Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The newly launched international initiative Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures is developing a risk management and disclosure framework for organizations to report and act on evolving nature-related financial risks. The future lies in impact investing.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 10, 2024

We used to be concerned about greenwashing, but now it seems that many companies are deliberately staying quiet in what some are calling greenhushing – the practice of downplaying or keeping quiet about their sustainability initiatives. Divestment is different from ESG, which is different from impact investing. 2023-06-30 U.S.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 28, 2025

Anna ODonoghue, Global Head of Product Development and Governance, Schroders, said: We believe we are the first firm to publicly confirm the intended adoption of all four SDR labels across all the funds we have sought them for.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

As the theme broadens out even further, these companies leading emissions intensity reduction efforts in their industries could benefit from a first mover advantage as the lowcarbon materials market develops.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Fergus Pitt, a spokesperson for the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), said the adaptation plan -and its companion Net Zero Australia plan , which is currently under development – must both be implemented with same the “impact and prominence”.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 12, 2025

SDG [UN Sustainable Development Goals] funds could be considered as impact funds, even though in reality they only have to meet sustainability criteria, said Bioy. Many SDG funds may have been marketed as impact funds even though they dont use that word.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In November 2021, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said there is need for the global investment industry to “develop common sustainable finance-related terms and definitions” to ensure consistency.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

The European supervisory authorities (ESAs) and EU national competent authorities (NCAs) will need to build out their in-house resources and skill sets to effectively identify and handle instances of greenwashing by financial institutions, but greater guidance is recommended by observers rather than new waves of regulation.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

According to the organizations, the new resource follows significant growth in recent years in investor interest in ESG issues, driving a proliferation of investment products and practices, but also leading to new terminology that can be unclear or inconsistent.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 29, 2023

A Google engineer got fired for predicting that rapid developments in AI would soon produce a “sentient” system. Stories have filled the media about students turning to ChatGPT to write assignments and software developers discovering that the algorithm is just as good at writing code as they are.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

Dutch firm’s fifth impact-focused investment strategy launches amid continued demand for Article 9 funds. ING Asset Management’s new SDG Impact Strategy will provide clients with exposure to companies that contribute specifically to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responding to strong demand for ‘dark green’ investments.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Investors are increasingly considering sustainability beyond the risk management lens, with the global impact investing market reaching an estimated US$1.64 The opportunities to drive positive social and/or environmental outcomes seem endless, but is harmonisation welcome or even possible?

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ESG Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

Million in bp-led Funding Round Exec Moves KKR Launches New Leadership Team for Global Climate Strategy Nuveen Appoints Ted Maa Managing Director of Private Equity Impact Investing Solar Inverter Market Oxy Acquires DAC Carbon Removal Provider Carbon Engineering for $1.1

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Anti-greenwashing rules and guidance may become “diamond standard”. Anti-greenwashing guidance proposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as the promise of extending the finalised Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) to pension products, has been welcomed by the investment industry.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

“The ESG fund boom shows that investors want to see ESG factors taken into account, but it’s tricky to provide evidence a fund does that,” said Arleta Majoch, chief operating officer at Impact Cubed. Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.”

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Sir Ronald Cohen, veteran venture capitalist and impact investing guru, explains why he believes we’re on the verge of an impact revolution. Last month, the IFVI issued its draft methodology for impact accounting, building on the work of Harvard Business School’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative , which Cohen also chaired.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This week in ESG news: EU adopts new law against greenwashing; Walmart reaches 1 billion ton supply chain emissions reduction milestone; S&P forecasts $1 trillion sustainable bond market in 2024; Airbus, TotalEnergies launch sustainable aviation fuel partnership; Verizon invests $1 billion in renewable energy; EU lawmakers agree to certification (..)

