Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

C, and investee companies are not yet facing full scrutiny of their net zero transition strategies, posing challenges for institutional investors committed to decarbonising their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement. Others might set a target for some or all portfolio companies to be net zero aligned by 2030.

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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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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

COP27 deadline for Green Finance Strategy likely to be missed, as investors await details on sustainable investment framework. Investors are expecting details this week on the new UK government’s strategy on energy and inflation, but time is running out for updates on key climate and green finance policies ahead of COP27.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Stewardship synergies NBIM’s Snorre suggested that investors should look to explore synergies between new nature-related risk and reporting processes and existing sustainable investment activities stemming from climate risks, such as engagement activity with portfolio companies to reduce deforestation. “If

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Mixed picture Do climate-related disclosures provide investors with the decision-useful information they need as they seek to reduce portfolios emissions while orientating capital to climate-positive investments? Often this involves the deployment of ‘patient capital’ into projects with long-term investment horizons.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Federated Hermes, SLM Partners, DIF, PGGM, MEAG and Future Planet Capital. . Each theme also considers multiple sub-themes aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

Generating returns from regenerative agriculture is positive for the planet but entails a different risk profile for investors, says Paul McMahon, Managing Partner at SLM Partners. Climate change impacts are “stressing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and aquaculture, increasingly hindering efforts to meet human needs”.

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