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Asian Investors Embrace Net Zero Commitments

Chris Hall

Portfolio-wide commitments to net zero emissions have surged among Asian investors, according to a new study from The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). A total of 40% of survey respondents had committed to net zero emissions, compared with none the previous year.

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SFDR: Market Divided on Future of Article 8, 9 Funds

Chris Hall

Market participants flag importance of double materiality to enhance Article 8/9 definition alignment, stress need to recognise transition strategies. Risk of uncertainty French asset manager Mirova’s response said the current definition of Article 8 products is “too broad”, while the definition of Article 9 is “too narrow”.

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Can Taxonomies Mobilise Capital for Indonesia’s Coal Phase-out?

Chris Hall

The government is putting together a comprehensive investment plan (CIP) to fund its net-zero aim. For the power sector alone, state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara has repeatedly stated a need for at least US$500 billion to reach its net-zero goal by 2060, far surpassing the state budget’s funding capacity.

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UK Must “Harness the Power” of its Green Taxonomy – GTAG

Chris Hall

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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Five trends that shaped sustainable finance in 2022

Corporate Knights

The year started optimistically, fresh off the bold and ambitious agreement in November 2021 that established the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Index fund managers slow-walked on net-zero. More than US$8 trillion removed from sustainable investment tally. Canadian and U.S. In the U.S.,

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China’s ESG Policy Dash  

Chris Hall

To reach net-zero emissions by 2060, the World Bank estimates China needs between US$14-17 trillion in additional investments for green infrastructure and technology in the power and transport sectors alone, and much of this will need to come from the private sector. ChinaSIF estimates that the size of China’s ESG market in 2022 was RMB 24.6

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