Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The COP26 global climate summit wrapping up this week in Glasgow has called attention to how close we are to a climate tipping. The post Carbon markets need strong demand signals to avert a carbon removal crunch appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 29, 2021

29 – As the COP26 global climate summit kicks off this weekend, much of the focus will be on the massive. ImpactAlpha, Oct. The post Call No. 33: Using catalytic capital to fill climate finance gaps from the bottom up appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

billion in private capital using a blended finance structure, enabling institutional investors to co-invest in a portfolio of loan participations that support financial institutions and intermediaries. The funding gap required to achieve these goals, however, amounts to US$3.9 The SDG Loan Fund has successfully mobilised US$1.1

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This week, 196 countries are gathering in Glasgow for the long-awaited COP26 climate summit. They will work to deliver on their Paris Agreement. The post International cooperation and open data are key to a just transition away from fossil fuels appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

Alice Evans, Co-Head of BMO GAM (EMEA)’s Responsible Investment team, said: “COP26 in November last year served to further highlight the scale of the challenge in addressing climate change. Georgina has joined Acre’s Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing practice.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Feeding into that debate is Amal-Lee Amin, Head of Climate Change at British International investment (BII), a UK government-owned institution which provides development finance an impact investment in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. BII hopes that contributions to TACC will “shape conversations at COP27 in Egypt and beyond”.

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James Militzer

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

That much was confirmed at last year’s COP26 climate summit. A “ fair and just transition ” to an environmentally sustainable economy was a key theme at COP26, acknowledging that energy access and climate goals can work hand in hand, and that the world’s most vulnerable cannot be left behind in the green energy transition.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Principles for Responsible Investment pointed to the barriers that remain for UK-based asset owners in investing for sustainable impact, due to a lack of clarity in existing legislation. How quickly and how high would that rise if impact was firmly put on the same footing in fiduciary duty as risk and return?

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Developed countries are bound to mobilize $100 billion every year in climate finance to support developing countries, but to effectively deploy those funds, investors need more real-world examples of investments that drive both a just transition and climate justice more broadly.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 28, 2023

The launch comes as new research from the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland has found that the tropics lost 10% more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021 despite a COP26 pledge to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. The new data suggests that leaders are failing on their commitment.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

“We are starting to see a blue rush, as financial institutions become more interested in investing in the blue economy,” said Chris Gorell Barnes, Founding Partner at impact investment firm Ocean 14 Capital. “The issue is that there are not enough vehicles of institutional quality to attract enough investment.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

The desire for authenticity is at least part of the story behind the growing appeal of impact investing , but credible measurement frameworks remain a major challenge.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Last year’s COP26 – with a full day dedicated to finance – raised awareness and added significant momentum. Demonstrating respect for human rights and addressing other social concerns will continue to be vital, and new EU laws are likely to impose far-reaching requirements for private companies to report on their external impacts.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Impact investing is getting traction and, in 2022, reached 1.2 trillion in AUM, according to a report by the Global Investing Network. Consequently the information ESG investors are seeking is changing too.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

An important key to unlocking that finance lies in green and sustainable emerging market bonds, which promise lenders both returns and the opportunity to invest in projects with an ESG impact. Rich countries have since struggled to deliver on this pledge, but the private sector have begun to step in.

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2022

The report also provides details on how Bloomberg continues to invest in an increasingly diverse workforce, and drives change on critical social issues. This in turn helps markets to better understand how climate can impact businesses and economies. Supporting coherent, impactful climate action. Social Impact.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including LSEG, ISS ESG, Mercer, ICE, Euroclear, Scoot Science, Tumelo, GoldenSource and more.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

Report highlights Bloomberg’s work to mobilize the markets to fight climate change and its company-wide efforts to boost climate action in the lead up to COP26 Glasgow. The report also provides details on how Bloomberg continues to invest in an increasingly diverse workforce, and drives change on critical social issues. Social Impact.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Segal says: “In Canada, there is only attention on how climate change impacts an institution, company or the economy and not enough emphasis on how the decisions they make impact the environment. But she continues: “All investments are impact investments.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The post Agents of Impact: Young climate leaders appeared first on ImpactAlpha. “As we sit comfortably here in this conference center in Glasgow, over two million of my fellow Kenyans are facing climate-related starvation,” 26-year-old.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 21, 2021

ImpactAlpha, Oct. 21 – For want of a nail…the kingdom was lost, as the old proverb goes. For want of $100 billion, a. The post $100 billion is just a down payment on financing the climate transition in developing nations appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2022

“As the disclosure of impact becomes more relevant to a whole range of stakeholders, it will increasingly interact with measurements which inform enterprise value,” he said. . Due to be finalised by the end of this year, the standards focus on how risks are impacting companies’ financial performance – known as enterprise value. .

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 24, 2022

Launched last year at COP26, the ISSB aims to provide a reporting baseline for use in jurisdictions globally. What are the main objectives of each standard? .

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Cisco CSR

MARCH 29, 2022

That’s why the Cisco Foundation announced a new 10-year, US$100 million commitment to fund nonprofit grants and impact investing in climate solutions. But we can begin with meaningful steps and thoughtful use of technology to lessen our impact on the planet. Sustainability in healthcare . 2 The U.S.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 27, 2022

At COP26 in Glasgow last year, governments, businesses, and other stakeholders in the automotive industry and road transport committed to “rapidly accelerating the transition to zero emission vehicles to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement”. China has emerged as a driver of the global EV market, almost tripling sales in 2021 to reach 3.4

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