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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

Church investors dared to come to annual meetings to ask questions, or even worse, church investors filed shareholder proposals,” she wrote in a 2018 blog about her early work. EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. Both divestment and shareholder action have a role.

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Russia: Sanctions and divestment. The case for a nuanced approach

Tobias Webb

Likewise, companies in all sectors have been rushing to divest of holdings in Russia , or halt operations there. This piece examines sanctions and corporate divestments through a slightly more sceptical lens. These measures will, the mainstream logic goes, eventually cripple Russia, and force a volte face in her policy to Ukraine.

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Take Five: Immediately and Gradually

Chris Hall

As well as outlining the negative consequences of waiting, an accompanying blog noted the costs will be highest for fossil-fuel exporters and energy-intensive emerging market economies, requiring countries to “cooperate more on finance and technology needed to reduce costs – and share more of the required know-how”.

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What is Ethical Consumerism?

Steven Mintz

For starters, you can conduct research on what type of investments your bank holds. Many of the largest banks are major investors in the fossil fuel industry. In addition to divesting from unethical stocks, you can make investments in companies that make a positive change in a practice called  impact investing. Environment,

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From Russia in Haste

Chris Hall

Meanwhile in the asset management sector, Legal & General Investment Management said it would divest from Russian sovereign debt and the manager has reduced total exposure to 0.1% of AUM or £1.3 billion. . of AUM. .

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From China’s stand to Walmart’s wish list: A Climate Week news cheat sheet

GreenBiz

Morgan Stanley, along with Bank of America and Citigroup, has agreed to deeper disclosure.) And the mayors of 12 cities — representing 36 million residents — announced their plans to divest from fossil fuels. Morgan Stanley offered its own twist with a promise to reach "net-zero financed emissions" by the critical 2050 timeframe.