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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. MH: Choosing among responsible investment tools – positive and negative screening, divestment and engagement – is complicated. How does this history relate to our climate change crisis and the debate over fossil fuels?

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Climate tops ESG Priorities for US Institutional Investors

Chris Hall

US SIF Foundation biennial trends reports smaller share of assets managed sustainably, due to methodology, regulatory changes. This is the first time that climate change has been the top criterion for US asset owners, applied to US$3.96 Managers also reported applying fossil fuel divestment screens across US$1.2

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ESG Narratives Needed as well as Numbers

Chris Hall

This could manifest itself in institutional and intermediary clients focusing more on solutions that demonstrably deliver positive real-world outcomes, informed by a theory of change, and seeking explanations of investment relevance. A long way to go”.

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List of Clean 200 companies captures the green transition in full flight

Corporate Knights

In 2016, we created the Clean200 in response to investors saying, ‘If we divest fossil fuels, there is nothing to invest in.’” Our mission is to shine a light on the heroes of the battle against climate change,” notes report co-author Toby Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights. The Clean200 uses negative screens.

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Report: Meet the top 200 companies investing in a clean energy future

Corporate Knights

The Clean200 uses negative screens. The full list of exclusionary screens is provided below. Clean 200 Negative Screens Criteria # Excluded. Blocking climate policy Categorized by the InfluenceMap lobbying red flag metric, which highlights companies that are engaged in corporate lobbying on climate change.

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