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. On this front, developments look promising with decisions taken at last week’s World Bank Group – IMF Annual Meetings in Marrakech described as the “ end of the beginning ”.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Japan was one of the first countries to make TCFD-based climate reporting mandatory. If you’re already engaging with a company on their management of climate risk, you can incorporate nature risk into this engagement if you leverage these synergies,” he said.

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Net Zero Climate Positive 59

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

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 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? Compared with carbon, both footprinting and managing our biodiversity risk is challenging.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

Paul Lee, Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investment Strategy at investment consultancy Redington, says concerns that fiduciary duty may constrain investor action on climate change or indeed ESG risks more broadly are overstated. C has not lessened; if anything, it has increased,” he says.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

The report, titled ‘Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability’, also says current efforts to adapt agricultural – specifically livestock practices – are insufficient to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: zero hunger. Developed world focus. We’re investing deeply in real assets and in land itself.

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