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Take Five: Europe’s Green Brigade Takes Shape 

Chris Hall

Sustainable investment opportunities and risks are slowly beginning to emerge as Europe outlines its plans to rearm. The EC presented its Readiness 2030 white paper, outlining its strategic priorities for rebuilding Europes defence capabilities, and provided more detail on its 800 billion (US$867 billion) ReArm Europe plan.

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Robeco Opens up Access to Sustainable Investing IP

ESG Today

International asset manager Robeco announced today a new program to open up access to its sustainable investing intellectual property with the launch of its Sustainable Investing Open Access Initiative. Granting clients and academics access to our SDG data and methodology is only the first step.”

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Most Canadians want their investments to align with climate action

Corporate Knights

If done well and implemented quickly, these policy promises would make the financial sector more sustainable and help Canada reach its 2030 emission-reduction commitments. Yet many Canadian banks, pension funds, insurers and large companies still underinvest in clean energy and disproportionately invest in oil, gas and coal.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.

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Take Five: Greenhushing is Over

Chris Hall

The COP28 pledge to triple renewable energy investment by 2030 is off track, despite reaching record levels in 2023, according to a BloombergNEF report tactically published in time to prick the conscience of global leaders as they pass through the 79 th UN General Assembly (UNGA).

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Sovereign Wealth Funds’ Social Focus

Chris Hall

For example, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), with US$700 billion AUM, is the main catalyst for the country’s Vision 2030. As such, it is investing in projects aligned with the goal of increased economic, social and cultural diversification. Similar to the ADF, the PIF is investing in the innovation economy.

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Status Quo a Barrier to Africa’s Future as Green Superpower

Chris Hall

Despite growing sustainable investment opportunities across Africa, “business-as-usual” finance system reinforces funding gap. The AFAC report said the investment opportunity to build climate resilience in Africa represents US$3 trillion by 2030, adding that just 0.1% Africa received US$29.5 billion in 2020, CPI said.