Sustainable Round Table

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Climate Week’s theme this year was “ Getting it Done ,” and the theme of the first half of our Symposium was Aligning ESG Vision & Strategy with Corporate Purpose to “Get Net Zero Done.”

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ESG Today

APRIL 10, 2023

Suzanne DiBianca, EVP & Chief Impact Officer of ESG and Sustainability at Salesforce, said: “For Salesforce, incorporating nature into our decision-making is not only about managing risks and costs, but also about value creation, innovation, and collaboration.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, when governments will provide massive stimulus funding to restart economies, it’s more important than ever to consider the long-term value creation of urban infrastructure investments. There is an urgent, global need for building urban resilience to heat and, as usual, business has a key role to play.

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3BL Media

JUNE 1, 2022

The World Economic Forum’s Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism: Towards Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation , launched in 2020, enabled businesses to track their contributions towards the SDGs on a consistent basis. This calls for greater attention to how the data underlying ESG ratings is generated.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Developing awareness begins with knowledge and understanding of the sustainability matters that are most significant to Northern Trust’s long-term value proposition. Alignment through governance allows us to properly plan to mitigate risks and maximize opportunities for value creation for all of our stakeholders.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Hari identifies those hurdles as including a lack of clear regulation; a shortage of expertise for identifying and developing high-quality sustainable opportunities; bottlenecks in verification and validation; and inefficiencies and undue friction in the marketplace. This has led to regulatory pressure and voluntary commitments to net zero.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2024

There’s also been additional releases from our investment team around semi-annual performance , and my team provides regular updates on our net zero strategy alignment.” CalSTRS has made a pledge to move its entire portfolio to net zero by 2050 or sooner, in line with climate science and the Paris Agreement.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The real question is, are the world’s banks ready to fund the development of renewable technologies at scale, and updating all the infrastructure in between? All three firms claim they have adopted sustainability and supporting the net-zero transition as key objectives. . And which banks will take the lead? .

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

“Alongside Duke Energy and our mutual customers, we’re working to fine-tune and expand these capabilities that will not only power their lives, but also accelerate the development of a less carbon-intensive grid.”. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. Charging toward an electric future.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Global professional services firm Deloitte and climate management and accounting platform (CMAP) provider Persefoni announced today a new strategic partnership aimed at developing analytics solutions for the banking and insurance companies to measure and manage their operational and portfolio carbon footprints.

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ESG Today

JULY 3, 2023

Meg Starr, Global Head of Impact at Carlyle, said: “We are excited to partner with Anthesis and look forward to working closely in the coming years to develop solutions around material ESG topics both within our portfolio and on a broader, global scale.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Moreover, measuring impact is still in its early development, with most funds using SDGs or qualitative assessments to measure their impact. Among companies, Impact Valuation as an approach to valuing a company’s impact on society has hit an inflexion point. Sustainability trends 2023: Net-Zero roadmaps.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 12, 2024

The investment community may have limited control over net zero targets, but it can enable better outcomes, says London Business School Executive Fellow Tom Gosling. At the time, the Glasgow Agreement that ensued from COP26 had freshly been signed and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) had also been formed.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

s Net-zero Asset Owner Alliance membership, a group of institutional investors pledging an active role in the climate transition, has grown to 74 members and totaled $10.6 Ability to measure and track that overall footprint and benchmark how it is improving is foundational to developing credibility. Meanwhile, the U.N.'s

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The world fought back against the pandemic, and in just one year, developed four vaccines and immunized half of the world’s population. Despite poor coverage in developing countries (6%) and new variants bringing back lockdowns, we hope to go back soon to a new normality. ESG trends in 2022: Net-Zero ambition.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

’s Net-zero Asset Owner Alliance membership, a group of institutional investors pledging an active role in the climate transition, has grown to 74 members and totaled $10.6 Ability to measure and track that overall footprint and benchmark how it is improving is foundational to developing credibility. Meanwhile, the U.N.’s

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The core question is: what must policymakers, corporates and investors do to make good on last year’s pledges and commitments to keep the world on track for net zero by 2050? More tangible definitions and frameworks around carbon pricing are a pre-requisite step, albeit an insufficient one, toward achieving net zero, panellists agreed.

