GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Some previously untargeted companies, brands, institutional investors and geographies will be thrust into the limelight as central problems in the battle against climate change. As a result, we can expect to see personal, political and business incentives tilt in favor of more action to combat climate change.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The joint committee of Europe’s three primary financial regulatory agencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) announced today proposals to add disclosures to the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) relating to investments in fossil gas and nuclear energy activities.

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

By navigating the complexities of SFDR, investors can reduce carbon footprints, support the transition and contribute to a more sustainable future , says Pedro Carvalheiro, Head of Capital M arkets at He avyFinance. SFDR offers three main classifications: Article 6, Article 8, and Article 9.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The sustainable investment community already is engaged in this effort, channeling dollars to companies with better environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. One in every three professionally managed dollars in the United States — $17 trillion — is invested with an ESG focus. Sponsored Article. Contributors.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2022

Read Cynthia's full article, featuring JLL's latest research study and their new Global Sustainability Report, here - [link]. But with approximately 80% of existing building stock set to still be standing in 2050, meeting this net zero goal is a huge challenge for the real estate sector.

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3BL Media

MARCH 23, 2022

It will be a major challenge – for many an existential one – even if climate change is addressed effectively. Read their complete article and watch a video interview with Mr. Schumann here - [link]. Scarcity of fresh, clean water will be a defining issue for the 21st century for companies and communities.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 19, 2021

Over time, this virtuous cycle would result in a more sustainable form of capitalism. And I don't believe it will without deeper systemic changes. That's the argument I make in an article that Harvard Business Review has just published, "Overselling Sustainability Reporting: Don’t Confuse Output with Impact.” .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 25, 2023

Further, funds with a carbon reduction objective under Article 9 can be actively managed and don’t have to passively track EU PABs/CTBs.

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3BL Media

JUNE 6, 2022

Then, Slow Money came on the scene to address the investing side of things. Read Woody's full article here - [link]. ==. Slow food became a movement, linking hundreds of thousands of consumers, producers, chefs and food activists in many scores of countries, in support of indigenous food culture and biodiversity.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Clearly there has been an explosion of interest and involvement in ESG or Sustainable and Responsible Impact Investing (SRI), especially in the last decade. Read SRI industry icon Tim Smith's full article here - [link]. ==. And here is where it is going.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways. Sustainable investing strategies have ascended quickly in the last 10 years. For more great analysis of ESG and sustainable finance, sign up for GreenFin Weekly , our free email newsletter.). José Miguel Salazar. trillion in AUM, 31.7

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

"We are excited to join PCAF and to support the important work they are leading to build a methodology for global banks' efforts to track and measure climate change risks," said Audrey Choi, Morgan Stanley's chief sustainability officer and CEO of the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing.

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ESG Today

MARCH 9, 2023

Global investment manager Franklin Templeton announced the launch of the Franklin MSCI Emerging Markets Paris Aligned Climate UCITS ETF, a new exchange traded fund for European investors, investing in emerging market securities transitioning to a low carbon economy. and Europe-focused funds.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The European launch follows the introduction last year in Canada by Manulife of its Global Climate Action strategy, which utilizes a selection process based on the Paris Agreement and science-based targets to invest in companies that are making positive contributions to climate change.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

LCIF is expected to deploy typical initial ticket-sized investments of €10-40 million to European and North American growth-stage companies innovating towards a net-zero economy by 2050 and building operating systems for climate change issues.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Manulife Financial’s global wealth and asset management business Manulife Investment Management announced today the launch of the Manulife Forest Climate Fund, aimed at providing investors with the opportunity to invest in nature and climate change mitigation, and delivering value through carbon credits.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2023

Ex-Invesco Research Director Hazra to Lead First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute, with research planned on engagement, human rights, biodiversity and diversity beyond gender. Other recent reports covered microplastics, microfibres and the challenges of the “rapid evolution” of sustainable investment for fund governance.

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Strategic Sustainability Consulting

JULY 13, 2022

While Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings are becoming more prominent with over $120 billion funneled into sustainable investments in 2021 (more than double the $51 billion from 2020), these ratings are an imperfect effort for sharing relevant information with investors.

