Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Industry bodies align on key sustainable finance-related definitions to offer end-users greater “consistency and clarity”. Each definition includes a detailed explanation, a list of definitions from organisations that served as the primary inputs, and additional guidance for utilising these definitions in practice.
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
This reclassification reflects an increase in “conscious conservatism” by Canadian asset managers in the absence of industry- or government-regulated definitions, criteria or standards, she says, causing many managers “to err on the side of caution” and strip the “responsible investment” classification from some of their portfolios. .
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ESG Today
OCTOBER 31, 2022
By Sustainable Fitch. Investor thirst for sustainable investments across all asset classes has seen fixed income issuance creation and supply skyrocket year-over-year to meet the demand. How escalating demands in the labelled bond space are changing practices for investors and what you need to do to keep pace.
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends.
Chris Hall
MARCH 2, 2022
Article 8 funds, sometimes known as ‘light green’ are financial products that promote “environmental and/or social characteristics”, provided that companies in which the investments are made follow good governance practices. What is being done to clarify definitions? The lowest score was -42%, with the best scoring fund hitting +90%.
Corporate Knights
JULY 14, 2022
They represented an improvement over when corporate responsibility was measured only in the limited terms of charitable contributions or a corporation’s own definitions of “best practice.” . MH: Choosing among responsible investment tools – positive and negative screening, divestment and engagement – is complicated.
Corporate Knights
JANUARY 10, 2024
Despite appearances, sustainable investments have quietly had a great year. Given the poor performance of green energy stocks and the chorus of opposition against anything viewed as “woke,” it’s easy to get lost in the narrative that the shine has worn off sustainable investing. But that’s not what I’m seeing.
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