ESG Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The AMF’s proposals aim to add more stringent requirements for providers of Article 8 and Article 9 funds under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which came into effect in January 2023. The EU SFDR forms part of the EU’s Action Plan on financing sustainable growth.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The council announced that a working group under the Federal Department of Finance has been formed to implement the greenwashing rules, with a full plan to be presented by the end of September 2023. Click here to access the greenwashing position paper and the sustainable finance report.

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Environmental Finance

APRIL 11, 2023

Entries to Environmental Finance 's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023, which means this week is the last chance to apply.

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Environmental Finance

MARCH 6, 2023

Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 28, 2023

And that company has risen to the top of Corporate Knights’ 2023 ranking of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens. s Alterra Power Corporation in 2018 and Chile’s Energía Llaima in 2023, Innergex is now the largest independent renewable-energy company in both Canada and Chile, with expansion plans in the U.S. Having acquired B.C.’s

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

December 20, 2023 /3BL/ - From a field of 99 submitted papers, Biodiversity Risk was selected as the winner of the 2023 Moskowitz Prize at Northwestern University. Judging for the Moskowitz Prize is completed by a panel of some of the world’s most accomplished sustainable finance researchers and practitioners.

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Sustainability Update

MARCH 20, 2024

What immediate and then the longer-term trends could we be monitoring to identify sustainable investment opportunities in 2024 and 2025, and well beyond? What “mega forces” are at work today re-shaping the global capital markets and presenting investment opportunities (or, presenting risk in ignoring opportunities)?

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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

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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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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Originally published in Black & Veatch's 2023 Sustainability Report By Deepa Poduva l, SVP Global Sustainability Leader, Black & Veatch In today’s world, sustainability has evolved from a corporate responsibility to a critical ethical and business imperative.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Vitasoy has been named best in class both on sustainable revenue and sustainable investments in the 2023 Corporate Knights Global 100. We want to grow faster than the market growth rate, but [to] do so sustainably.” Find out which company we named Zero of our 2023 winter issue. Annual revenues doubled to 7.52

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

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. Now is the time to identify and stake out positions in the companies that are investing in a low-carbon sustainable future,” says Heaps.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 24, 2023

At Ceres Global in New York City, 250+ investors and businesses launched a call for policymakers to protect the freedom to invest responsibly, following recent political attempts to frustrate sustainable investment practices. Companies will be asked to express interest in April. .

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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. Morgan Global Equity Research estimated that the sustainable investing market is expected to reach $45 trillion in assets under management (AUM) by the end of the year.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As of September 2023, Clarity AI’s platform analyzes 70,000 companies, 430,000 funds, 201 countries, and 199 local governments. Clarity AI uses machine learning and big data to deliver environmental and social insights to investors, organizations, consumers, and governments.

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ESG Today

APRIL 13, 2023

The regulation includes classification levels for sustainability-focused investment funds, including ‘Article 8’ funds that “promote environmental or social characteristics or a combination of those characteristics,” and the more stringent ‘Article 9’ funds, “which have sustainable investment as their objective.”

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

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. Now is the time to identify and stake out positions in the companies that are investing in a low-carbon sustainable future,” says Heaps.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

GRI was pleased to host its own event, Aligning Private Sector Disclosures with the Sustainable Development Agenda- Launch of Carrots & Sticks Report , during the UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC. GRI North America’s Head of Engagement and Public Affairs, Matthew Rusk, spoke at Nasdaq Annual NY Climate Week conference 2023.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This week in ESG news: SEC chief says investors want supply chain emissions reporting to manage climate transition risk; survey finds over 80% of companies plan to increase sustainability spend next year; Apple & Nike launch supply chain decarbonization initiative; Porsche to use green steel in cars; KPMG launches decarbonization hub in Canada; (..)

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3BL Media

MARCH 14, 2024

to push for ambitious federal climate policy at LEAD on a Clean Economy 2024 , we at Ceres also took time to reflect on the last year by honoring the business leaders, policymakers, and organizations that took extraordinary action in 2023 to build an advanced, abundant, and just clean energy economy.

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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

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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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

APRIL 24, 2024

Sacha Sadan, FCA’s Director of Environmental, Social and Governance, said: “Confirming the new anti-greenwashing guidance and our proposals to extend the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels regime are important milestones that maintain the UK’s place at the forefront of sustainable investment.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

More and more enterprises are rapidly adopting sustainable finance, with a demonstrated 10% growth in global markets reported in 2023. In a study by Deloitte, 90% of respondents indicated that sustainable finance is already central to almost everything they do, or it is becoming integral to much of what they do.

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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

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

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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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 2, 2023

And it is just the beginning,” said Guterres, on the same day that scientists announced that July 2023 was tracking to be the hottest month ever recorded in human history. “It FinanceMap’s 2023 report analyzed $16.5 nor European funds are matching their rhetoric of sustainable finance policies with real action. It is terrifying.

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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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Chris Hall

APRIL 3, 2024

The European fund ratings provider’s recent report noted the momentum of Article 8 funds’ growth is “slowing but remains significant”, while Article 9 fund assets registered a slight uptick following a significant number of downgrades in Q1 2023. European sustainable funds attracted just US$3.3 and AUM by 22.1%

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The new £960 million investment will be provided through a Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support clean energy supply chains across the UK, with investments focused on areas including offshore wind, electricity networks, nuclear, CCUS and hydrogen.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 16, 2024

Stewardship across the global investment industry continues to be under-resourced , sparking calls for upskilling and collaborative action in the sector to bridge the gap. “The simple fact of the matter is that nobody is resourcing stewardship effectively — nobody is close to it,” said Paul Lee, Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investment Strategy (..)

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Long joins CSAM after more than 16 years at financial publishing and information group Citywire, where she most recently served as Head of ESG and Cross-border Investment Research. She will start her new role at Credit Suisse in January 2023, and report to CSAM’s Global Head of Sustainable Investing, Jeroen Boes.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The decision to include nuclear and gas were controversial, with several member states , sustainable investment groups , and the European Commission’s own sustainable finance advisory group opposing their classification as green activities.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

Despite recent attempts by lawmakers to provide more clarity on the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), fund managers are reluctant to reclassify their Article 8 funds back to Article 9 after a series of downgrades. Mercer Passive Sustainable Global Equity has a minimum sustainable investment commitment of 35%.

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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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