Corporate Knights

JULY 14, 2022

I first met Moira Hutchinson in 1987 when I was working on the first of my series of books on responsible investment. EE: There’s a general concern about greenwashing and the dissonance between what many companies say they believe about ESG issues and what they are actually doing. And what can investors do about it?

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

UK Regulator Targets Greenwashing with New Sustainable Investment Labels and Disclosure Rules. RBC Sets Goals to Reduce Emissions in Loan Book. Triodos Commits to Reduce Emissions in Loan Book and Investments 32% by 2030. Deutsche Bank Sets Scope 3 Emissions Reduction Targets for Carbon-Intensive Sectors. Operations.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

He’s proud to say that Bard’s MBA in Sustainability is the only one on offer at Bard; in his view, the “conventional” MBA – that either ignores sustainability or treats it as a nice-to-have elective – belongs in the history books. The Bard program also wants to upend demographic trends.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

From an emissions standpoint, Climate Week 2020 may go in the books as the greenest of all time. . bank to commit to net-zero emissions generated from its financing activities by 2050. . Because yahoos such as me write critical columns about how they’re greenwashing or failing to do enough. Sessions and panels were virtual.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 28, 2022

Once approved by the European Commission, banks will have to start making climate disclosures in 2023, with full phase-in by June 2024. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final standards for how European banks will have to disclose their contribution to the region’s climate targets.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This week in ESG news: EU adopts new law against greenwashing; Walmart reaches 1 billion ton supply chain emissions reduction milestone; S&P forecasts $1 trillion sustainable bond market in 2024; Airbus, TotalEnergies launch sustainable aviation fuel partnership; Verizon invests $1 billion in renewable energy; EU lawmakers agree to certification (..)

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Edouard Stenger

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This might be utopian, but scientific research and entire books such as Project Drawdown and its sequel, Regeneration , are full of regenerative solutions. Change your banking as Big Oil loves Big Bank and it’s reciprocal (and disgusting). But the less resources you will consume, the more resilient you will be.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.” The training tool has been accredited by the London Institute of Banking and Finance. The domestic Indonesian carbon market will be linked to ACX’s international client order book.

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ESG Today

JUNE 26, 2022

Australian Securities Regulator Warns it’s on the Lookout for Greenwashing. ESG Data Platform ESG Book Raises $35 Million. Bank of America Sources 160 MW of Solar Energy to Power Operations. UK Launches “Green Nudge” Initiative to Encourage Sustainable Investment Choices. Canada Moves to Eliminate Single Use Plastics.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Eric Lam 26, Gatineau, QC economic advisor on energy transition and finance, Environment and Climate Change Canada Between 2019 and 2021, private banks and financial institutions invested US$1.5 He also advises public banks on greening their investments. trillion in coal. Eric Lam is trying to put a stop to that.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Concerns over greenwashing have accelerated efforts by regulators and standard setters to develop and introduce more robust forms of disclosure and measurement to the burgeoning ESG investing market, he suggests. To date, Chile and Uruguay are the only sovereigns to have launched SLBs.

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We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU Green Taxonomy was designed to accelerate the flow of money into green companies and projects, while simultaneously protecting investors from greenwashing accusations. Our analysis also shows that financial companies appear to overestimate the share of their loans and investments on their books that are covered by the Taxonomy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The need for reform of the global financial architecture has been building, and was acknowledged in October’s annual World Bank / IMF meetings. The launch of a new book on responsible investment in the fixed income markets this week may help to mobilise this latent capacity for change.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Goldman Sachs ‘s and Deutsche Bank’s DWS) for exaggerating claims about their products’ sustainability credentials. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

He also put pressure on other companies to begin the transition towards decarbonization, “Those companies that set goals for 2050 but not 2030 are indeed practicing greenwashing.” Mark Lewis from BNP Paribas Asset Management discussed the encouraging movement among asset owners to decarbonize.

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ESG Today

JULY 23, 2023

Cities Government & Regulators Australia to Launch Decarbonization Plans for Key Sectors Biden Launches $20 Billion Climate and Clean Tech Project Financing Programs Australia Releases Rules for Sustainability Claims to Fight Greenwashing by Companies ESG Reporting & Disclosure Norway’s $1.3

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

We’ve globalized culture (films, books, TV series) and supply chains. Either way, a lot of multinational banks will have to add new elements to their ESG reporting systems. Professor Yilin Shi (a CSRHub subscriber) reported evidence that many companies may be “greenwashing” their supply chains. SOURCE: CSRHub.

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Just Capital

JUNE 10, 2022

For more on the book, read our interview with Gelles. “We The Financial Times chronicles “ how ESG came to a reckoning ,” unpacking the rapidly growing partisan pushback and why the DWS/Deutsche Bank “greenwashing” raid and the war in Ukraine should be a wake up call to the industry to increase clarity, standardization, and accountability.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

Roman Krznaric’s book " The Good Ancestor " is an important antidote to redirect our thinking away from apathy and fear. However, the present moment presents an extraordinary opportunity for public engagement around a different agenda for the future.

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Just Capital

JANUARY 30, 2022

And at Bank of America , nearly all employees will benefit from the distribution of $1 billion of restricted stock in a move tailored to this era of “the Great Resignation.”. Peter Vanham, Head of Communications at the World Economic Forum , responding to the criticisms levied at the organization in the new book “Davos Man.”.

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