Sustainability Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This enables the industry to track green power content through its value chain and further understand its impact on the carbon-intensity of products. This is particularly crucial in gaining increased access to capital for decarbonisation investment in economically developing regions and for auditing outcomes.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

VCM has helped fund and facilitate significant green investment initiatives. Deforestation is highly profitable, especially in developing economies, and is difficult to stamp out without a significant capital injection. Carbon credits are a pivotal tool in facilitating transition to net zero.

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3BL Media

JUNE 23, 2022

In the report, MetLife also provides information on its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the company’s global operations and general account investment portfolio by 2050 or sooner.[1] The net zero commitment applies to GHG emissions from MetLife, Inc.’s In 2022, MetLife, Inc.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Macquarie Asset Management announced today an initial investment of up to €175 million (USD$190 million) in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer SkyNRG, aimed at supporting the company’s growth, and its ambition to become a major SAF producer through the development and operation of SAF production facilities.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

New research published by UK100, a group of mayors and local government leaders in late September appears to show that a “retrofit army” of nearly half a million builders, electricians and plumbers will be needed to meet the Government’s objective of becoming Net Zero by 2050. 100 billion green investment.

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ESG Today

JUNE 13, 2023

Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced a $250 million investment in sustainability-focused specialty finance company Galway Sustainable Capital. ” Galway focuses on modular, distributed, and localized projects with a typical individual investment of up to $50 million.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 22, 2023

Our new report, produced in collaboration with the Ottawa-based Smart Prosperity Institute and funded by the Trottier Family Foundation, finds that pension managers’ support for the green transition is growing but still nowhere near the pace required to meet global net-zero-carbon targets. 79000 0.14

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2022

Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced today an investment in US-based renewable energy development platform Galehead Development, aimed at helping the company advance 6 GW of renewable energy projects and commercialize its geospatial and land analytics platform.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2022

New report provides guidance to asset owners on closing net zero investment gap. . Asset owners should track their contributions to climate change mitigation by calculating the green investment ratio of portfolios and assets, according to a recent report by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2024

This turnabout has been most pronounced in the green bond market, where power utilities have, controversially, been adding nuclear energy as an option for green bonds. With this in mind, nuclear green bonds promise to help fund decades of net-zero energy for the public and years of clean financial returns for investors.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

On the same day, the EU Council and Parliament conjured up a smokescreen by agreeing to prioritise investment in a “ terribly long list ” of green technologies. The act gives the green light to net zero valleys , clusters of clean energy production sites, to be granted rapid approval.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Building on previous commitments that increase green investments or restrict financing to certain high-emitting activities, recent pledges add to growing evidence that banks are taking a more holistic approach to the climate emergency. What we have given the market is an ambition that our total financing by 2050 will be net zero.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ryan joins M&G from Irish Life Investment Management (ILIM) where she served as Head of Responsible Investment, building and leading a team of specialists to advance ESG integration and stewardship across asset classes.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The utility-scale solar farm was developed through a partnership between Ørsted and the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA aims to achieve net-zero emissions generation by 2050. Follow @EngelsAngle. The 227-megawatt Muscle Shoals solar farm has been completed in Alabama. Ørsted acquired the project from Longroad Energy last year.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds has been working with schools, colleges and universities to train and recruit the skilled people needed to develop, construct and operate offshore wind farms across Scotland and was honoured with the Contribution to Skills Award. A performer at the event.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

Pension scheme says country’s new framework will support its net zero strategy; asserts that divestment of fossil fuels amounts to “passing the buck ”. CEC is a finance-led initiative that drives dialogue between the financial community and businesses to promote a just transition to a net zero economy.

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

More details promised on sector-specific net zero roadmaps to stimulate investment in sustainable infrastructure. The UK government has acknowledged the need for greater policy clarity to enable the flow of investment into key sectors to deliver sustainable infrastructure and transition to net zero.

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3BL Media

MAY 17, 2022

The financial system is increasingly seen as crucial to averting such a scenario – not only to shift toward green investments, like renewable energy, but also to reallocate capital from fossil fuel-related investments to be consistent with net-zero goals.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Talks, then action – With just 15% of the Sustainable Development Goals on track, this week’s UN SDG Summit saw governments rally behind a political declaration that emphasised the need to close a yawning finance gap. What’s in a name?

