Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Article 9 funds are considered the most sustainable, requiring portfolios with 100 per cent sustainable investments. The advantages of Article 9 funds lie in their ability to provide clear signals to investors regarding their commitment to sustainability.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Last weekend (9-10 December) saw a host of events dedicated to nature, land use, oceans and food systems, including a high-level plenary discussion on “the importance of action on nature in delivering the goals of the Paris Agreement”. Finding investible projects can be a challenge.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Industry experts have stressed the need for simplicity and clarity around Europe’s ESG fund labelling, as the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) consultation deadline looms. The label will also require a transition plan aligned with the Paris Agreement.

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B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

How Sustainable Finance Relates to CSR, SRI, and ESG Here’s a more formal definition of sustainable finance, involving three acronyms you’ll hear a lot about: CSR, SRI, and ESG. I consider sustainable finance as consisting of these three pillars or frameworks that guide the key actors.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Of the 130 climate-themed funds, 55% were not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement, the report noted. . Some argue that inaccurate descriptions are an inevitable part of the growing pains of ESG investing. . Regulators have made the fight against greenwashing a top priority.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

As a result, the NGO warned greenwashing – whereby funds make sustainability claims that are not backed up by the performance or impact of their investments – was a rising concern in the world’s second-largest economy.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2022

Management of nature-related risks, impacts and dependencies could soon become central to asset owners’ sustainable investment strategies. From Paris to Kunming. The 2015 Paris Agreement set a single goal, of keeping climate change to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, albeit modified in 2018 to 1.5°C Article 2.1.c

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2023

However, the NZIA’s existing three-pronged target-setting framework has previously been criticised for being too soft, with loopholes in definitions and a lack of ambition.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2022

We should be measuring common facts that people agree are important to achieve sustainable investment goals. Duncan says Net Purpose brings “structure” to sustainability data by setting impact-focused goals against which a company can be measured. “We need more data and fewer scores,” she says. Ratings are subjective.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. We need to go beyond providing definitions and explain how these concepts translate into practical outcomes for investors,” she said.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A statement from 150 global financial institutions with US$24 trillion in AUM backed a “robust” GBF that provided a clear mandate for the alignment of financial flows, supported the disclosure of nature-related risks, impacts and dependencies, and outlined clear targets and definitions to enable the development of nature-positive projects.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The election of Donald Trump meant the United States would soon pull out of the Paris Agreement. The data set is developed through assessment of a company’s revenue that aligns with the definitions laid out in the  Corporate Knights Sustainable Economy Taxonomy , primarily sourced from Corporate Knights research.

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Chris Hall

JULY 24, 2024

The continent now boasts 84% of the world’s total assets under management in sustainable funds. Still, even in Europe, sustainable fund inflows are now only a fraction of what they were three years ago. A Trump presidency would definitely have implications on government spending and legal requirements.”

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