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AB: Are Carbon Offsets the Next ESG Investing Frontier?

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DESCRIPTION: By Sara Rosner | Director, Environmental Research and Engagement—Responsible Investment and Satyajit Bose | Associate Director—Program in Sustainability Management at Columbia University. Carbon offsets occupy a relatively small space on the spectrum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

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AllianceBernstein: Nurturing Nature - Why Investors Should Care About Biodiversity

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That’s why biodiversity loss alone could cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the coming years, in addition to trillions more related to climate change. There is a silver lining, because interconnectedness works both ways: tackling climate change and biodiversity loss in tandem can lead to twin wins.

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KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Climate

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DESCRIPTION: Globally, there is an urgent need to take climate action and address related risks and opportunities as we transition to a lower carbon economy. The physical and transition effects of climate change can influence a business’ bottom line and its ability to compete in the future.

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More Focus, More Impact 

Chris Hall

The investment community may have limited control over net zero targets, but it can enable better outcomes, says London Business School Executive Fellow Tom Gosling. This is actually where I think the investment industry has generally done too little,” he insisted. And in that, he includes asset owners.

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Pension Plans Increase Focus on ESG Investing for a Sustainable Future

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While a focus on ESG has been prevalent for some time now, this surge in interest has been fueled by Canada’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and an increasing number of stakeholders who expect ESG considerations be integrated into their investment programs.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Consequently the information ESG investors are seeking is changing too. Impact investing is getting traction and, in 2022, reached 1.2 trillion in AUM, according to a report by the Global Investing Network.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Broadridge Offers SFDR Reporting Service

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Broadridge, ESG Book, Ada Fintech, Redington, Greyparrot.ai, and Viridios.ai. . UK-based AI-driven carbon market intelligence firm Viridios.ai This is a huge missed opportunity.