ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton announced today the launch of a new impact investing platform, aimed at investing in and growing mission-driven consumer companies seeking to make the economy cleaner, healthier, and more equitable.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In developing markets, where many communities will feel some of the worst effects of climate change, ensuring a just transition is critical. By grasping the social opportunity, financial institutions may benefit both in value creation and risk management.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Ceres and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) will co-lead the initiative's Secretariat and Corporate Engagement workstreams; the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and Planet Tracker will co-lead the Technical Advisory Group. By the end of the century, 50% or more is at risk.

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Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In recent years, impact investing has become mainstream and private equity (PE) firms are playing a key role. Despite being dismissed by some as “woke capitalism”, impact investing is a trend that is here to stay. PEs are changing systems and control processes to accommodate this shift.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Van der Werf acknowledged that portfolio managers do not currently have the information they need to understand the materiality of nature to long-term value creation and destruction. . Companies must change, but investors must also change.” . This is an under-appreciated element of engagement,” he said.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

Driving substantive progress in the fight against climate change will require entire sectors to transition. We focus instead on reducing the funds’ exposure to emissions, the most significant driver of climate change,” said Jim Whittington, Head of Responsible Investment at Dimensional.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 9, 2024

System stewardship, which refers to investors’ practice of minimising the impact of systemic risks they cannot diversify away from, has received increased attention in recent years. Organisations including Aviva Investors and The Investment Integration Project have outlined possible approaches.

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