Environmental Finance

MARCH 29, 2023

Banka Slovenije plans to increase its investments in green, social and sustainability bonds to €400 million ($433 million) by the end of 2025 and reduce the carbon footprint of its private sector investments.

Sustainable Investment 45

Sustainable Investment Banking 45

Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

Asset owners need to demonstrate more flexibility and innovation in their approach to sustainable investing, according to leading asset owners speaking at the Alpha Summit event hosted by the CFA Institute this week. . The fifth edition of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance’s biennial review highlighted that US$35.2

Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainable Investment Impact Investing Development Climate Change 52

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 million kroner in 2022 from 9.03

Green Bonds 267

Green Bonds Banking Sustainable Investment 267

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Jenn-Hui Tan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Fidelity International said: “The loss of natural capital is a systematic risk to capital markets, and as such, prioritising and contributing to the health and preservation of our biodiversity and ecosystems is essential. ”

Chief Sustainability Officer 101

Chief Sustainability Officer Sustainable Investment COP26 101

Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Gertler said U of T will divest from all direct investments in fossil fuel firms within 12 months, and divest from pooled investments by 2030. The university will allocate 10% of its $4-billion endowment to sustainable investments by 2025 (the “invest” side of DivestInvest).

Divestment 363

Divestment Net Zero Sustainable Investment COP26 363

ESG Today

MAY 12, 2024

This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs record-breaking carbon removal deal; EY survey finds over half of CEOs say sustainability a higher priority vs one year ago; BCG sustainable aviation deal to cut 100,000 tons of emissions; ERM launches carbon credit consulting business; KKR & HASI launch $2 billion sustainable infrastructure investment partnership; (..)

Supply Chains 98

Supply Chains Supply Chain Net Zero Greenwashing 98

ESG Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The transaction follows the announcement earlier this year of BNPP AM’s 2025 strategic ambitions, which focus primarily on extending its sustainable investing capabilities and offerings, with the goal to become “the sustainable asset manager of reference in Europe.”

Sustainable Investment 95

Sustainable Investment 95

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Alfa Laval Launches Hydrogen Business Unit to Capture Clean Energy Transition Opportunities Southwest Signs Deal to Purchase up to 680 Million Gallons Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made from Wood Waste Merck to Purchase (..)

Supply Chains 97

Supply Chains Supply Chain Decarbonize Sustainable Investment 97

ESG Today

APRIL 24, 2024

Firms with assets under management greater than £50 billion would be required to begin providing product-level disclosures under the SDR from December 2025, and those with AUM greater than £5 billion from December 2026. Click here to access the proposal to extend the SDR to portfolio managers.

Greenwashing 82

Greenwashing Sustainable Investment Development 82

Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2024

But many respondents – including Eurosif – find it insufficiently clear in defining key terms and acknowledge it is used as a de facto labelling regime.” French asset manager Mirova’s response to the commission’s consultation suggested the current definition of Article 8 products was too broad, and the Article 9 definition was “too narrow”.

Sustainable Investment 72

Sustainable Investment Banking 72

ESG Today

JULY 12, 2022

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) unveiled its 2025 strategic ambitions today, focused primarily on extending its sustainable investing capabilities and offerings, with the goal to become “the sustainable asset manager of reference in Europe.”.

Sustainable Investment 86

Sustainable Investment Net Zero Banking 86

3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

trillion by 2025 , while the IoT market is expected to reach $15 trillion by 2025. In less developed countries, Internet adoption is at 19.5%, well below the 35% target that the Broadband Commission has set for 2025, a key milestone to achieving universal connectivity in 2030. The AI market alone is expected to reach $4.5

Digitalization 130

Digitalization Digital Transformation Development Sustainable Investment 130

ESG Today

JULY 22, 2022

Last year, Iberdola announced plans for its financing structure to have an increasingly higher percentage of green and sustainable products, estimated to account for nearly two-thirds of its debt by 2025. Iberdrola has also been actively scaling its clean energy capacity.

Banking 125

Banking Sustainable Investment Development 125

3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Sets interim targets of 1 GW solar by 2025 and net zero for operations by 2030. These include: 1 GW of solar generation capacity (supported by storage) by 2025. Carbon neutral construction by 2025. SOURCE: Prologis. Builds on company’s leadership in green building, solar and more. Publishes 2021-22 ESG Report.

Net Zero 189

Net Zero Logistics Green Bonds Development 189

Corporate Knights

MARCH 22, 2023

The amount of these pension funds’ actual investments labelled as “sustainable” rose to $276 billion in 2021, up from just $163 billion a year earlier. The dashboard shows that sustainable investments composed nearly 13% of the pension funds’ total assets of $2.2 trillion, versus just 7% of $2.1

Net Zero 291

Net Zero Stranded Assets Sustainable Investment Zero Carbon 291

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The investment was announced with the Autumn Statement 2023 delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, forming part of package of £4.5 billion to support strategic manufacturing sectors between 2025 – 2030, which also included £2 billion for zero emission investments in the automotive sector.

Paris Agreement 87

Paris Agreement Sustainable Investment Supply Chains Supply Chain 87

3BL Media

MARCH 6, 2024

CSRD Toolbox Companies operating in the EU face pressure from the expanding ESG regulations under CSRD to disclose their sustainability performance with a data granularity and auditability that – over time – will bring sustainability reporting on par with financial reporting.

