Impact Alpha

MARCH 23, 2020

It has been nearly four years since I wrote about my process to align my investment portfolio with my values. Back then, in May of 2016, sustainable investing was gaining ground but was a relatively niche topic among believers (see the eye-popping chart below).

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the climate impact of its loans and investments, announcing last week that it has joined a multi-trillion dollar group of global financial institutions developing a standardized method for carbon accounting. Morgan Stanley has become the first major U.S. trillion in assets.

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Sustainability Update

JUNE 28, 2022

by Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist – G&A Institute What is it about an investable product – a mutual fund, an exchange traded fund (ETF) – that would qualify it as an “ESG” or “sustainable investment” offering to the retail or institutional investor? Only about 12% were on track to meet Paris goals.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2024

“Such assessments will also need to be regionalised, as different jurisdictions have access to different technologies and capital.” Last year, Robeco extended its Sustainable Investing (SI) Open Access Initiative to the public. There’s a lot of greenhushing going on because the industry expects perfection.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

Supporting resilience and just transition are as important as climate mitigation, says Lihuan Zhou, Associate at the World Resources Institute’s Sustainable Finance Center. Sustainable investing is a key part of curbing climate change, and the sector is showing some signs of progress. Going Beyond Net Zero Emissions.

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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). Analysing US$16.4 trillion of the assessed asset managers’ equity fund portfolios, the report found that managers hold 2.8 Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ’s portfolio was the most misaligned globally.

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ESG Today

MAY 22, 2023

The index suite also includes a “Biodiversity Leaders” family, targeting companies that derive at least 20% of revenues from activities assessed as making a positive net contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including preservation of marine ecosystems and sustainable agriculture and forestry.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Ceres will call on global leaders to capitalize on the momentum and advance policy and regulatory solutions at all levels of government as well as increased clean energy and finance investments in emerging markets and developing countries to accelerate the just transition. Following historic policy wins in the U.S.,

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Notably, oil and gas companies within CA100+’s portfolio of 159 focus companies are still commissioning projects that do not align with Paris Agreement goals, while an overwhelming number of electric utility companies are not building out sufficient renewable energy capacity. Renewed engagement.

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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? Corporate Knights researchers ranked 60 banks for which they found quantifiable sustainable-revenue data from an initial pool of 91 banks. And which banks will take the lead? .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

They were the culmination of two years’ work, including the TPT’s Disclosure Framework, published in October to help companies develop robust transition plans as part of their annual reporting. At the core of the centre’s thinking is the integrated transition-planning ecosystem.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 14, 2024

CA100+ was established in 2017 as an investor-led initiative aiming to collectively support the goals of the Paris Agreement by challenging the large corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters to take action on climate change. The post Zerolytics to Track CA100+ Firms’ Transitions appeared first on ESG Investor.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Indices that are labelled as Paris-aligned Benchmarks (PABs) under EU rules must meet criteria for asset selection that results in the index aligning with the long-term climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With the looming Paris Agreement goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 43% by 2030, nations are adopting different approaches to stimulating their green economy and encouraging sustainable investment. Clearly, the US is doing a better job at turning words into action.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Eight years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the energy transition remains “stuck”, according to Spaargaren. Pension fund makes case for divestment, against backdrop of increasingly positive climate policy across major markets.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2024

CalSTRS Sustainable Investment Director Kirsty Jenkinson talks about taking a hard line on companies failing to disclose emissions properly and treating proxy voting as seriously as portfolio investments.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

The asset manager’s sustainable investment engagements typically run for three-year periods, with engagement specialists in contact with selected investee companies to track progress against objectives. According to Robeco, each of its engagement topics were selected following consultation with clients.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Blended finance solutions must account for “project, sector and country specific risks” to attract more commercial investment to clean energy initiatives in emerging and developing economies, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). . Barriers to investment .

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

Now they must wait to see how signatories to the Paris Agreement act on the commitments outlined in the official response to the Global Stocktake, as well as multiple other pledges announced across the two weeks before that final text was signed, sealed and gavelled. C has not lessened; if anything, it has increased,” he says.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dutch regulator proposes overhaul ahead of green fund consultation closure, France follows Belgium in revising SRI label to exclude fossil fuel developers. Regulators around Europe have been increasingly active this month, coming out with new requirements and proposals that could reshape the sustainable investment landscape in Europe.