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ESG Today

JULY 1, 2022

Sustainable investment firm responsAbility and asset manager ESG Asset Management (ESG-AM) announced the launch of the Transition to Net Zero Bond Fund. Building materials companies are coming increasingly in focus on the fight against climate change, due to the carbon intensity of their primary products.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Ignoring the realities of climate change — and recognizing the disparate impacts that environmental harms have on systemically vulnerable populations — compels me to continue finding collaborative solutions and frameworks that can work for us all, the "tide that lifts all boats.". Global sustainability expert at SDG Advocate.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By: Bruno Sarda, TMT Climate Change & Sustainability Services Leader, Ernst & Young LLP Leaders from across the globe recently reconvened for the World Economic Forum’s 53rd annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and covered everything from the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, to the state of the global economy and more.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

As part of a larger package of regulatory updates, the Commission published updates to the current Climate Delegated Act , including the introduction of new activities associated with both climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives. This article was co-authored by Tazegul Taganova, Sustainable Finance Analyst at Briink.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) was founded in June 2021 to provide a framework for corporations and financial institutions to assess, manage and report on their dependencies and impacts on nature beyond climate change.

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Jon Hale

JANUARY 7, 2022

End of Week Notes How Bloomberg Businessweek’s takedown of MSCI’s ESG Ratings got it wrong Sustainable investing has attracted its share of criticism lately. Further complicating matters, sustainable investing has not sprung forth as a unified, fully developed investment approach. To the contrary, this idea?—?that

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including HSBC AM, RLAM, LOIM, Algebris Investments and TLEI. . HSBC Asset Management has launched the HGIF Global Emerging Markets Corporate Sustainable Bond fund. We look forward to accelerating our pipeline momentum.”

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

Assets in European impact funds increased by 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, as demand for the classification increases in the wake of greenwashing claims against funds elsewhere in the sustainable investment universe. of total European funds’ net assets currently follow an impact investing approach.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2022

Jordan Locke, a recruitment consultant in Acre's Global Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing Team, sat down with Business Insider alongside a group of industry experts to discuss the current ESG talent shortage, ‘greenwashing’ and the rapid pace of change. . Written by Rebecca Ungarino | 26th January 2022.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

The MEE wants to have a scientific and clear methodology to assure the quality of the CCER,” said Dr Guo Peiyuan, Chairman of SynTao Green Finance – the founding organisation of China’s Sustainable Investment Forum.   The CCER will now focus on four initial sectors: afforestation, solar power generation, offshore wind and mangrove planting.

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Jon Hale

APRIL 29, 2022

But it doesn’t seem to reflect what the exact same investors on the survey actually think about sustainable investing. The Schwab UK survey prompted me to look for similar evidence on what individual investors in the United States think about sustainable investing. About half of U.S. respondents? About half of U.S.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including HSBC AM, Ninety One, OnePlanetCapital, Mirova, Omnes and Bank of America. . HSBC Asset Management has expanded its sustainable equity ETF range with the launch of the HSBC Europe ex-UK Sustainable Equity UCITS ETF.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

Supporting resilience and just transition are as important as climate mitigation, says Lihuan Zhou, Associate at the World Resources Institute’s Sustainable Finance Center. Sustainable investing is a key part of curbing climate change, and the sector is showing some signs of progress.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including OnePlanetCapital, Cardano Advisory, Marsh, Brown Advisory and Xpansiv. Anthony Chant has been appointed as Investment Director at OnePlanetCapital , the climate change focused early-stage venture capital fund.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

trillion annually but attracted just US$13 billion in sustainable investment over the past decade; achieving SDG 14 will require US$174.5 The ocean economy is estimated to be worth US$2.5

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Shareholder proposals provide an early warning signal of risks and opportunities for management and boards," said Heidi Welsh, executive director of the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2). Second, in connection with smaller shareholders, Main Street investors, who will be dramatically disadvantaged by the changes we adopt today.".

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The current downside is that unlike climate change, there are currently no regulatory targets for businesses on biodiversity and so these markets tend to lag behind the pricing of carbon codes. And just like the implied temperature risk factor in climate change, the rate of deforestation is a critical metric when tracking biodiversity.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

C higher than in the pre-industrial era, the physical effects of climate change have already started to materialize. ([1], Natural disasters have always occurred, but climate change is making them more frequent and more intense. trillion investment in adaptation measures [9]. 1], [3], [4]). Pörtner, D.C.

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