agreeing that should embed ESG directly into their corporate strategy, and 75% saying that companies’ management of sustainability-related risks and opportunities is an important factor in decision-making.

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Rebranded ESG Funds Offer Imperfect Path to Net Zero

Chris Hall

Renaming trend may lead to a short uptick in greenwashing, but ultimately will accelerate the path to net zero and offer sustainable investors more choice. In fact, current growth in ESG investments is derived largely from retrofitted funds, a report by PwC noted.

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The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023

3BL Media

million barrels per day (b/d) in 2021 from some 11.3 Global solar deployment will continue to grow in 2023 to about 316 gigawatts, up from about 268GW in 2022 and 182GW in 2021. Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny. The divestment movement will wane. Jonas Rooze, manager of sustainability and climate research.