Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2025

trillion in 2022, thanks to an increasing number of private equity funds and assets, up from about US$600 billion in 2000. Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Sustainable development bank Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) or Austrian Control Bank is a special-purpose financial institution owned by Austrias main banks.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 1, 2022

Agreements bring scores of stronger climate commitments. DESCRIPTION: August 1, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The 2022 proxy season wrapped up with a record-smashing number of agreements reached on climate-related shareholder resolutions, as companies came to the table with shareholders and accepted terms in exchange for resolution withdrawals.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2021, 60 of the Global 100 companies signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative, aligning their emissions reductions with the requirements of the Paris Agreement. 2022 G100 Rank 2021 G100 Rank Company Country Climate commitments Overall Score. 70 86 Nordea Bank Abp Finland NZAM, NZAO, NZBA C+. C, SBTi A+.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 26, 2024

New figures showed that carbon emissions in 2022 fell to “significantly lower” than pre-pandemic levels in 2019, giving hope that Canada can meet its net-zero commitments. C 27 49 BGIS Real estate & leasing C+ SBTi 28 33* Sun Life Financial Inc Insurance companies C+ NZAM 29 31* Desjardins Group Banks C SBTi, 1.5°C,

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Oil and gas majors [1] saw their net income jump 84% in 2022. Despite increased support for fossil fuels in 2022, the share of G-20 fossil-fuel support allocated to coal is slowly shrinking – from 8% in 2017, to 2% in 2022. In 2022, Bloomberg Philanthropies distributed US$ 1.7

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The funding to developing countries will largely come in the form of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) – a successor climate finance target that will raise the US$100 billion floor set in 2009, and finally reached in 2022.

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3BL Media

APRIL 27, 2022

As 2022 proxy season begins, record numbers of climate resolutions and agreements bode well for action. It has jumped to the “top of the proxy season agenda this year and is the biggest single topic,” wrote the editors of Proxy Preview 2022. Agreements on lobbying have been reached at 24 companies. SOURCE: Ceres.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Lenders are urged to end fossil fuel expansion and convert targets into “meaningful commitments” as US banks fall behind international peers. Action by banks to reach net zero emissions and meet climate goals is “insufficient”, according to two reports which also highlight significant gaps in the policies guiding the sector’s transition.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Around 90% of EU banks are exposed to climate transition risks, recent analysis from the ECB shows. Banks globally are increasingly feeling two-pronged pressure from regulators and investors to up their climate ambition and stop financing fossil fuels.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A group of French NGOs, including Friends of the Earth (Les Amis de la Terre) France, Notre Affaire à Tous and Oxfam France announced today that they have launched a lawsuit against Paris-based global bank BNP Paribas, targeting the bank’s financing for new oil and gas projects.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Living Planet Report 2022 shows an average decline of 69% in wildlife populations since 1970, thus emphasizing the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change driven by human activities. Unlike the climate crisis that led to the signing of the Paris Agreement , biodiversity loss has received little attention until now.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

UK bank Barclays announced a new policy significantly limiting its financing activities for some emissions intensive energy sectors, including ending financing for oil sands companies and projects, and accelerating its phase out of financing for coal-powered generation for clients in OECD economies.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

It has become increasingly apparent that private sector support will be needed to fulfil the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) – putting greater onus on the crowding-in role of multilateral development banks. trillion required annually.

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ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2023

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today the publication of its first climate-related financial disclosures for its corporate sector and non-monetary policy portfolios, indicating progress towards the decarbonization of the Eurosystem’s €385 billion of corporate securities holdings.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Launched in 2022, Renew promised Danone would reconnect with a sustainable profitable growth model, partly by taking a more science-led approach to product development, including expansion of its health and nutrition portfolio. increase in like-for-like sales in its 2024 annual results , and a recurring operating margin of 13.0%.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Following the ruling, Adfree Cities said in a social media post that “from today, banks are on notice over greenwashing.”. HSBC isn't the only bank with a lethal addiction to fossil fuels: @Barclays & others are also bankrolling the #ClimateCrisis.

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ESG Today

MAY 20, 2024

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment manager for Norway’s $1.7 The fund has grown to one of the world’s largest, owning nearly 1.5% of all shares in the world’s listed companies, with holdings in nearly 9,000 companies in 70 countries.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The targets were unveiled with the release of the firm’s 2022 Climate Report, highlighting JPMorgan’s progress and approach to addressing climate risks and opportunities for the firm and its clients. bank to set 2030 portfolio-level emissions intensity targets , which covered the Oil & Gas, Electric Power and Auto Manufacturing sectors.

