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SFDR: Market Divided on Future of Article 8, 9 Funds

Chris Hall

Market participants flag importance of double materiality to enhance Article 8/9 definition alignment, stress need to recognise transition strategies.

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How the US Is Running Away with Green Investment

Chris Hall

Despite its lauded Green Taxonomy , which should position the EU to rival the US, limited State aid, ambiguity of the legislation, and a lack of incentives and legal obligations imposed on companies, has resulted in limited uptake from investors in Europe and delays in tangible action.

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How Millennials Can Make an Impact With Their Money

3BL Media

In spite of this interest in sustainable finance, confusion about sustainable investing prevails. First, many investors – as many as 70 percent, according to Morgan Stanley – continue to believe that there is a trade-off between “greeninvesting and returns, despite ample evidence to the contrary. Here's how. .

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La Banque Postale Launches €1 Billion Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund

ESG Today

According to La Banque Postale, the new impact debt fund, classified as Article 8 under the SFDR regulation, will provide long-term support for projects that make a substantial contribution to mitigating climate change or are committed to decarbonizing their operations. .”

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Catherine McKenna on Carbon Tax, Green Investments, Election

Carbon 49

Share This Article. We’re committed to the policies that work that create the incentives. And as I always say like we owe this to our kids and our grandkids and we could do it.

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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

In a 2021 article in the Boston Review , he argues that nuclear energy could accelerate the energy transition and reduce emissions in places with stable, centralized grids, but these hard-energy systems are dependent on bureaucratic state planning.

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Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments

GreenBiz

Building on previous commitments that increase green investments or restrict financing to certain high-emitting activities, recent pledges add to growing evidence that banks are taking a more holistic approach to the climate emergency. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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