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Their land, their call: When economic reconciliation and climate justice conflict

Corporate Knights

When those 16 nations went to the bank for financing, they were told there was no point in trying. In the era of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the definition of the phrase “free, prior and informed consent” is still a battleground.

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Will new global standard for corporate sustainability reporting corral wild west of ESG?

Corporate Knights

It leaves the definition of materiality up to each company to determine, although this will likely be subject to verification by external auditors. This could enable banks or fossil fuel companies , for example, to under-report climate risks or metrics based on an argument that fossil fuels will be needed for many years to come.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

With the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and environmental groups all in agreement, he added, “getting rid of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies is now a common sense bottom line.” The new guidelines detail the process and definitions behind the oil and gas subsidy phaseout. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets?

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Stranded Workers a Risk in Unjust Transition

Chris Hall

LSE GRI’s new just transition guidance follows a report published last year which called on asset owners to enhance their scrutiny of social aspects in investee companies’ net zero strategies, signalling their expectations through manager selection and engagement policies. Future iterations .

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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

“Let’s bear in mind that the definition of a green swan event is that, contrary to a normal financial event, it is not probable; it’s certain it is happening,” he says, noting that the only uncertain or unqualified element is its rate of acceleration.

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Energy Efficiency Must Move “Higher up the Agenda”

Chris Hall

At the heart of that guidance is a tool called the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CCREM) which has been funded by the EU and a number of major institutional investors, including the Dutch pension funds APG, PGGM and Norges Bank Investment Management.

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

All this suggests 2024 will prove a difficult and perhaps pivotal year for asset owners looking to make headway on their net zero commitments. It could also accelerate the nascent shift toward a broader definition of stewardship, as well as a possible rethink around the obligations of fiduciary duty. Lee suggests not. “In