Supply Chains 147

Supply Chains Supply Chain Net Zero Sustainable Investment 147

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Much of the action is taking place in Europe, where PwC predicted that ESG funds — "a central tenet of the investment landscape" — could outpace traditional funds by 2025. Still, the markets for sustainable investing and finance are young and the standards are evolving or, in some cases, don’t yet fully exist.

CDP 358

CDP Green Bonds Sustainable Investment Integrated Reporting 358

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5

Sustainable Investment 130

Sustainable Investment Greenwashing Net Zero Academics 130

3BL Media

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Natron's cutting-edge sodium-ion batteries presented an ideal opportunity to both potentially expand our sustainability investment portfolio to our ground operations, and to help make our airport operations more resilient. Learn more about their sustainability investments here: [link].

Manufacturing 243

Manufacturing Carbon Offsets Sustainable Investment Net Zero 243

ESG Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Spanish electric vehicle charging company Zunder announced today a €100 million investment from sustainable investment manager Mirova, aimed at expanding the startup’s ultra-fast EV charging station network across Southern Europe. Daniel Perez, Zunder’s CEO said: “Zunder is changing the way we move.

Net Zero 86

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Decarbonize 86

Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While some investments are neutral (deemed neither “clean” nor “dirty”), in many cases these companies are still investing most of their capital into assets that will either lock in further GHG emissions or become stranded assets as the energy transition takes shape. dollars) through 2030. Whereas just 2.7%

Divestment 358

Divestment CDP Stranded Assets Paris Agreement 358

GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

Water is one of the nine themes that make up the sustainable investment philosophy at Essex. However, William Page, portfolio manager at Essex Investment Management Company, pointed out the other eight themes are all closely connected to water as well. . Essex: Water is an expression of climate change at a local level.

Climate Change 529

Climate Change Manufacturing Zero Carbon Sustainable Investment 529

Corporate Knights

JUNE 7, 2022

The BCGEU resolution, which will be heard at Brookfield’s annual meeting June 10, calls on the massive conglomerate to require two of its affiliated companies with large private equity holdings to set and disclose CO2-emission reduction targets for 2025.

Net Zero 297

Net Zero Banking Sustainable Investment 297

3BL Media

JULY 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: LONDON, July 14, 2022 /3BL Media/ - olam food ingredients ( ofi ), one of the leading green coffee origin exporters in the world, today announces that its coffee teams in 18 origins around the world have reached 105,000 farmers with sustainability support - over halfway towards a target of 200,000 by 2025.

Supply Chains 130

Supply Chains Supply Chain Regenerative Manufacturing 130

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In her new role, Ho will lead the firm’s stewardship activities in Asia Pacific, including researching key corporate governance issues, undertaking direct and collaborative engagement on sustainable themes and working with policymakers on issues relating to sustainable finance.

Net Zero 77

Net Zero Climate Change Sustainable Investment Development 77

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

“Considering the anti-greenwashing guidance is yet to be finalised, the timeline may pose challenges,” Louisa Guy, Policy Analyst at the Principles for Responsible Investment, told ESG Investo r.

Greenwashing 59

Greenwashing Sustainable Investment 59

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. In the coming years, the EU’s Solar Strategy foresees 320 gigawatts (GW) by 2025 and 600GW by 2030 alone.

Net Zero 64

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Manufacturing Green Investing 64

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The TSP outlines how the 86 alliance members, with a collective US$11 trillion in assets, can align their sub-portfolio decarbonisation targets with net zero.

Net Zero 72

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Banking Development 72

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But she also noted that EUDR was seen as “somewhat protectionist” and presented additional risk of tensions between countries.

Net Zero 69

Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain Sustainable Investment 69

Corporate Knights

JUNE 28, 2023

And it plans to double that by 2025. As a pure-play renewable-energy business, the company scored top marks on sustainable revenue and sustainable investment, which were both at 100%. Becoming an expert in deploying energy-storage technologies is part of Innergex’s strategic plan for 2020 to 2025. Today, the $870.5-million

Development 130

Development Sustainable Investment Decarbonize 130

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

billion in low-carbon and renewable energy infrastructure by 2025. billion) in green assets, and £2.5

Net Zero 69

Net Zero Green Bonds Sustainable Investment 69

Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 17, 2023

The workshop, "Finance for a Zero Deforestation Amazon", was convened with a shared understanding that finance is at the heart of any solution to sustainable development challenges in the region. At the end of the discussion, participants identified five key challenges to be addressed for a zero deforestation Amazon.

Banking 52

Banking Development Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2024

This includes 66 asset owners. The existing iteration will operate as usual throughout the review process, the FRC said. In many ways, it sets a challenge for asset owners in holding their managers to account for better delivery.

Stewardship Code 72

Stewardship Code Net Zero Value Creation Sustainable Investment 72

Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including RLAM, LOIM, Synthesis, Putnam, Victory Hill, and DWS. . Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has this week announced the launch of its Sustainable Growth Fund.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Zero Carbon Digitalization 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

Based on the draft delegated acts, companies and financial market participants (FMPs) will have to disclose their Taxonomy-eligibility under the new activities in 2025 based on the reference period of fiscal year 2024.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Sustainable Investment Development Manufacturing 52

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.

Net Zero 147

Net Zero Divestment Banking Stranded Assets 147