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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. KKR CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGY.

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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. The industry is large – so large that society won’t be able to tackle the climate crisis and other major challenges without the active participation of PE firms and their portfolio companies. InBC Investment Corp.

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Hari Balasubramanian on Investor Interest in Nature-based Solutions

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Consequently, more investors are taking note of both the downside risk protection and upside value creation of nature-based solutions that are being elevated on a global scale. Those goals also have a role to play in combatting climate change, biodiversity loss, and driving equality. Lack of investment options.

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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. ’,” he said.

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EY Survey: Investors say Companies are Cherry-Picking Reported ESG Data

ESG Today

The survey found that nearly all investors (99%) utilize companies’ ESG disclosures as a part of their investment decision-making, and that the methods used have matured significantly over the past few years, with 74% reporting conducting a “structured and methodical evaluation of nonfinancial disclosures,” compared to only 32% in 2019.

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Which banks are financing the clean energy transition?

Corporate Knights

To qualify for the ranking, banks must have signed up to the UN’s Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which means they commit to achieving net-zero lending and investment portfolios by 2050.

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At COP15, Investors Announce Nature Action 100 to Tackle Nature Loss and Biodiversity Decline

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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.