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Why corporate reporting isn’t a proxy for progress

GreenBiz

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 02:00. Two-thirds of what is dubbed sustainable investment comprises negative-screen funds. Why corporate reporting isn’t a proxy for progress. Ken Pucker. It’s as if a person committed to a diet and fanatically started counting calories but continued to eat the same number of Twinkies and cheeseburgers.".

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New report shows $200-billion drop in responsible investing market share in Canada

Corporate Knights

trillion on December 31, 2019, to $3 trillion at the end of 2021, according to the 2022 Canadian Responsible Investment Trends Report published last week by the Responsible Investment Association (RIA). . trillion in total assets at the end of 2021. . trillion in total assets at the end of 2021. .

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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

The negative sentiment doesn’t match the tremendous progress that is being made. Sustainable investments soared in 2020 and 2021 , and that was certainly when the shine was on. Clean energy stocks performed tremendously in 2020 and early 2021, but in hindsight this was clearly a bubble. But that’s not what I’m seeing.

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System change investing: High impact, high return

GreenBiz

Wed, 05/12/2021 - 01:30. The process involves rating companies on system change performance, and then using this research for positive screening, negative screening, engagement and other ESG/SRI strategies. System change investing: High impact, high return. Frank Dixon. SCI uses the same proven approach.

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Report: Meet the top 200 companies investing in a clean energy future

Corporate Knights

On average, 58% of revenues earned by Clean200 companies are classified as clean, which is up from 39% in 2021 and significantly above the 20% average clean revenue for their MSCI ACWI peers. The Clean200 uses negative screens. The full list of exclusionary screens is provided below.

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Guest Post: Gaining Specialist Clarity on ESG in Fixed Income

ESG Today

The labelled bond space has exploded, with labelled issuance growing 69% between 2020 and 2021. ESG Ratings support portfolio construction where the overall ESG rating, or sub-components, are used for positive/negative screening and ESG optimization at the entity or instrument level.

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“Massive Move” to Impact Investing Underway – BNP Paribas 

Chris Hall

Devillers added that the survey also found that best-in-class and ESG integration strategies were more prevalent in Europe and the US, while negative screening strategies prevailed in Asia Pacific.