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James Militzer

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2009, developed countries committed to mobilizing US $100 billion per year for climate action in developing countries by 2020. As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 They failed. trillion — up from $2.5 trillion pre-pandemic. The key elements of this blueprint are outlined below.

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Article 9 funds are considered the most sustainable, requiring portfolios with 100 per cent sustainable investments. The advantages of Article 9 funds lie in their ability to provide clear signals to investors regarding their commitment to sustainability.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AustralianSuper, Morningstar, Tikehau Capital, Oak Hill Advisors and Guinness Global Investors. . The unit aims to support the goals of the Paris Agreement by providing equity capital to companies focused on energy transition.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 25, 2020

Society, Economy and Environment are the three pillars for sustainable development, therefore, environmental protection is expressed directly through Goals 13 (Climate action), 14 (Life Below Water), 15 (Life on Land) and indirectly through Goals 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).

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Chris Hall

JUNE 29, 2022

Institutional investors are increasingly attracted to climate-focused passive investment vehicles as a systematic and cost-effective way of transitioning their portfolios to net zero. . Recently, passive products that are ‘Paris-aligned’ – meaning they are decarbonising in line with a 1.5-2°C

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3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

The investment firm has spent more than two decades helping companies adopt climate-friendly business models which will continue this year with a focus on the phase-out of unabated coal generation by 2030 for developed markets and 2050 for developing markets, in order to achieve the goals, set out in the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

The MEE wants to have a scientific and clear methodology to assure the quality of the CCER,” said Dr Guo Peiyuan, Chairman of SynTao Green Finance – the founding organisation of China’s Sustainable Investment Forum.   The CCER will now focus on four initial sectors: afforestation, solar power generation, offshore wind and mangrove planting.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2022

SUMMARY: Aligned With the Paris Agreement and Approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), JetBlue Commits to Reduce Jet Fuel Emissions 50% Per Revenue Tonne Kilometer by 2035 From 2019 Levels. SOURCE: JetBlue Airways. Charting a path to net zero.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

The UK Government should also adopt a Sustainable Investment Taxonomy or Sustainable Investment Hierarchy approach to inform and guide all public sector investment and procurement decisions. However, we must not lose focus. There are technical and economic challenges to overcome for hydrogen.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2022

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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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2022

“Forests are essential both for preventing dangerous climate change, catastrophic biodiversity loss, and for securing the human rights and livelihoods of more than a billion people,” said Vemund Olsen, Senior Analyst – Sustainable Investments at Storebrand Asset Management. Natural risk. Biodiversity decline.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The IGCC nominated Alison Ewings, General Manager ESG at QIC, the PRI picked Alejandro Bujanos, Head of Sustainable Investing at Sura Mexico, and Ceres chose Peter Cashion, Managing Investment Director of Sustainable Investments at CalPERS.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2022

As a high-emitting sector, oil and gas companies are under increasing pressure from investors and regulators to set decarbonisation targets that align with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Scope ESG said that “sustainable investment as a share of revenues remains below 2.5% Reducing emissions across all scopes .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 23, 2024

In November last year , the government published a paper outlining its sustainability-focused policy priorities, such as legislating a labelling regime for investment products marketed as “sustainable” or similar. It also included plans for a sustainable finance taxonomy to categorise viable economic activities for investors, which is being developed (..)

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Last weekend (9-10 December) saw a host of events dedicated to nature, land use, oceans and food systems, including a high-level plenary discussion on “the importance of action on nature in delivering the goals of the Paris Agreement”. With climate, we know what the pathways are.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

The developing world offers potential for greater investment impact. . Emerging market investments have the potential to deliver greater real-world impact than investing in developed markets, said a report from the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

The High Seas Treaty provides the certainty needed for greater sustainable investment into the ocean, says Karen Sack, Executive Director at the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). Combined with de-risking tools like guarantees, they offer stable, long-term investments. It is a key defence against climate change.

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