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Is Your Mutual Fund or ETF Really “Green” or “Sustainable”? How Do You Know? More Disclosure by Fund Managers and Advisors May Be Coming…

Sustainability Update

by Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist – G&A Institute What is it about an investable product – a mutual fund, an exchange traded fund (ETF) – that would qualify it as an “ESG” or “sustainable investment” offering to the retail or institutional investor? Only about 12% were on track to meet Paris goals.

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Investment Firm Ramps up Clients' Sustainability Efforts

3BL Media

BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), which is now part of Columbia Threadneedle Investments, has committed to continue to prioritise engagement with companies on major environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity, as well as human rights issues and executive pay.

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This Week’s People Moves: Ex-PGGM CIO Takes AustralianSuper Role

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AustralianSuper, Morningstar, Tikehau Capital, Oak Hill Advisors and Guinness Global Investors. . He has also previously held roles at the Global Impact Investing Net work and the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank initiative.

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A Blueprint for Closing the SDG Financing Gap: How to Raise $290 Billion in 12 Months to Tackle the World’s Biggest Problems

James Militzer

In 2009, developed countries committed to mobilizing US $100 billion per year for climate action in developing countries by 2020. They failed. As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 trillion — up from $2.5 trillion pre-pandemic.

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This Week’s Fund News: Church Commissioners Back Sustainable Infrastructure

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Church Commissioners for England, Morgan Stanley Investment Management , Newday, Gresham House, and T Rowe Price. Gresham House aims to support efforts to enhance indigenous vegetation over the long-term. “To

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Filling Canada’s Policy Void

Chris Hall

This March, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a sustainable business forum in Vancouver “things have changed” since the country signed up to the Paris Agreement on climate change. Finance is still an overlooked frontier for climate policy in Canada. It misses the bigger picture.

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Investors Urged to Play Their Part in Closing Emerging Markets Funding Gap

Chris Hall

Investments in renewable energy (thus falling under SDG 13), including installations for renewable energy generation, fell by 80%, for example. Investment in renewable energy infrastructure in emerging markets is particularly important in addressing climate change, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.