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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Sustainable investments should grow as divestment from carbon-intensive industries intensifies. A "Digital Technology and the Planet" report from the Royal Society in London recently suggested citizens soon could be use their mobile devices to capture and share emissions data in real time.

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From Russia in Haste

Chris Hall

Meanwhile in the asset management sector, Legal & General Investment Management said it would divest from Russian sovereign debt and the manager has reduced total exposure to 0.1% Charles Radclyffe, Partner at EthicsGrade, says: “We are trying to understand how mature corporate governance is around digital strategy.

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Take Five: The New Pay Gap 

Chris Hall

Digital ministers (not a reassuring phrase in the circumstances) from the Group of Seven had already declared their commitment to implementing policies underpinning stronger guidance and governance. The future of this counter-action by energy firms may depend on the response of shareholders at Total’s AGM on 26 May.

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Conflict Exposes Governance Risks and Due Diligence Flaws

Chris Hall

One might expect governance ratings to change over time rather than overnight,” said a sustainable investment analyst at a large UK-based asset owner. . Any decision made to disengage or divest must be done in a responsible fashion, including scrutinising for any unintended human rights consequences.” .

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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

Despite appearances, sustainable investments have quietly had a great year. Given the poor performance of green energy stocks and the chorus of opposition against anything viewed as “woke,” it’s easy to get lost in the narrative that the shine has worn off sustainable investing. But that’s not what I’m seeing.