Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

LGPS Central has stressed that its new Net Zero Strategy for long-term emissions reductions will not be derailed by the UK government’s recent watering down of climate policy. C. “There would be peaks and troughs both in the emissions charts but also in terms of policy support and political will,” he added.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

While investors and companies are already setting net zero targets, laying out transition plans, and engaging with governments, more needs to be done to reduce methane emissions and reverse nature loss and water degradation across key sectors. the world is not on track to meet its climate goals.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2022

JetBlue’s most aggressive near-term emissions reduction target to-date, this science-based target aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the growing airline’s own goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of broader airline industry targets. Charting a path to net zero. Reducing Fuel Burn.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Investment management firm Fidelity International announced today a new focused sustainable investment approach, targeting four systemic themes, including nature loss, climate change, strong and effective governance, and social disparities, which will drive the firm’s engagement approach towards influencing positive change.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2023

Weak economic activity, high interest rates and myriad geopolitical pressures present significant headwinds for private equity, weighing down valuations and slowing investment at a time when the private capital is vital to accelerating the net zero transition.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

The results: the best investments of the past three to five years turn out to be the companies that jumped feet-first into the green economy. “As Between January 1, 2019, and March 22, 2023, the value of the top quintile of the SEI grew 146%, compared to 47% for the MSCI ACWI. The numbers tell the story.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 2, 2023

While most have set net-zero targets, nearly all of the equity fund portfolios that were assessed – some 95% – are “misaligned” with the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 that much of the world is chasing, as a tipping point in climate appears ever nearer. FinanceMap’s 2023 report analyzed $16.5 It is terrifying.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

November 15, 2023 /3BL/ - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the U.S. and longtime Ceres Investor Network member, announced a bold investment of $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030 to support its overall goal of achieving a net zero emissions portfolio by 2050.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 14, 2024

trillion in financing for new fossil fuel expansion projects, investments that put the net-zero goal of the Paris Agreement in jeopardy. Despite these alarming overall figures, bank lending and underwriting for coal, oil and gas fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, dropping 9.4% In 2023, US$347.5

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. 2022 Sustainability Summary. Goldman Sachs ‘s and Deutsche Bank’s DWS) for exaggerating claims about their products’ sustainability credentials.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

The results: the best investments of the past three to five years turn out to be the companies that jumped feet-first into the green economy. “As Between January 1, 2019, and March 22, 2023, the value of the top quintile of the SEI grew 146%, compared to 47% for the MSCI ACWI. The numbers tell the story.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2023

The federal government is pursuing new policies on procurement and low-carbon investment standards aimed at boosting the business prospects for companies committed to net-zero climate plans. The Canadian sustainable finance council comprises 25 institutions, including banks, pension funds, insurance companies and credit unions.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2024

In a 2023 report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that to meet net-zero goals, electricity’s share of total energy demand needs to double between now and 2030 to accommodate the electrification of transportation, building heat, industrial processes, agriculture and information technology.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This week in ESG news: Most investors planning to increase sustainable investments this year, Morgan Stanley finds; ECB pledges to ramp focus on climate risk; Climate data platform Watershed raises $100 million at $1.8 trillion, and more.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

According to the spokesperson, Long will lead CSAM’s new Sustainability Research team, dedicated to security-, thematic-, and sector-level sustainability research, and focused on supporting the ESG integration process at CSAM.

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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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Chris Hall

MARCH 20, 2024

“These funds are misleading individual investors as to their true so-called sustainable contents, but our research also highlights that asset managers are not tackling the decarbonisation of their passive portfolios effectively,” Laura Cuvelier, Sustainable Investments Campaigner at Reclaim Finance, told ESG Investor.

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ESG Today

JULY 5, 2023

For the study, the “2023 Fidelity International ESG Analyst Survey,” Fidelity surveyed 123 of its in-house analyst from across the firm’s Equities, Fixed Income, Private Credit, and Sustainable Investing teams, aggregating bottom-up information from approximately 15,000 company interactions.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Headcount growth was focused on individuals with key skill sets including: banking, ESG investing, in-house corporate ESG, ESG rating agencies and ESG standard setters. In 2023, Nasdaq OneReport plans to continue to update its platform with the latest regulatory frameworks, helping clients mitigate risks and accelerate their ESG efforts.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

This week in ESG news: EU launches green industrial plan to counter US Inflation Reduction Act; California lawmakers propose rule requiring full value chain emissions disclosure from companies; survey finds large majority of companies boosting spend this year on sustainability initiatives despite headwinds; Amazon sets corporate renewable energy record; (..)

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Article 8 funds promote “environmental and/or social characteristics”, while Article 9 refers to products that have a sustainable investment objective; all holdings within a fund must be sustainable investments that meet the standard of “do no significant harm”.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 23, 2024

Policies, regulations and wider laws are among the many elements that set the path and guide them on their journey to net zero. Its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reached 467 million tonnes in the year running up to June 2023 – four million tonnes above 2022 figures. trillion) in assets.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Originally published on bloomberg.com Green finance regulatory developments The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) galvanized the energy around the global green finance agenda, setting the stage for a busy 2024 of green-related rulemaking and policy guidance for the financial services sector. degree celsius (1.5°C)

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

While a focus on ESG has been prevalent for some time now, this surge in interest has been fueled by Canada’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and an increasing number of stakeholders who expect ESG considerations be integrated into their investment programs.

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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

JULY 7, 2023

More details promised on sector-specific net zero roadmaps to stimulate investment in sustainable infrastructure. The UK government has acknowledged the need for greater policy clarity to enable the flow of investment into key sectors to deliver sustainable infrastructure and transition to net zero.

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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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Corporate Knights

JUNE 27, 2023

We are one piece of a big puzzle,” she says, estimating that two-thirds of the investment required to achieve net-zero by 2050 will come from the private sector. Alyson Slater, head of sustainable investments, Manulife “They didn’t want it done in a fluffy way,” Todd says of her Vancity employers.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The UK government announced plans to invest £960 million (USD$1.2 billion) in green industries aimed at accelerating manufacturing in key net zero sectors, in addition to a new series of significant reforms designed to rapidly boost the capacity of its electricity grid to address energy transition needs over the coming decades.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 3, 2024

Asset owners committed to net zero have outlined heightened expectations around asset manager assistance on climate-related voting and engagement. In 2023, the company conducted an internal synthetic exercise to understand how its principles would apply to meetings of 100 focus group companies.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 8, 2023

These included not one but two emerging markets capacity-building initiatives, a net zero export credit agencies alliance; and a taskforce on risk mitigation and credit enhancement.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its much-anticipated consultation outlining measures to tackle greenwashing, including the introduction of three categories for sustainable investments. The consultation is open until 25 January, 2023, with the FCA aiming to finalise its proposals by mid-2023.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

If not, members may be faced with a decision to exit the majority of the investable universe, which exposes them to other [investment] risks.” In September 2023 , the NZAOA published research highlighting that aligning with a 1.5°C

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

JetBlue announced a new commitment to reduce lifecycle emissions related to jet fuel by 50% per revenue tonne kilometer (RTK) by 2035, and provided a detailed outline of its plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, with a significant focus on low carbon solutions.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2022, Whirlpool Corporation continued to invest in its environmental sustainability strategy to reduce its climate impact and progress toward its Net Zero emissions target in global plants and operations by 2030. plant operations. View original content here.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

Follow that – ExxonMobil’s decision to sue two shareholders sent ripples across the sustainable investment pond, ahead of another fractious annual general meeting (AGM) season.  The filing blamed the regulator for a 40% increase in ESG-related shareholder votes at US firms across 2021-2023.

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