ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group announced the launch of a new green loan program aimed at facilitating decarbonization in the fashion sector in partnership with Singapore-based financial services group DBS. We see that our industry is committed to tackle its negative climate impact.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 2, 2023

times more equity in fossil fuel production companies ($880 billion) than in green investments ($309 billion), while the percentage of those carrying out “truly ambitious and effective climate stewardship practices” has shrunk by 45% since 2021: just 18% received an A grade this year, versus 33% in 2021. trillion (all figures in U.S.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

Before joining KKR, Lagarrigue was a founding partner in growth equity firm General Atlantic’s decarbonization-focused fund, BeyondNetZero , and Arora served as head of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group for Asia-Pacific. Lagarrigue and Arora both joined KKR in 2022.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 31, 2023

the EU and Canada and each region looking to attract massive private sector investments as well. The investors added: “Building on the UK’s position as the world’s largest net exporter of financial services, sustainable finance is a major growth industry in the UK. trillion in assets under management.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

The European Union, China, the United Kingdom and about 20 other countries are developing such taxonomies as a way of discouraging greenwashing and channelling investment to the climate transition. The EU’s taxonomy has been particularly controversial because of its inclusion of natural gas and nuclear as “green investments.”

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In her speech introducing the plan today, von der Leyen highlighted how many countries are “stepping up their investment in the net-zero industry,” noting in particular the U.S.’ von der Leyen said: “Let me be very clear on this one: We welcome this, this is good news.

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ESG Today

JULY 24, 2022

This week in ESG news: Vanguard launches its first impact fund; Biden considers declaration of climate change emergency; Deutsche Bank appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer; UK government given 8 months by high court to come up with a climate plan; BlackRock acquires waste-to-renewable gas company for $700 million; PepsiCo issues $1.25

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