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11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance

GreenBiz

With ESG gaining more attention and more companies committing to reaching net-zero emissions in the coming decades or otherwise pledging to do better by people and the planet, it’s inevitable that the next generation of professionals in the field will define the future of sustainable finance. Gabrielle Xu.

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97% of Top Execs Expect Climate Change to Impact Company Strategy & Operations: Deloitte Survey

ESG Today

Climate change ranked second in the survey’s list of top 3 most pressing issued to focus on over the next year, at 42%, behind economic outlook at 44%, and ahead of other high profile issues such as supply chain (33%) and competition for talent (34%).

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At COP28, Influential Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Call for Greater Global Ambition and Accelerated Action To Limit Temperature Rise and Achieve a Net Zero Economy

3BL Media

Ceres will call on global leaders to capitalize on the momentum and advance policy and regulatory solutions at all levels of government as well as increased clean energy and finance investments in emerging markets and developing countries to accelerate the just transition. Following historic policy wins in the U.S.,

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Figure 1: Emerging Regulations and Standards on Sustainability and Climate Disclosure and organizations involved (Source Deloitte ). Besides, mandatory sustainability reporting is also progressing rapidly at the country level. Examples are the Swiss art 964 and the German supply chain act. Thank you GRI! Source VBA.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: MSCI Offers ESG Reporting Solution for Banks

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including MSCI, Tumelo, DSD Lab, Exabel, YoujiVest, R3 and Hope for Justice. .

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Transition in Practice

Chris Hall

In its latest synthesis report , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a “final warning”, calling for swift and decisive action to keep global average temperature rise to <1.5°C Averting this cataclysm requires the reduction of global anthropogenic greenhouse (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050.