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Negligible impact on SDGs – The need to close a massive financing gap to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is well established. This week saw even more evidence of change, with the European Investment Bank backing a public-private fund designed to finance 70 solar energy projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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ESG Today

JULY 20, 2022

Dan Labbad, CEO of The Crown Estate said: “Today is a pivotal moment on the UK’s journey towards net zero, strengthening the potential pipeline of future offshore wind projects and building vital resilience in domestic renewable energy supply.”. The post UK Greenlights 8 GW of Offshore Wind Projects appeared first on ESG Today.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2023

times more equity value in fossil fuel production companies (US$880 billion) than in green investments (US$309 billion). times higher exposure to green investments than the average asset manager, the report noted, adding that Goldman Sachs and State Street are the most exposed to the fossil fuel production value chain, at 2.2

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Undermines Government ambitions to deliver Carbon Net Zero and to ‘build back better’. Green investments on processing sites will decarbonise the supply chain while boosting local economies, creating green jobs and new skills. Includes 20MW of previously-eligible renewable heat projects on farms and factory sites.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

I am looking forward to industry uniting in-person in December to raise a glass to celebrate the successes of the past 12 months as we continue to work towards our net-zero ambition. Outstanding Service Award (sponsored by Green Investment Group). Sustainable Development Award (sponsored by Hitachi Energy).

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Among the winners were: Forth Ports, which picked up the Outstanding Project Award for building Scotland’s only custom-built renewables hub – a £40 million development at the Port of Dundee. Outstanding Service Award, sponsored by Green Investment Group: ORE Catapult’s Launch Academy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

The pilot will contribute significantly to our carbon capture knowledge base, which we are developing across several projects in Europe, and represents an important step not only towards to reducing CO 2 emissions in our industry, but also towards making CO 2 circular and driving down demand for fossil resources globally.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

billion asset owner has been orientating its investment strategy toward climate goals by investing in renewables over the last year, and has now partnered with an offshore wind specialist, Corio Partners, to generate up to 9 GW of offshore wind capacity at sites around the world, with the deployment of C$1 billion in development capital.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

The European Union, China, the United Kingdom and about 20 other countries are developing such taxonomies as a way of discouraging greenwashing and channelling investment to the climate transition. The EU’s taxonomy has been particularly controversial because of its inclusion of natural gas and nuclear as “green investments.”

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 12, 2022

Government responses could accelerate or delay the global transition to net zero emissions, according to Joe Noss, Senior Director at the WTW Climate and Resilience Hub. This, combined with weakening growth, has resulted in a ‘cost of living crisis’ in the United Kingdom and other developed economies. The last six months.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 29, 2023

Joined-up climate polic ies seen as vital to catalyse a “generational shift ” towards climate investments, t echnologies and solutions this decade.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) announced today the acquisition of BayWa r.e. Bioenergy develops, constructs and operates biogas projects that provide biomethane and power to local energy companies, industrial companies and energy traders. AG’s specialist biogas platform, BayWa r.e.

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Cisco CSR

DECEMBER 13, 2022

FIs are in a position to help build and accelerate sustainable development. According to Capgemini , nearly a third of consumers are willing to pay an additional charge for green banking products and services or shift to a new provider for environmentally and socially friendly products. .

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 10, 2022

Silke Jolowicz, Head of Sustainability at Munich Re, highlights the key role that insurance can play in identifying climate risks and opportunities, and then developing solutions for loss minimization. Definity recently committed to achieve net-zero emissions for their operations and investments by 2040 or sooner.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Nature-based solutions to the climate crisis are gaining the attention of impact investors, but companies still face hurdles when it comes to investing in nature-based projects. This has led to regulatory pressure and voluntary commitments to net zero. Interest in nature-based investments.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The UK government has “comprehensively failed” to set out a robust green industrial strategy to compete with other countries leading the way in the transition to net zero.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

Disorderly transition and portfolio risks loom large. 2025 will cause a fundamental re-appraisal For investors with 2030 and net zero commitments, the Stocktake / Ratchet cycle will show that success from significant company and policy engagement since 2015 has been difficult to spot. None of this will be fun.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Novel energy storage concept developer Gravitricity picked up the award for Best Innovation. The Scottish Green Energy Awards returned to Edinburgh where more than 1,000 people saw winners in 13 categories receive trophies recognising their work in the clean energy sector, which supports 22,660 jobs. in community benefit payments.

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