3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2023

The federal government is pursuing new policies on procurement and low-carbon investment standards aimed at boosting the business prospects for companies committed to net-zero climate plans. The Canadian sustainable finance council comprises 25 institutions, including banks, pension funds, insurance companies and credit unions.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 24, 2023

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week show businesses advocating for strong climate policy in the finance, transport and land sectors. The post Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 24, 2023 appeared first on We Mean Business Coalition.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2024

by Maria Lettini, CEO of the US SIF: The Sustainable Investment Forum As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it is again a time of reflection. The World Bank estimated that there are still almost 2.4 To meet net zero by 2050, the U.S. must transition swiftly.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) has published the targets of an additional 86 members for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in their portfolios. trillion assets managed by members is now committed to being managed in line with achieving net zero by 2050 or sooner. . billion. .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including EQT, Tritax Group, Vortex Energy, Climate Impact Partners and WTW. . UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said: “Governments have the lion’s share of responsibility to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

While investors and companies are already setting net zero targets, laying out transition plans, and engaging with governments, more needs to be done to reduce methane emissions and reverse nature loss and water degradation across key sectors. Go to [link] for a full list of events featuring Ceres staff as well as the latest updates.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Yet many Canadian banks, pension funds, insurers and large companies still underinvest in clean energy and disproportionately invest in oil, gas and coal. Earlier this year, Canada was recognized as a “low-regulation jurisdiction” on sustainable finance by a UN sustainable investment group. What is needed now?

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ESG Today

APRIL 17, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced today that it will allocate S$35 million (USD$26 million) over the next three years to support upskilling and reskilling initiatives in order to develop sustainable finance specialists in the financial services sector.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 7, 2022

The 80,000-member BCGEU is hoping to bring attention to the issue by filing shareholder resolutions this spring with Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world’s largest investment management companies, and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the country’s largest bank. Brookfield AGM. More RBC scrutiny.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Private banking and asset management company Edmond de Rothschild announced today the appointment of Nathalie Wallace as Chief Sustainability Officer. She has also served as global head of ESG investment strategy at State Street Global Advisors and as a Director at sustainability-focused non-profit Ceres.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 28, 2024

This week in ESG news: EU lawmakers agree to delay sustainability reporting standards for specific sectors, non-EU companies; HSBC launches net zero transition plan; BlackRock invests $500 million in clean energy infrastructure developer; GRI launches biodiversity reporting standard; Capgemini survey finds most business leaders plan to increase sustainability (..)

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Divestment can lead to more sustainability in the real economy,” said Martin Rohleder, the university’s chair of finance and banking, calling it “the first empirical evidence on the impact of divestment.”. U of T is also the first university to join the U.N.’s Of course, revolutions can get messy.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including BT Pension Scheme, Global Impact Investing Network, Fulcrum Asset Management, S&P Global Sustainable1 and JLL. Terence Nahar joins as Head of Investment Research and Emma Douglas as Senior Stewardship Analyst.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including OTPP, IOSCO, Legal & General, AXA IM, Persefoni and UKSIF. . Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has appointed Anna Murray as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

I would say it is very much part of the objective to promote investment in green projects to support net zero,” said Anthony Plotnek, Director, Insurance Investment Team, at insurance adviser Willis Towers Watson (WTW). This would not prevent fossil fuel investment but would make it more expensive.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Credit Suisse announced today the publication of its Climate Action Plan for its investment businesses, outlining the strategies and actions to be taken by Credit Suisse Asset Management and Credit Suisse Wealth Management to achieve net zero across their portfolios by 2050. The time to act is now.”

