Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

Advisory group urges the government to focus on “drafting efficiency” when developing criteria, while following the science. The UK’s Green Taxonomy must address challenges unearthed during the development of the EU taxonomy and streamline its do no significant harm (DNSH) criteria, according to the Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG).

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Sovereigns have been relatively late entrants to sustainable bond markets following corporates and supra-national entities (such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), which issued the first green debt securities in the mid-2000s. We expect continued growth and diversification in this sector.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Ashok Parameswaran, President of the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance, highlights the challenges of achieving environmental and social impact via emerging markets bonds. There’s a lot of greenwashing, and there are really weak standards in terms of additionality, materiality, accountability and transparency.”. Weak frameworks.

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Sphera

MAY 13, 2022

And most importantly, are they focusing on the right aspects of packaging sustainability? Considerations for Sustainable Packaging Solutions. Driven by these developments, recyclability and the carbon footprint of packaging are drawing increasing attention.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Moody’s cited challenges including short-term post-pandemic support for businesses and households, long-term sustainable development challenges, including climate risk mitigation, and gradual, uneven recovery in revenue streams. Developing economies globally need to invest as much as US$4.5 trillion) to reach the goals.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2022

The legislation being introduced in Europe and the UK lends significantly more permanence to sustainable investing,” he said. The irony is that the US SEC, while a comparative laggard on regulation, is proving to be tougher on greenwashing through old-fashioned mis-selling rules,” said Mitchell. COP26 revisited.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To take one UK-based example, when FTSE4Good was launched in 2001, a pioneering benchmark for socially responsible investing (SRI), the focus was on carbon emissions. A linked question is whether the large number of indices could provide cover for greenwashing by unscrupulous businesses or asset managers.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

According to The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requirements , it is mandated for organizations to conduct a double materiality assessment, which in turn helps them determine which sustainability issues are material and should be included in their emissions reporting.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Concerns over greenwashing have accelerated efforts by regulators and standard setters to develop and introduce more robust forms of disclosure and measurement to the burgeoning ESG investing market, he suggests. To date, Chile and Uruguay are the only sovereigns to have launched SLBs.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

Combined, the regulation is designed to help European asset owners understand, compare and measure the sustainability characteristics of investment funds, limiting their exposure to greenwashing. . “We This can include deployment of on-site renewable energy, building renovation, and the development of energy efficiency equipment.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Once the details are known, corporates can ramp up their efforts to meet their new disclosure requirements and develop the underlying programmes and policies to support them. Curbing greenwashing. But the political context means there is likely to be a greater period of uncertainty and adjustment than normally follows a new rule.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2024

Richard Hardyment, Head of Engagement at the Institute of Business Ethics, calls for a revolution in the mechanics of measurement to realise sustainable finance’s potential. There are accusations of greenwashing from one side, ‘wokeism’ from another, and a lingering question on everyone’s lips: is it making a difference?

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