Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Investors are overcoming ‘known unknowns’ to address climate and nature risks, as reflected at a Boston roundtable hosted by S&P Global Sustainable1 and ESG Investor. When it comes to making sustainable investments, the future is uncertain, the tools are imperfect, and disclosures are far from complete.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Urtė Karklienė, Sustainability Manager at Oxylabs, says that the technology sector must fully integrate ESG principles not only to reduce compliance risks, but to set the industry on the path to long-term success. Social factors Technology companies also have a unique impact on social issues.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Regulation is becoming an important driver of change, of course, but the dramatic shift that we have seen over the last few years towards more responsible investment in private markets has not been driven by regulation. As investors are a GP’s most important stakeholder, alternative asset managers have responded.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Protected status for ESG investment products could mark the beginning of the end for greenwashing for UK investors. Before long, any asset manager thinking of slapping a ‘sustainable’ or ‘ESG’ label on its investment products for UK clients should think twice – at least.

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Just Capital

AUGUST 11, 2022

Three years since the Business Roundtable dedicated its CEOs to pursuing a stakeholder-driven capitalism and just months before the pandemic helped fuel record growth of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing, the backlash against both has been intense. The feedback? Non-financial metrics are irrelevant.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Despite the outlook Environment, Social and Governance topics have continued to be a key priority among investors, consumers and companies. In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. 2022 Sustainability Summary.

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

But SBTi’s status as the gold standard for companies serious about decarbonising in line with the Paris Agreement took a serious hit last month after a highly public spat between staff and executives. But it also raises questions about whether organisations are fit to assess and accredit the decarbonisation strategies of corporates.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 13, 2022

As cyber-crime increases, investors don’t want to be kept in the dark. . Everyone knows that password protection is the first rule of cybersecurity, but few have been punished as severely for forgetting it as SolarWinds. By choosing the password ‘solarwinds123’, the US software firm opened the door to a calamitous cyber-attack. .

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Carlos Sanchez

APRIL 28, 2021

ESG ratings have become a common instrument to measure companies’ performance. Firms achieving high ESG ratings attract investors, lower their cost of capital and attract talent. In this article you will learn about companies’ shift in purpose , what are and hot to improve ESG ratings and the future of ESG.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The core question is: what must policymakers, corporates and investors do to make good on last year’s pledges and commitments to keep the world on track for net zero by 2050? Carbon comes from everywhere and it’s very difficult to create the scarcity to know exactly what the price should be. Time for action.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'. Its new status is the latest in a string of moves the company has made to boost its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials as it works towards meeting a highly publicized aim of becoming one of the first B Corps certified multinational. Cecilia Keating.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

Of this total, about 90.3% This is especially true as non-economic losses and slow onset events make it harder to define what qualifies as loss and damage. Moreover, recent Oxfam research shows that even when humanitarian aid is appropriate, the global community has not adequately responded to the scale of the need.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

During the three-day event, they hopped into roundtable discussions, offered insights in the event chat and learned about the ever-changing sustainability field. What made you hopeful or inspired during GreenBiz 21? Systems Specialist, Omnidian. Kristina Chu . Senior Environmental Analyst, Gradient . Natalie Gray.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

But how does one go about shifting the actions of thousands of businesses around the world? GHG emissions are what directly contribute to global temperature rise and are therefore the ultimate target of any action to combat climate change. But caring about an issue and managing it effectively are very different things.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

Steep but rapid post-GBF learning curve on nature risks predicted at recent roundtable held by S&P Global Sustainable1 and ESG Investor. That was also the case with climate, but we know from experience that critical mass from lenders and investors encourages firms to put the machinery in place to respond.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at the UNEP FI, says it’s time for biodiversity to take its place alongside climate in investor priorities. Smith says there needs more understanding of the progress already made aligning finance with climate risk, which is set out in Article 2.1c of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. “We

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

The finance sector has been watching environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for years, particularly the gradual progress towards higher expectations from stakeholders and the general public, as well as more defined regulations and standards coming from governments and regulatory bodies. In 2021, the focus on ESG accelerated.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders stepping up. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. Paul, Minnesota.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2023

With the number of ESG proposals filed not necessarily matched by levels of support, PRI Stewardship Specialist Chloe Horne shares tips on how to file successfully. But, while the number of ESG-related shareholder proposals has been rising – 20% between 2021 and 2022 – average support fell from around 32% to 27% in the same period.

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James Militzer

APRIL 8, 2024

Then in 1991-1992, a real estate crisis hit Europe, with 1992 also marking the first European Monetary System crisis, followed by a second one a year later. This paradigm shift is what the Impact Finance Barometer is all about. The first of these financial crises broke out in the U.S.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Anti-trust claims seen as lacking merit, but further ‘anti-ESG’ tactics from politicians are expected in 2023. . This is an unfortunate politicisation of fiduciary duty,” Lubber told ESG Investor. Investors must analyse risk. It’s what they do, it’s who they are.” . “Nothing unique” .

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun," he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. Just keep doing what you’re doing, and others can recognize that passion.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

By not including women at equal levels — in companies, in government, in NGOs and elsewhere — the climate movement is itself experiencing a crisis, they argue. By not including women at equal levels — in companies, in government, in NGOs and elsewhere — the climate movement is itself experiencing a crisis, they argue. "As

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

NIne members of this year’s cohort work are affiliated with some of the world’s most influential companies, including Allbirds, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, MetLife, Moody's Investor Services and Saint-Gobain. The list of their accomplishments is long and growing longer by the day, and they're just getting started.

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