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In mid-September, ESG Investor and Artemis Investment Management gathered asset owners and other experts to consider the current and future state of impact investments. Appetite for impact was strong, guided by emerging frameworks, but the forces of inertia were present too, both internal and external. Setting objectives.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Ethan Talbot Schwartz 27, Toronto/Montreal consultant, CPCS Transcom As an associate with JCM Power, Ethan Talbot Schwartz led the development of renewable energy projects in Malawi, the world’s fifth-poorest country. There are more jobs in sustainability and impact than there ever have been,” says Perry. “A

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Chris Hall

APRIL 25, 2025

The BEFF aims to unlock financing for ocean-based solutions especially biodiversity-positive investments that support economic development and climate goals. A unified taxonomy helps investors identify credible projects and avoid greenwashing, increasing trust in blue finance.

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Chris Hall

JULY 15, 2022

European financial regulators’ efforts to police environmental impact claims are ineffective and create a greater risk of greenwashing. This is the excoriating view from the 2° Investing Initiative (2DII), an independent, non-profit think tank working to align financial markets and regulations with the Paris Agreement goals.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

Assets in European impact funds increased by 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, as demand for the classification increases in the wake of greenwashing claims against funds elsewhere in the sustainable investment universe. of total European funds’ net assets currently follow an impact investing approach.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2022

The UK impact investment market reached an estimated £58 billion in 2020 according to research published last month, which while representing a significant increase in total market share still amounts to less than 1% of the available assets under management. A survey conducted by the Impact Investing Institute reveals growing interest.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

The UNFCCC’s “ much-work-remains ” press release diplomatically reflected the wide gaps between the global north and south on adaptation , loss and damage , and on climate finance for developing countries more broadly. But it was left to others to express the desperation and urgency felt in island states and elsewhere.

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B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

a new way of dealing with money management, funding business activities, and creating investment products? Yes, sustainable finance is a new field of finance, with a new industry and new jobs, new regulations and frameworks developed by various governmental and nongovernmental bodies. My answer: Yes and no. private and public?—?have

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Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2023

Net Purpose, a data analytics platform for impact investors, is expanding its team and capabilities, while looking at new technologies to help align investments to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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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. Regulators are already pushing back against the risk of greenwashing with a range of fund disclosure , naming and labelling rules.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The International Energy Agency estimates that US$1 trillion a year to 2050 will need to be spent in developing economies to achieve net-zero GHG emissions. Yet, many institutional investors remain reticent to invest in developing economies. In 2022, only 2% of impact funds were focused on EMs, representing just 0.1%

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 11, 2023

The rules were issued for consultation in January 2022, with the aim to enhance the transparency of disclosures on sustainability-related products, improve product comparability, and guard against greenwashing. . It must also appropriately reflect this focus in its investment objectives or strategy in its registration statement. .

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B the Change

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

More Than a Coincidence While some may dismiss this as a public B Corp anomaly, Cambridge University Professor Christopher Marquis shares how investors are actively looking to invest in companies like B Corps with a public benefit corporation (PBC) legal structure.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

To be classified as a responsible investment fund by the IA, the fund needs to either have specific exclusions, a sustainability focus, or an impact investment strategy. ESG integration alone is not sufficient for inclusion.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Biodiversity credits scheme will be part of government’s dual strategy of developing land and recovering natural resources. Biodiversity credits will be coming into force in the UK next week, panellists speaking during investment consultancy Mercer’s first biodiversity summit have said.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Our findings may extend beyond individual investors to smaller organizations and endowments that are deciding where and how to invest. We are not investment advisors, but we know that a good first step in choosing investments is to determine one’s goal. What’s Your Goal? Our recommendation is also dependent on geography.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

Impact must complete a similar transition. In effect, we need to turn it into a habit – one that we develop and maintain through an ongoing process of appreciating what is done well, what could be done better and what might be done not just better but differently. It duly became a ‘must-have’. Today, in many ways, it is second nature.

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James Militzer

MAY 31, 2024

It requires everyday citizens to change their individual behaviours and to consent to larger societal changes as the world transitions away from using fossil fuels as a primary energy source — both in developed markets and in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is a particular challenge in LMICs.

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Chris Hall

MAY 23, 2023

In the months leading up to Level 2, some asset managers opted to downgrade various funds to Article 8 to avoid accusations of greenwashing.

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