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Deutsche Bank Ties Senior Exec Compensation to Loan Book Decarbonization Goals Private Equity & Venture Capital Carbon Accounting and Management Startup Greenly Raises $52 Million Fullerton Fund Management Raises $100 Million for Decarbonization Opportunities-Focused Private Equity Fund KKR Acquires Majority Stake in U.S.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

Follow that – ExxonMobil’s decision to sue two shareholders sent ripples across the sustainable investment pond, ahead of another fractious annual general meeting (AGM) season. Banking on transition – Banks’ role in the net zero transition was in the headlines this week, for a number of reasons.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The ruling referred to ads displayed in bus stops in London and Bristol in October 2021, in the run-up to the COP26 climate conference, promoting HSBC’s initiatives to provide up to $1 trillion in finance and investment to help clients transition to net zero, and to help plant 2 million trees.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Lowe’s Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across Entire Value Chain. Fed Releases Climate Risk Management Proposals for Big Banks. 99% of Public Companies Expect to Invest in ESG Reporting Tech & Tools in Next 12 Months: Deloitte Survey. ESG Investing. Vanguard Drops Out of Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The sustainable investment community already is engaged in this effort, channeling dollars to companies with better environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. One in every three professionally managed dollars in the United States — $17 trillion — is invested with an ESG focus. We agree that this shift is overdue.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

G100 Rank Company HQ Location Carbon Productivity % Non-Male Board Directors % Sustainable Revenue % Sustainable Investment Final Grade Climate Commitments. 21 8 Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC Brentford, U.K. 56 75 CapitaLand Investment Ltd Singapore, Singapore $10,348 27% 38% 41% B- SBTi. G100 Rank 2022.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In addition to the financing, suppliers in the program will also receive technical support from sustainability consultant, Guidehouse, to embark on factory upgrades to decrease their climate impact. For us, sustainability investments are not only a responsible approach but a strategic necessity for future success.”

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 3, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements American Airlines Signs Carbon Removal Agreement with Cleantech Startup Graphyte Dow to Build $6.5

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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.”. of emissions.

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

More details promised on sector-specific net zero roadmaps to stimulate investment in sustainable infrastructure. The UK government has acknowledged the need for greater policy clarity to enable the flow of investment into key sectors to deliver sustainable infrastructure and transition to net zero.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In both the public and private sectors, this week saw incremental progress in support of sustainable investment objectives, rather than transformative changes. First, the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance told us of a steepening uphill struggle, but an effective one driven by target-setting across activities and sectors.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

When I led Canada’s Social Investment Organization (SIO) in the early 2000s, one of our most important debates concerned the question of whether the organization should develop an industry-wide label for socially responsible investment, as sustainable investing was called back then.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Transition” refers to activities that do not meet the green thresholds now but are on a pathway to net zero or contributing to net zero outcomes. The measures in sum: The package of measures is intended to improve trust and transparency in the market for sustainable investment products and minimize greenwashing.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 27, 2023

We are one piece of a big puzzle,” she says, estimating that two-thirds of the investment required to achieve net-zero by 2050 will come from the private sector. Alyson Slater, head of sustainable investments, Manulife “They didn’t want it done in a fluffy way,” Todd says of her Vancity employers.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

Latest iteration of the alliance’s target-setting protocol expands coverage to private markets, providing more detail on sovereign debt. Alliance members have reiterated their commitment not to use carbon removals for their own decarbonisation target achievement between now and 2030.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 meeting, on a panel with Noel Quinn, Group CEO of HSBC, and Ilan Goldfajn, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Mottley said there was a risk that COP28 could result in “further commitments […] providing copy for journalists, rather than providing development for people”.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 27, 2023

Some of Canada’s largest pension funds, such as the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board , continue to finance oil and gas expansion. And in 2018, Ireland became the first country to divest its national investment fund completely from fossil fuel companies.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

Gailliot joins KKR after more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs as a private investor in the firm’s merchant banking division, most recently serving as head of the Energy Transition and the Diversified Industrials investment teams.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Many of the difficulties stem from how multilateral development banks (MDBs) operate and interact with the private sector, but one channel for private investment flows was also flagged as problematic this week. Perhaps more significant was the African Development Bank’s US$750 million issuance, which attracted 275 investors.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Other indicators are still under consideration by ASCOR, including the question of whether a country’s net zero target is enshrined in national climate law. Last year, sovereign bonds represented almost 40% of the US$100 trillion global bond market, according to the World Bank.

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