3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

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

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This included the creation of the firm’s net zero investment framework, portfolio analytics tool, scenario modelling and climate reporting. Promoting private credit Hay will lead the development and execution of the sustainable investing strategy for Fidelity’s private credit capabilities.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Transition Capital will source and invest in proprietary transition-focused opportunities across asset classes and geographies, and develop new investment strategies and funds, working with BlackRock’s Sustainable and Transition Solutions, Alternatives Sustainable Investing teams, and the Global Product Group.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2022

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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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Puro.earth’s high integrity carbon removals, the CO2 Removal Certificate (CORC), are in line with the guidance of Oxford Principles for net zero, providing companies with a much-needed tool in their efforts to reach their net zero targets. 1 Not categorized as ESG products and services for financial reporting.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Among those involved are nonprofits including Carbon Tracker, CarbonPlan, Hudson Carbon, OceanCarbon, RMI, WattTime and the Earthrise Alliance, and tech companies Bluesky Analytics and Hypervine. Sustainable investments should grow as divestment from carbon-intensive industries intensifies.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 17, 2023

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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Chris Hall

APRIL 29, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Moody’s ESG Solutions, BlackRock, SDI AOP, MarketAxess, MSCI, Fitch Ratings and Euroclear. The implementation of SDG-aligned investment strategies requires quality data with specific analytical methodologies.

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Chris Hall

JULY 22, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including OS-Climate, CIPFA, Isio, ICE, Urgentum and Banca March. . Urgentem provides Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions data, analytics and tools for more than 30,000 publicly listed and privately held securities.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including S&P DJI, Impact Cubed, Apex, Sweep, K2 Integrity, RepRisk, ICE, and Confluence. . Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched the iBoxx EUR Corporates Net Zero 2050 Paris-Aligned ESG Index.

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

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. .

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Dow Jones, Arabesque, Snowflake, Qontigo, Util, ESGdatapoint and RightShip. .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

The UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) hit a significant milestone last week with the release of its final set of transition plan resources to help businesses mobilise finance for the net zero transition.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK, Climate Solutions, Willis Towers Watson, Actis, and Persefoni. He also contributed to the drafting of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy and the upcoming UK Government Green Finance Strategy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Climate TRACE, MSCI, EcoAct, Deloitte, Persefoni and Deepki. . Data, analytics and research services provider MSCI has expanded its Implied Temperature Rise (ITR) metrics to include funds and indexes.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including NatureAlpha, Verdantix, Solactive, Minerva Analytics, Euronext, Joulea, and Clarity AI. German index provider Solactive has acquired ESG research, stewardship support and proxy voting agency Minerva Analytics.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 11, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including NN Investment Partners, SDI AOP, ESG Book, ISS ESG, Likvidi, Alcumus. The Eurosystem central banks last year defined their common stance for applying climate-related sustainable investment principles.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Persefoni, ISS ESG, BNPP AM, Ortec Finance, ESG Book, MSCI, SIX, Urgentem and Likvidi. . These requirements include regulatory reporting of emissions data and tracking alignment to net zero and climate goals.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AXA Investment Managers, HSBC Bank Pension Trust, BeyondNetZero, Xpansiv, and GRI. AXA Investment Managers has made three appointments in its corporate governance and stewardship team.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including GRI, Sustainalytics, ISS ESG, CDP, Diginex, Esgaia and Normative. . ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics firm Sustainalytics ? GRI 12 will come into effect for reporting from January 2024. .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2022

Oil and gas companies are inconsistent in their commitments to reducing their Scope 3 emissions, according to a separate report by Scope ESG, the sustainability analytics arm of Scope Ratings. Scope ESG said that “sustainable investment as a share of revenues remains below 2.5% a year on a constant revenue basis”. .

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including MSCI, Bloomberg, RepRisk, Pathzero and IETA. . Zurich-based ESG data science company RepRisk has launched a new biodiversity risk tool, RepRisk Geospatial Analytics.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

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. Indonesia has committed to a net zero emission target by 2060.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including the ISSB, Hymans Robertson, 2DII, ACA Group, Edison, UKSIF and Util. . Olivia Mooney joins as RI Consultant from the Principles for Responsible Investment and will be the stewardship lead in the team.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Discussing climate and nature risks at roundtable hosted in Hong Kong in early October by ESG Investor and S&P Global Sustainable 1, organisations acknowledged the links between the two. “If After a challenging period for investment over the past several years, they do not want to put an extra limitation on their investment decisions.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

When it comes to making sustainable investments, the future is uncertain, the tools are imperfect, and disclosures are far from complete. This past year, we worked to provide net zero signatories with the opportunity to fulfil their net zero reporting requirement through their annual PRI reporting submission.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This is why we are delighted that IIGCC has been selected to collaborate with partners in this space to develop the Nature Action 100 initiative, leveraging our experience in supporting successful corporate engagements on climate change and net zero in a new area. Andrew Niebler, co-founder, Karner Blue Capital, LLC.,

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including Franklin Templeton, Ninety One, Robeco, Mirova, Adam Street Partners, ThomasLloyd and NGFS. We are confident that Anne’s expertise will take our efforts on sustainable investing to the next level.”

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Chris Hall

JUNE 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including 2DII, RMI, Nasdaq, Clarity AI, ISSB, Integrum and Accenture. . The think tank also launched a climate stress test simulation game in partnership with the University of London’s SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“Finding investible projects can be a challenge. There is sometimes a lack of projects with the scale and risk/return profile to attract institutional investment,” said Laura Kaliszewski, Global Head of Client Sustainable Investment Solutions, at Natixis Investment Management.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including S&P, Sustainable Fitch, Moody’s, FactSet, Alveo and APX. The post This Week’s Tech and Tools News: S&P Offers Net Zero 2050 Benchmarks appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

In February, UK-based Brunel Pension Partnership announced it is embarking on a pilot with S&P Trucost to develop a “biodiversity footprint” to enhance the asset owner’s analytics and disclosures across these themes.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Notably, the alternative space includes investments that span the ESG spectrum, from impact investments to green infrastructure, indicating a preference for ESG-earmarked capital to be invested along more traditional lines. They are being forced to look beyond traditional asset classes for risk-adjusted returns.”.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Bloomberg, Normative, Sugi, ISS ESG, FE fundinfo and MSCI. . The methodology is based on four core principles: net zero focus, completeness, reliability, and transparency.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including ISS ESG, MSCI, Persefoni, PwC, Workiva, 9fin, Sphera, and Liquidnet. . Data, analytics and research services provider MSCI has launched Risk Insights, the first module of a new analytics platform, MSCI Insights.

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