ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In its semi-annual Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) report, ESMA notes the need for “significant public and private sector financing” to achieve the EU Green Deal objectives and support the green transformation of the economy. leading to increasing caution towards ESG investing and shareholder engagement.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biodiversity’s bond boom – Demand for sovereign debt is already soaring this year on expectations of falling interest rates, with France already benefiting from a twelve-fold oversubscription to its fourth green bond earlier this week. billion over four issues.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

To boost sustainable investment in ocean economies, the International Capital Market Association, in partnership with other industry bodies, has consolidated existing blue finance guidance and principles under one framework. As of January 2023, green bonds had raised US$2.5

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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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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Additional clarifications about the definition of a sustainable investment and about Article 8 and Article 9 classifications are expected soon, but in the meantime, caution and thorough due diligence remains key,” said Hortense Bioy, Global Director of Sustainable Research at Morningstar. targeting an allocation of 50%.

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We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU Green Taxonomy is one of the cornerstones of the EU Action Plan on financing sustainable growth and is also the foundation of many other pieces of legislation currently being implemented. The CSRD has already been adopted and will kick in from reporting year 2024.

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Sphera

JANUARY 10, 2022

The idea behind this is to create an economically efficient and sustainable financial system that provides more capital for sustainable investments, and this is how investors are influencing sustainability throughout the economy. Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation SFDR (Effective Jan.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

Quinton said that both nations’ focus on sustainable finance must be on implementation to “drive a just and orderly transition to net zero emissions, improve resilience to climate impacts and unlock capital flows into solutions”.

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Sustainability Update

DECEMBER 15, 2024

With 2024 rapidly drawing to a close, the attention of the ESG and sustainability world has shifted to what lies ahead for businesses, regulators, and governments in 2025. Sustainable finance such as ESG-linked financial products and green bonds are projected to expand rapidly.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

TWh Renewable Energy Purchase Deal with TotalEnergies Energizer Launches Plastic-Free Packaging for Batteries Stockholm Exergi Awarded $1.8 TWh Renewable Energy Purchase Deal with TotalEnergies Energizer Launches Plastic-Free Packaging for Batteries Stockholm Exergi Awarded $1.8 Outflows Accelerate: Morningstar

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Million to Upcycle Plastic Waste into New Products TPG Acquires US Solar Developer Altus Power for $2.2 Million to Upcycle Plastic Waste into New Products TPG Acquires US Solar Developer Altus Power for $2.2 Million to Upcycle Plastic Waste into New Products TPG Acquires US Solar Developer Altus Power for $2.2

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Chris Hall

MARCH 26, 2025

Leo Donnachie, Senior Policy Manager Sustainable Finance at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), thinks this will force many more companies that would otherwise be submitting taxonomy-aligned reports out of scope. The taxonomy is a fundamental cornerstone of the EUs sustainable investing framework, he said.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

And expect the Trump administration to reverse a Biden Department of Labor rule expressly permitting pension trustees to consider ESG issues in investment decisions. But on climate disclosure and fiduciary rights, this will create regulatory confusion more than a firm barrier to sustainable investing. In 2024, large U.S.

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