Corporate Knights

JULY 3, 2024

NDP MP Matthew Green asked RBC CEO Dave McKay, “When will you stop the greenwashing and double speak with climate plans when really you’re the companies pouring fuel on the fire?” When will you stop the greenwashing and double speak with climate plans when really you’re the companies pouring fuel on the fire? Canada should follow suit.

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ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2025

This week in ESG news: SBTi publishes first draft of new corporate net zero standard; Canadas new PM cancels consumer carbon tax; Amazon launches service to sell carbon credits to companies; UBS pushes back net zero goals after acquiring Credit Suisse; BlackRock enhances sustainability characteristics for funds ahead of new regulations; global accounting (..)

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ESG Today

JUNE 11, 2023

This week in ESG news: Germany’s €50 billion industrial decarbonization plan; U.S. This week in ESG news: Germany’s €50 billion industrial decarbonization plan; U.S.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 Solar PV Manufacturing Capacity Green Data Center Solutions Provider Submer Raises $55.5

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. Apple to Track Suppliers’ Emissions, Targeting a Decarbonized Supply Chain by 2030. Mondelez Ramps Investment in Sustainable Cocoa Initiatives to $1 Billion. Operations. Exec Moves.

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ESG Today

MAY 21, 2023

This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs one of the largest ever carbon removal deals; Deloitte survey finds over 40% of Gen Z & Millennials would switch jobs over climate concerns; EU Parliament proposes ban on green claims based only on carbon offsetting; Morgan Stanley raises $500 million for climate solutions fund; most companies planning to (..)

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This week in ESG news: Most investors planning to increase sustainable investments this year, Morgan Stanley finds; ECB pledges to ramp focus on climate risk; Climate data platform Watershed raises $100 million at $1.8 trillion, and more.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

The SFAC compiled the report after it assumed responsibility for creating a green taxonomy after the Canadian Standards Association, a non-profit industry body, failed to reach consensus among fossil-fuel and investment-industry representatives in 2020.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 3, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements American Airlines Signs Carbon Removal Agreement with Cleantech Startup Graphyte Dow to Build $6.5

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

This week in ESG news: EU launches green industrial plan to counter US Inflation Reduction Act; California lawmakers propose rule requiring full value chain emissions disclosure from companies; survey finds large majority of companies boosting spend this year on sustainability initiatives despite headwinds; Amazon sets corporate renewable energy record; (..)

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2024

CPPIB Lags the Field, Earns Praise from Oil and Gas The report acknowledges that some Canadian pension funds have published ambitious climate strategies, emission reduction targets, and decarbonization plans.

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James Militzer

JUNE 21, 2024

This interest is driven by new climate science findings and the strong performance of sustainable investments: In 2023, sustainable funds outperformed traditional funds , delivering an overall return of 12.6%, which is almost 50% higher than that of traditional funds. trillion in 2022, a 15% decrease from 2020.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A clear sustainability business case should also be well articulated and understood by the board, management team, and employees as well as external audiences such as investors and customers. Close the perception gap As sustainability initiatives become more prevalent across companies, consumers are becoming more skeptical of greenwashing.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 19, 2023

This article was originally published in Newsweek Opinion A fierce debate is currently distracting businesses from their collective responsibility to decarbonize. Recent reports that airlines and other hard-to-decarbonize industries are to stop investing in carbon credits reflect some hesitancy creeping into the voluntary carbon market.

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ESG Today

JUNE 26, 2022

UK Launches “Green Nudge” Initiative to Encourage Sustainable Investment Choices. Australian Securities Regulator Warns it’s on the Lookout for Greenwashing. EU to Require Auditing of Sustainability Reporting, Disclosure by Large non-European Companies. Sustainable Finance. Government & Regulators.

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3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

In this paper, we describe our process for assessing ESG-labeled bonds and show that, by systematically applying this framework, investors can help set a gold standard for the market, avoid surprises from controversy and greenwashing, and potentially generate more alpha over time. Less Greenwashing Can Mean More Alpha.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In fact, almost 85 percent of individual investors say they are interested in sustainable investing and more than three quarters believe they can use their investments to influence the extent of climate change. Since their onset in 2019, a related instrument, sustainability linked bonds have surged as a source of financing.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Under SFDR, Article 8 portfolios should promote “environmental or social characteristics, or a combination of those characteristics, provided that the companies in which the investments are made follow good governance practices.” Article 9 portfolios should have “an objective of sustainable investments,” according to SFDR.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

Most of this new capacity will be directed toward decarbonizing industrial emitters such as cement and petrochemicals, and the power sector. Julia Attwood, head of sustainable materials. Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny. Carbon – Reforms Are Coming. In China, prices are languishing below $10 per ton. -

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

Innovation can create opportunities for climate progress and investment returns in 2023, says Sarah Bratton Hughes, Head of Sustainable Investing, American Century Investments. That is our investment stewardship approach, particularly concerning portfolio decarbonisation. Sustainability trends beyond carbon.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

This year's event built off the learning from the SDSN's Roadmap to 2050 A Manual for National to Decarbonize by Mid-Century report published in partnership with Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM). The event’s panels on the first day were focused on the decarbonization of the power, transport, industry, and buildings sectors.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Overall, the survey found that 78% of asset managers and 80% of asset owners globally expect assets in sustainable funds to grow in the next two years, with only 3% in each group expecting a decline in sustainable investment allocations or AUM over the same period.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

A transparent approach that quantifies the financial value of initiatives that also benefit customers, employees, and the environment can help companies avoid accusations of greenwashing and the financial losses that result from green hushing.

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ESG Today

APRIL 6, 2025

Billion Stake in Offshore Wind Projects from RWE Exec Moves EcoVadis Appoints Dexter Galvin as Climate Ambassador to Accelerate Supply Chain Decarbonization

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ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2025

International investment manager M&G Investments announced that it will adopt the new Sustainability Improvers label introduced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR)for its Sustain Paris Aligned range of climate mitigation-focused investment funds.

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ESG Today

MAY 4, 2025

Kering launches sustainable water strategy; UKs FCA pushes off sustainable disclosure rules for portfolio managers; new solutions launched to assess double materiality, buy and manage carbon credits; capital raises for circular economy tech, recycling robots, sustainable infrastructure, and more.

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ESG Today

MAY 11, 2025

Trillion Investor Group Pushes HSBC to Confirm Net Zero Commitment Exec Moves Inter IKEA Appoints Lena Julle as New Chief Sustainability Officer HSBC AMs Global Head of Sustainability Erin Leonard Exits

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