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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

I first met Moira Hutchinson in 1987 when I was working on the first of my series of books on responsible investment. She was generous with her time and provided a wealth of insight into “ethical investing,” as responsible investing was known then. . Climate change cannot be addressed by only changing your portfolio.

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Investors demand more corporations conduct ‘racial audits’

Corporate Knights

bank to agree to a racial audit. It’s no longer enough for companies to form diversity committees or hold inclusion workshops. But the activists kept pressing. In October – six months after asking regulators to block a racial audit resolution – Citigroup became the first big U.S.

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Finance for Biodiversity Pledge Secures Nine More Signatories

Chris Hall

The nine new signatories to the pledge were APG, which manages the assets of the Netherlands’ largest pension scheme, Astanor Ventures, Australian Ethical Investment, Deutsche Oppenheim Family Office, LGT Private Banking, Nordis Capital, Oakham Wealth Management, OFI AM , and SLM Partners. .

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This Week’s People Moves: ESG Lead for Real Assets Appointed by Church Commissioners

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including the Church Commissioners for England, EFRAG, Ninety One, Rathbone Greenbank Investments, Lombard Odier Investment Managers and Epworth Investment Management. The Church Commissioners for England , which manages a £9.2

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Best for the World?—?All Around the Globe

B the Change

In Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand, Best for the World: Customers B Corps include ethical investment and financial services companies ( Ethinvest , Future Super ), educational service providers ( Maths Pathway ), and Your Call Whistleblowing Solutions , a business focused on resources and consultation for corporate whistleblowing.

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ESG squeezed between Republican attacks on ‘woke capitalism’ and climate investors

Corporate Knights

Banks, investment managers and asset owners all rely on the global system of ESG ratings, which has faced growing criticism. . Earlier this year, Race to Zero mandated that all entities pledging to achieve net-zero by 2050 under UN rules will need to avoid new fossil fuel investments , starting within 12 months.

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End of an Era for Anti-Social Media

Chris Hall

The Church of England’s (CoE) Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) published a report advising investors with Christian values on how to approach IT companies, covering issues such as data storage, human rights and AI ethics, which will inform future engagement efforts across all the CoE’s investing bodies. .