Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement. But 40% of the reductions came from divesting, or selling off, dirty assets, which from the atmosphere’s perspective is akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
Corporate Knights
JULY 11, 2023
The Church of England has announced it will divest from Shell, finally acknowledging the failure of more than a decade of investor efforts to convince the oil and gas sector to align with global climate goals. The respected investor is now divesting from all fossil fuels by the end of 2023 and will no longer try to engage with oil and gas.
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ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
HSBC Asset Management unveiled a new policy today to phase out its investments in coal-fired power and thermal coal mining, with plans to ramp engagement with companies on transitioning away from thermal coal, and to divest from companies over time with inadequate transition plans. C objectives or clear divestment pathways.
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Pledge to divest over next two years follows mounting pressure from protesters. Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) has announced it will stop investing in companies in the fossil fuel sector that do not commit to the Paris Agreement and ambitions outlined at COP26. Setting a 1.5°C
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 They can also divest from high-emitting industries such as thermal coal production. trillion USD in fossil fuels.
Chris Hall
APRIL 25, 2022
Aligning investment portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement requires engagement with the real economy, said Claudia Bolli, Head of Responsible Investing, Swiss Re. Alignment is not just about divestment, said Bolli, but about a “collaborative mindset” that uses engagement to steer investee companies on the right path. .
Chris Hall
APRIL 19, 2024
For example, an asset manager may have a limited carbon footprint and can appear to be on track to net zero by divesting its high-carbon assets, however such action is effectively passing the problem onto someone else. Some companies may also need to tap into some form of government support.
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