James Militzer

MAY 19, 2022

Meanwhile, most people – 79% overall and 90% of investors under age 45 – say they want to invest in socially and environmentally friendly ways. Each ESG rating provider uses its own arcane definitions, metrics and systems, generally without regulatory oversight, rendering comparability nearly impossible.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It will also intensify its work on the effects of transition funding, green investment needs and transition plans, exploring the case for further changes to its monetary policy instruments and portfolios. These announcements followed the ECB’s third assessment of European banks’ progress on the disclosure of climate and environmental risks. “So

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The move towards net zero commitments has been facilitated by a “definite shift” by institutional investors in Asia toward use of international frameworks that provide a pathway to implementing commitments across portfolios.

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We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

Defining ‘activity’: Provide a concrete definition of the term ‘activity’ within a Delegated Act to eliminate ambiguity, potentially incorporating a valid financial threshold.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

Generally, when stakeholders evaluate taxonomies and related disclosure standards, the challenges revolve around five issues: clarity of definitions, simplicity and ease of use of the taxonomy design, transparency and disclosure, interoperability and recognition, and access to verifiable data.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Levick also noted that the taxonomy could be employed via initiatives such as a net zero test, which the UK might apply to all its public investment decisions, utilising the taxonomy to evaluate whether investments align with the its definition of ‘green’.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The rise of taxonomies of sustainable activities reflects a recognition from policymakers that global financial markets depend on a shared classification system if they are to identify ‘green’ investment opportunities. It is the lack of clear definitions that is slowing progress [in agreeing taxonomies].”.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In 2021, China’s Green Bond Endorsed Project Catalogue—its green taxonomy—officially removed ‘clean coal’ and fossil fuel-powered generation, including gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), from the definition of ‘eligible green project’. The CGT does not have a legal effect and is not formally endorsed by either party.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Over time, the publication of the TNFD could well catalyse a debate on the efficient allocation of capital to cover sustainable or green investments – an interesting direction of travel which some EU prudential regulators are likely to press for over the next couple of years.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

This means that the entirely predictable and necessary Ratchet-driven call post-2025 for increased policy and significant uplift of global investment into clean energy and clean technology systems must be heeded with a tagline of ’we really mean it this time’. But critically there are two other areas which have been pushed to the background.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

ING Asset Management’s new SDG Impact Strategy will provide clients with exposure to companies that contribute specifically to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responding to strong demand for ‘dark green’ investments.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

The definition of a sustainable investment in the EU taxonomy, adds Hieminga, will help CCS development, as gas has been labelled as a green investment. “In the longer term, CCS will be required to remove carbon from the atmosphere, for example by applying it to/on bioenergy plants.”.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

In 2022, the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) and its Canadian counterpart, the Responsible Investment Association (RIA), took a hard look at how they measure assets that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria (which is the industry definition of sustainable investment).

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

Currently, there is no clear definition of what constitutes a “green” investment, which has led to a proliferation of green bonds that are not truly environmentally friendly.”

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2022

At issue is the practice of greenwashing, in which dubious or over-stated claims are made for the environmental or social impact of green-labelled funds and other financial products. The lack of any agreed definitions has made life difficult for both institutional and retail investors seeking genuine ESG products.

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