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Sense and Sustainability

MAY 26, 2021

This is a watershed moment for the oil and gas industry and leading investors in the race to transition to a net zero energy system. degrees Celsius” and “supporting investing aligned with net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner.” The article was authored by Fred Krupp and originally appeared here.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 28, 2023

Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer at City Developments Limited, outlines how the Singapore real estate firm’s sustainability reporting has evolved to communicate value and impact to stakeholders.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

Classified as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the fund aims to positively contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on 6 (clean water and sanitation), 14 (life below water), 15 (life on land), and 12 (responsible consumption and production).

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The Corporate Engagement workstream will focus on developing a multi-year engagement plan to engage companies deemed most important to stemming nature and biodiversity loss, while the Technical Advisory Group will help to identify priority engagements and develop science-based investor guidance and tools.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2024

There is opportunity for the FRC to shift its definition of engagement to align with a more outcomes-focused approach.”

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Chris Hall

MARCH 1, 2024

This is a key part of what I’ve helped develop: identifying areas where we think we can make the biggest real-world difference, and having the strength of character and leadership to say not just what we think we can do – but also what we can’t.” Real assets currently make up a quarter of the fund’s investment portfolio (£2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

The value-creation opportunity is huge. Accelerating the build-out of hydrogen infrastructure will radically improve national and corporate abilities to meet net zero and decarbonisation targets. The Fund will serve as a catalyst for both the financing and building of global hydrogen infrastructure projects.

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Sustainability Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How is your company mentoring staff and developing workforce skills in 2024 and beyond? Globally, Bürkert operates its own workforce development and enablement program. How is your company tracking with its net zero emissions by 2050 targets?

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Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

According to a report published by Ceres , the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative has grown to 128 investors who collectively manage $43 trillion. ESG is emerging as the key locus of value creation and a major competitive advantage. Moving Beyond Financial Value.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Working in the firm’s Total Fund Management’s Investment Division, Murray will take a leadership role in supporting Ontario Teachers’ long-term plan to create a lasting, positive and sustainable impact while creating value for members. Jacot joins from La Française, where he was Quantitative Risk Manager and Financial Engineer.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 5, 2022

The projects are currently under development by Constantine Group subsidiary Pelagic Energy Developments. Grid-scale batteries are a critical enabler of the UK energy transition, and the country’s net-zero ambitions.” . The post This Week’s Fund News: Nest Invests in Offshore Wind Farm appeared first on ESG Investor.

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2022

Beyond progress against 2025 goals, the Company continued to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing its ESG agenda with more ambitious goals, investments and financing to tackle issues like climate change and packaging waste, including: Setting a long-term goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Proactive ESG compliance by asset managers will drive value creation, says Melanie Wadsworth, Corporate Partner at Faegre Drinker. First and foremost is the time lag between the proliferation of legislation and the development of tools and methodologies to ensure that data is available against which performance can be measured.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

The fund won’t be limited to green bonds, instead spanning across the corporate and credit universe, including renewable energy, not-for-profit hospitals and development banks. C target for limiting global warming, alongside commitments to build net zero carbon portfolios.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 19, 2024

Served considerably less notice, many developing economies have neither the resources nor the policies to cope. Though gradual, a growing appreciation of the risks and opportunities arising from these demographic changes is taking place, alongside an increasing awareness of the value of natural capital to human wellbeing.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 28, 2022

Professor Carol A Adams of Durham University Business School calls for greater ambition by corporates and investors to address sustainable development including climate change. The Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) would like us to think so. I think we need ‘sustainable development thinking’.

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Sustainable Round Table

AUGUST 7, 2023

What has been developing for 30+ years as a field of volunteered leadership is becoming, in 2023, legally required. Mr. Boyle led in the creation of SR Inc’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), which advises and represents Fortune 500 and fast growth companies across the U.S.

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Just Capital

MARCH 10, 2022

He and Colton, who oversaw the development of this year’s guidelines, told us in our discussion that even though they sent the letter and guidelines in January, their guidance has not changed. In some ways that would drive our portfolio companies crazy and is not really in the best long-term value creation interest.

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