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ESG Today

MARCH 14, 2023

Credit Suisse published its Climate Strategy today, outlining the bank’s climate-related goals and approach, and including the release of interim financed emissions reduction targets for several carbon-intensive sectors.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 27, 2024

billion), down from 14% in 2022. They called for the company to align its medium-term Scope 1 to 3 decarbonisation targets with the Paris Agreement and take more ownership of its Scope 3 emissions. “Shell’s updated strategy has moved the company even further away from Paris Alignment,” says Van Baal.

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

UK bank faces investor scrutiny after shareholder rebellion over Credit Suisse climate plans. Barclays is the latest major bank to come under pressure from shareholders in relation to its financing of the fossil fuel sector.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

The organization is also involved in a lawsuit launched last year against Paris-based global bank BNP Paribas , targeting the bank’s financing for new oil and gas projects and calling for a strong climate policy, based on a similar “duty of vigilance” law in France.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 28, 2022

Once approved by the European Commission, banks will have to start making climate disclosures in 2023, with full phase-in by June 2024. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final standards for how European banks will have to disclose their contribution to the region’s climate targets.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Flexibilities that can be used by member states include banking and borrowing emissions reductions between years, and trading emissions reduction allocations among the states. ka, said: “I am glad that we managed to reach a swift agreement on this proposal just in time for COP 27.

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Chris Hall

JULY 28, 2023

C , although he acknowledges that achieving this goal is now more challenging than when the Paris Agreement was first agreed. The bill will be examined by members of the Canadian Senate Banking and Finance Committee from Autumn this year.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Colombian blend – In December 2022, the determination of China, holder of the COP15 Presidency, was a critical factor in the signing of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. COP16 negotiations have proved a grinding experience in Cali.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Serving as a negotiator to the series of Climate Change COP events since COP21 (2015) where the Paris Agreement was adopted, Dr Abdel-Aziz provided the Alliance with exclusive insight into this year’s landmark developments and future prospects. Human activity is overloading the natural carbon cycle.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As with previous years, 2022’s conference has focused on implementing climate policies – with decarbonisation a key theme. We’re now almost halfway between 2015 (when the Paris Agreement was signed) and 2030 – a key milestone for making sure we’re on track to meet these vital net-zero targets. degrees Celsius. degrees Celsius.

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Chris Hall

JULY 12, 2023

The Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Plan – the final agreed statement published at the end of COP27 – noted that financing the global transition to net zero will require annual investments of between US$4-6 trillion; global investment in energy transition technologies reached US$1.3

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Banks could face a stormy AGM season, driven by investor concern over their ongoing financial support for oil and gas firms, which are already braced for a slew of shareholder proposals demanding greater transparency over their net zero transition plans. Among the banks targeted are JP Morgan, Bank of America and Citi.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Market Platforms Regulators require exchanges, marketplaces, banks, and brokers to monitor an array of risks because the default of one or a group of participants could rapidly result in contagion across the financial markets. In addition, clients can collaborate through Verafin’s Information Sharing platform to fight crime.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The funding to developing countries will largely come in the form of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) – a successor climate finance target that will raise the US$100 billion floor set in 2009, and finally reached in 2022.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

November 17, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Global Battery Alliance (“GBA”) today announces the appointment of a new Board of Directors, coinciding with week two of the climate conference COP27. SOURCE: Responsible Business Alliance. DESCRIPTION: ALEXANDRIA, Va., The appointment is effective from April 2023 and the term will run until December 2024.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We also agree with its call for reform of the priorities and processes of multilateral development banks to fit the purpose of addressing the climate emergency, align with the global goal of net zero emissions, and better facilitate private climate investment in developing countries by providing de-risking mechanisms. SOURCE: Ceres.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

China’s oil demand declined in 2022 for the first time this century as the nation jumped from one lockdown to the next. In 2022, consumption of oil in the industrial sector boomed as gas prices spiked, and with economics for oil burn favorable in 2023 despite declining spot LNG prices, demand looks set to remain strong.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Paris Agreement of 2015 highlighted the urgent need for a global transition towards more sustainable business practices, specifically use of carbon-free sources of energy.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

Alliance extends net zero targets to capital markets activities, as frameworks provide more tailored approach for banks’ transition strategies. The second of the four guidelines requires banks to establish an emissions baseline and annually measure and report the emissions profile of loans and investments. billion from Barclays.

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