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IIGCC Offers Ratios to Track Portfolios’ Climate Impact

Chris Hall

New report provides guidance to asset owners on closing net zero investment gap. . Asset owners should track their contributions to climate change mitigation by calculating the green investment ratio of portfolios and assets, according to a recent report by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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UK Must “Harness the Power” of its Green Taxonomy – GTAG

Chris Hall

Levick added that several national entities, including the UK Infrastructure Bank and the British Business Bank plan to utilise the green taxonomy to guide investment decisions.

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Study of EU 100 largest companies shows streamlining and precision needed for optimal EU Green Taxonomy

We Mean Business Coalition

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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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

Skip to ranking BY Shawn McCarthy January 17, 2024 As 2023 came to a close, the World Meteorological Organization declared it to be the hottest year on record. In the 2024 Global 100 ranking, the top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% the year prior.

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Delays Stoke Doubt Over UK Green Finance Policies

Chris Hall

COP27 deadline for Green Finance Strategy likely to be missed, as investors await details on sustainable investment framework. Investors are expecting details this week on the new UK government’s strategy on energy and inflation, but time is running out for updates on key climate and green finance policies ahead of COP27.

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FCA Challenged on Backdoor for Fossil Fuel Firms

Chris Hall

“If you want to actually drive investment into properly green, properly regulated funds that aren’t lying about their green credentials, surely you have to have standards that allow that to happen,” she said. The proposed labels are expected to apply from 2024.

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Legislative Carrot Feeds US Climate Transition

Chris Hall

“It’s an unparalleled and historic piece of climate legislation that’s likely to be a significant catalyst for driving investment into the country’s [net zero] transition for years to come,” says Nikita Singhal, Co-Head of Sustainable Investment and ESG at Lazard Asset Management. gigawatts (GW) by 2024.