Chris Hall

OCTOBER 12, 2022

He said investors are doing so on the back of fewer barriers to such investment vehicles, while a rise in third-party services, such as ESG data and analytics support, is aiding trustees in venturing into non-traditional asset classes. They are being forced to look beyond traditional asset classes for risk-adjusted returns.”.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2024

Herein lies the analytical fallacy; the drive to attribute product contribution to ESG and real-world outcomes at product level, rather than as an enabling force. Although negative from a long-term sustainability perspective, both are entirely coherent from a short(er) term return standpoint.

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Climate Change Analytics Net Zero Divestment 69

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.

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Paris Agreement Net Zero Climate Change Banking 81

Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2022

Asset managers and owners plan to increase investment in renewable energy and social infrastructure over the next three to five years, according to a research report from Boston Consulting Group and EDHECinfra , an analytics arm of the EDHEC Business School focused on the unlisted infrastructure asset class.

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Value Creation Divestment Analytics Development 52

James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

One of the most important teaching tools for these students are business case studies , because they allow them to develop the key skills of problem solving, quantitative and qualitative analytical thinking, decision-making, and coping with ambiguity — skills that will serve them well in designing the energy solutions of the future.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

Increasingly, discussions in hard-to-abate sectors revolve around determining the points at which policymakers need to intervene and where investors can and should focus their efforts to ensure the best results.

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Net Zero Climate Change Paris Agreement Divestment 52

Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2023

“However, we want to do more by connecting across sectors and addressing barriers that are not specific to any one company, such as policy barriers.” Benchmark 2.0 The unwillingness of oil and gas majors, including BP, Shell and Total among others, to align with climate goals recently saw them excluded by the CoEPB and Church Commissioners.

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Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change Divestment 52

3BL Media

MAY 26, 2022

One exemplary company is LimeLoop , which offers retailers everything they need, including reusable packaging, reverse logistics, visibility, and analytics. The good news is that circular business principles such as designing for reuse and recycling are gaining ground in the industry.

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ESG Today

MARCH 15, 2023

anti-ESG push has seen Florida pull $2 billion in assets from BlackRock’s management, had the firm placed on a list of ESG-supporting asset managers subject to potential divestment by Texas, and subject to accusations of “boycotting” energy companies by 19 state Attorneys General. Click here to access the letter.

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Divestment Analytics Climate Change Banking 95