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Macquarie’s GIG Invests in US Renewable Energy Platform Galehead

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Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced today an investment in US-based renewable energy development platform Galehead Development, aimed at helping the company advance 6 GW of renewable energy projects and commercialize its geospatial and land analytics platform. for the energy transition.

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M&G Appoints Kathy Ryan as its First Chief Sustainability Officer

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She has also held senior global research, risk management and product development roles at firms including Amundi, Aviva Investors, Credit Agricole and JP Morgan, and founded ESG investment research and analytics firm Global Green Investments.

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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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From Rhetoric to Practice

Chris Hall

Notwithstanding the concerns around benchmarks and passive instruments, ESG/SDG investing is experiencing a sustained mega trend in terms of capital being allocated to these types of investments. The United Nations estimates that getting to net zero carbon emissions will require investments of US$32 trillion in the next 10 years.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Bloomberg Launches Global GSS Bond Indices

Chris Hall

This framework will provide enterprises with a scientific, standardised, and comparable way of measuring progress toward net zero emissions, serving as an open-source public framework developed with support from expert advisors across academia and business, including the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, Nordea, and Planet Mark.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

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UK Commits to Net Zero Domestic Aviation and Airports by 2040. UK High Court Orders Government to Provide Details on Plans to Hit Net Zero Targets. ICE Acquires Emissions Data and Analytics Provider Urgentem. Natixis Launches Green Debt Product Enabling Clients to Support Financing of Renewable Energy Projects.