3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Transition” refers to activities that do not meet the green thresholds now but are on a pathway to net zero or contributing to net zero outcomes. The measures in sum: The package of measures is intended to improve trust and transparency in the market for sustainable investment products and minimize greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including RLAM, LOIM, Synthesis, Putnam, Victory Hill, and DWS. . Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has this week announced the launch of its Sustainable Growth Fund.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 11, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including NN Investment Partners, SDI AOP, ESG Book, ISS ESG, Likvidi, Alcumus. The Eurosystem central banks last year defined their common stance for applying climate-related sustainable investment principles.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including EQT, DWS, Unigestion, MEAG, Brown Advisory and PGIM. Applying EQT’s active ownership strategy, the firm will develop tailored decarbonisation plans for each investment. “In

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK, Climate Solutions, Willis Towers Watson, Actis, and Persefoni. He also contributed to the drafting of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy and the upcoming UK Government Green Finance Strategy.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including Science Based Targets initiative , Chronos Sustainability, WTW, Aviva and Actis. Dalmar Sheikh has joined sustainable infrastructure investment company Actis as Global Head of Data Centre Operations.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BlackRock, Invesco, Franklin Templeton, SUSI Partners, AXA IM Alts, Octopus, KGAL and M&G. . ” Franklin Templeton , an US-based international investment management firm with US$1.45 billion in assets globally.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including OnePlanetCapital, Cardano Advisory, Marsh, Brown Advisory and Xpansiv. Anthony Chant has been appointed as Investment Director at OnePlanetCapital , the climate change focused early-stage venture capital fund.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including UNEP FI, ISS ESG, ISSB, Xpansiv and Carbon Trust. Carbon Trust has launched Route to Net Zero Standard, a three tier certification system that will rank companies’ progress to net zero.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including abrdn, HSBC AM, Impax and Low Carbon. . Young has also made a series of appointments to the Sustainability Group, effective from 1 April. Dan Grandage , formerly Head of ESG, Real Assets, is now Head of Sustainable Investing.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including FFI, PVF, Zurich Resilience Solutions, South Pole, Normative, Verdantix and Alveo. Research and advisory firm Verdantix have forecast a rise in the value of the climate risk digital solutions market to US$4 billion by 2027.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2023

In mid-February last year, Sustainable Investments Institute had identified 27 anti-ESG proposals and for 2023 there are at least 40 so far, a big jump that suggests last year’s surge will be surpassed. Six proposals on reproductive health went to vote in 2022, with average support of 40%.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Besides, the global responsible investing driven assets hit $40.5 As an example, heavy GHG emitters countries as China pledged for net-zero emissions by 2060, and the Paris Agreement became one of the issues driving voters to vote in the US presidential election. Sustainable business trend 1 – Eco-designed Products.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Impact Cubed, NatureAlpha, Sylvera, Carbon Trust, Themis, Manifest Climate and AirCarbon Exchange. Indonesia has committed to a net zero emission target by 2060.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including MSCI, Bloomberg, RepRisk, Pathzero and IETA. . Bloomberg has increased its carbon emissions dataset to cover 100,000 companies.

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Chris Hall

MAY 5, 2023

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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Chris Hall

MAY 20, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Robeco, CFSL, abrdn, UKIB, Octopus Investments, Downing, KGAL, and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation. Dutch asset manager Robeco has launched a new bond strategy that will invest in diversified Asian fixed income.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 5, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Octopus Energy, Nest, GLIL Infrastructure, CPP Investments, AimCo, Railpen, ICG, Algebris Investments, JOHCM and Greenfinch. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 22, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including OS-Climate, CIPFA, Isio, ICE, Urgentum and Banca March. . We hope this drives positive change through the industry and wider society.” .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including JPMAM, Pictet AM, UK Investment Bank and LGT Capital Partners. . JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has announced the launch of two new ETFs, expanding its active ETF line-up. billion hard cap.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including NatureAlpha, Verdantix, Solactive, Minerva Analytics, Euronext, Joulea, and Clarity AI. index looks to respond to the growing demand for sustainable investment tools. C goal of the Paris Agreement. The CAC SBT 1.5°

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A decade ago only a handful of companies, primarily in the energy sector, were measuring their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and planning for net zero. In recent years sustainable investment funds began demonstrating superior performance and decreased investment risks to conventional funds.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Below is a summary of the discussions and key recommendations for achieving net zero emissions by mid-century. As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Day two centered around the overarching themes of defining metrics and the systems approach.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is leading to a rapid reappraisal of ESG risks by asset owners, including enhanced scrutiny of human rights and governance risks across portfolios, and a reaffirmed commitment to net zero targets. . We must accelerate the transition and invest in renewables,”?said

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The climate crisis, and the necessary transition to a net-zero economy, exacerbate the risks to people across the value chain, whether in the form of lost livelihoods from extreme weather events and rising temperatures, or loss of employment from a rapid shift away from carbon-intensive practices.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including M&G Real Estate, EFRAG, Newday Impact, Deepki, Agilitas and Jonathan Rose. . Laura Jockers has joined UK-based M&G Real Estate as Global Head of ESG.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 21, 2024

The vehicle offers a double bottom line of both return and positive social impact, investing in residential property and affordable housing, community regeneration, digital infrastructure, and clean energy in London. Only 15% of surveyed firms said the UK was currently the most attractive market for green and sustainable investments.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In Europe , the EGD Senior Working Group on the Energy Transition published their first report, The Future Europe Wants: A Green and Digital, Job-Based and Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2024

Separately, The WBA has been working with investors under the Digital Collective Impact Coalition, addressing themes such as ethical AI. It has also published a joint call with investors and civil society calling on tech companies to introduce more ethical practices in the space.

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including PwC, MSCI, Fenergo, Sentifi, and CME Group. . Fenergo , a Dublin-based digital solutions firm, has announced the launch of an ESG services offering to support mandatory regulatory requirements.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

McMahon says the overarching objective is to develop a “climate positive” portfolio of assets that will deliver on net zero targets, while having measurable impacts on biodiversity and soil health. The funds] offer a mid to high single digit internal rate of return. The target fund size is €250 million.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Raised by two environmentalists, she’s dedicated to ensuring women have equal opportunity to succeed in our net-zero future. Last year, Folino’s firm made a commitment to make its operations and assets under management net-zero by 2050 or earlier – a challenge he’s embracing with open arms.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 19, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Vanguard, MEAG, Earth Capital, SUSI Partners, Actis, INVL and FSF. . US-based asset manager Vanguard has announced the launch of two new ESG focused ETFs.

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Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

‘No doubt the digital climate summit of this week will spur internal debate in corporate suites along the lines of: What are industry and investing peers doing – what else should we be doing! What are our risks and opportunities as the world engages to move toward Net Neutrality! finance (Source: Ceres ).

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 19, 2022

On the flip side, without urgent and sustained investment in these areas – charging infrastructure, battery production, and the responsible sourcing of materials – the growth of the sector has the potential to stall further down the line, thereby reducing its long-term profitability and the continued electrification of the transport industry.

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