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Pension Plans Increase Focus on ESG Investing for a Sustainable Future

3BL Media

While a focus on ESG has been prevalent for some time now, this surge in interest has been fueled by Canada’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and an increasing number of stakeholders who expect ESG considerations be integrated into their investment programs.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: EU launches green industrial plan to counter US Inflation Reduction Act; California lawmakers propose rule requiring full value chain emissions disclosure from companies; survey finds large majority of companies boosting spend this year on sustainability initiatives despite headwinds; Amazon sets corporate renewable energy record; (..)

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. And citizens and consumers will have the kind of granular information they need to more effectively target the decision-makers and brands standing in the way of a sustainable future.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Impact Cubed Tools Target Greenwashing

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Impact Cubed, NatureAlpha, Sylvera, Carbon Trust, Themis, Manifest Climate and AirCarbon Exchange. Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.”

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Investing Beyond ESG

Chris Hall

Investors must now apply a double materiality perspective to their sustainable investment process to ensure real economy impacts, according to Louis Bromfield, Lead Sustainable Investment Associate at Foresight Capital Management. What next for sustainable investing?

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No Time to Rest in Passive ESG Market

Chris Hall

Efficient, reliable and trusted benchmarks can cut the cost of sustainable investment, as they allow passive, index-based strategies to support sustainable investment objectives. Passive funds, she said, account for roughly 40% of all US sustainable investment assets under management.

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Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

Chris Hall

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a company transitioning to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 or sooner is in want of a detailed plan. . How do they translate on a net zero journey? UK proposals to mandate climate transition plans are part of wider scrutiny effort. .