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.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Banking Climate Change Digitalization 52

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.

Net Zero 80

Net Zero Banking Development Greenwashing 80

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

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement Net Zero Green Investing Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tim Day, Investment Fund Manager at Trina Solar, explains the importance of Europe’s sustainable investment community in the growth of solar power. Investment is the catalyst in the ongoing growth of PV, and will be integral in ensuring solar is well-positioned to help meet our net zero targets.

Net Zero 64

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Manufacturing Green Investing 64

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.

Value Creation 130

Value Creation Net Zero Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable Investment 130

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.”

Carbon Offsets 256

Carbon Offsets Net Zero Greenwashing Green Investing 256

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

COP27 deadline for Green Finance Strategy likely to be missed, as investors await details on sustainable investment framework. Investors are expecting details this week on the new UK government’s strategy on energy and inflation, but time is running out for updates on key climate and green finance policies ahead of COP27.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Sustainable Investment COP26 Climate Change 52

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.

Net Zero 72

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Supply Chains Supply Chain 72

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In fact, 41 out of the 47 taxonomies currently under development have either stated outright or implied that they aim for their respective taxonomies to be used to guide policymakers and authorities, or they are in the early stages of development and have yet to make such an intention clear.

Banking 59

Banking Net Zero Development COP26 59

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The rise of taxonomies of sustainable activities reflects a recognition from policymakers that global financial markets depend on a shared classification system if they are to identify ‘green’ investment opportunities. High-level guidance exists in two countries and regulation is being developed in 13.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Green Bonds Supply Chains 52

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Pension fund makes case for divestment, against backdrop of increasingly positive climate policy across major markets.

Divestment 59

Divestment Paris Agreement Climate Change Net Zero 59

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The UK’s net zero transition depends on huge amounts of private capital that can only be unlocked through climate policy certainty. Go like the wind The global energy crisis, sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighted the importance of ensuring a steady flow of domestic, sustainable energy supply. trillion (US$1.89

Net Zero 89

Net Zero Climate Change Stranded Assets Green Investing 89

ESG Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The plan focuses on key areas including creating a simpler regulatory framework to facilitate net zero industries, upskilling the European workforce for the green transition, accelerating access to investment and financing, and enhancing global trade cooperation for cleantech and raw materials.

Net Zero 141

Net Zero Green Investing Sustainable Investment Decarbonize 141

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

Now we can measure this green business exposure for the majority of companies and are able to count annual green investments that run into the trillions, growing six times faster than the economy at large,” Heaps says. When we launched this ranking in 2005, the green economy was a quaint idea.

Manufacturing 363

Manufacturing Banking Sustainable Investment Net Zero 363

Richard Matthews

MARCH 21, 2022

A diverse array of sustainability focused private equity (PE) firms are proliferating around the world. Many of these private investment funds are venture capitalist with startup and early stage investment strategies. These firms can be differentiated by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Climate Change 64

Climate Change Impact Investing Development Waste 64

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Bloomberg, Normative, Sugi, ISS ESG, FE fundinfo and MSCI. . Normative , a Swedish carbon accounting engine, and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative are developing a new emissions scoring framework.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Analytics Development Green Investing 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

Net-zero CO2 energy systems entail: a substantial reduction in overall fossil fuel use, minimal use of unabated fossil fuels, and use of CCS in the remaining fossil system,” says the report. This explainer looks at the potential of CCS in CO2 emissions reduction and the net zero pathways of investee firms in asset owners’ portfolios.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Development Climate Change Stranded Assets 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

Meeting in Sapporo, Japan, Group of Seven climate ministers on Sunday committed to updating their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans to meet the objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework and supporting the development of national biodiversity finance plans for all signatories.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Greenwashing Green Investing Sustainable Investment 52

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

The year started optimistically, fresh off the bold and ambitious agreement in November 2021 that established the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Here are five trends that helped to shape this astonishing shift, as well as a look to the next 12 months as sustainable finance reimagines its future. In the U.S.,

Net Zero 283

Net Zero Banking Sustainable Investment Greenwashing 283

Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

For insurance companies it means they need to consider ESG and green finance issues when selling their insurance products and consider it in their asset management arm as well.” Hewett says a key challenge for China’s sustainable finance sector is a lack of unified standards and regulations.

Banking 52

Banking Green Bonds Development Net Zero 52

Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

The government of the small west African nation switched existing debt for a US$500 million ‘ blue bond ’ with a lower rate and a longer maturity, with the intention of generating US$163 million for marine conservation; the US Development Finance Corporation provided the risk insurance that secured its Aa2 credit rating.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Greenwashing Climate Change Net Zero 52

Chris Hall

JULY 29, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including EQT Future, SCOR, LeapFrog, GIG, SMBC and the US SEC. . The combination of their unique experiences and long track records within impact and development are an added strength to EQT Future and its portfolio companies.” .

Banking 52

Banking Impact Investing Chief Sustainability Officer Net Zero 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 24, 2023

Despite causing short-term supply issues, the IRA is set to have far-reaching implications for net zero transition strategies, domestically and globally. billion in developing its US solar supply chain, opening a second plant in Georgia, raising its total annual solar panel production capacity to 8.4 gigawatts (GW) by 2024.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain Manufacturing 52