Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

A lack of engagement with key stakeholders and timing of greenwashing investigation among criticisms levelled at European Supervisory Authorities. Enforcement needed to tackle greenwashing Fixler said on LinkedIn that these actions “did more to tackle greenwashing than the entirety of SFDR [EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation].”

Greenwashing 96

Greenwashing Net Zero CDP Sustainable Investment 96

Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

Sustainable finance, until recently still a niche activity, is now a mainstream strategic consideration for banks, asset managers and insurers. For example, the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance is not led by sustainability teams, it’s typically CIOs who are driving it.”.

Net Zero 98

Net Zero UNEP Greenwashing Banking 98

3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This is well below the US$387 billion a year that developing countries need, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Adaptation Gap Report. One of the ways to increase funding, according to UNEP, is for the Loss and Damage Fund to move toward more innovative financing mechanisms. MDBs provided about US$5.5

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UNEP Climate Change Banking Development 147

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As well as echoing UN Climate Change’s assessment that nationally determined contributions needed significant strengthening, the UNEP report said the financial system “must overcome internal and external constraints” to become a critical enabler, putting the annual investment needed for a global transition to a low-carbon economy at US$4-6 trillion.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero UNEP Climate Change COP26 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

Net Zero 84

Net Zero Paris Agreement UNEP Development 84

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A 2020 World Bank report estimated the production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, will need to increase by nearly 500% by 2050 – the equivalent of nearly three billion tonnes – to fulfil sufficient upscaling of clean energy technologies and energy storage solutions.

Development 52

Development UNEP Waste Net Zero 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2022

Leading US banks and insurers will face votes at their upcoming AGMs asking for policies aligned with the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) net zero roadmap , after challenges to shareholder resolutions were rejected. . expanded the prohibition of ‘micromanagement’ by investors. . degrees Celsius.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero UNEP Banking Stranded Assets 52