Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the corresponding energy crisis, inflation spike and political instability it inflicted on the global economy brought into question whether this act of military aggression should be seen as a help or hindrance to the energy transition. “In

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

In its latest synthesis report , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a “final warning”, calling for swift and decisive action to keep global average temperature rise to <1.5°C Averting this cataclysm requires the reduction of global anthropogenic greenhouse (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Edouard Stenger

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought our global economy to a standstill, with fears of the worst recession since 1929. Economies around the world are reeling from the cascading shocks wrought upon them since the beginning of March. (This post was published earlier this year on Medium.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At COP26, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero ( GFANZ ) declared a sector-wide commitment of US$130 trillion – a number that has increased over the year to US$150 trillion – of private capital to transition the global economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Engagement ring.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

It is through good stewardship that corporate engagement can drive high carbon emitting companies to develop and implement a net zero transition plan, which will ultimately help to decarbonise the global economy,” says Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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Foley & Hoag

MARCH 7, 2022

Note that any divestment or transfer of covered debt or equity must be to a non-U.S. As with General License 9A, any divestment or transfer must be to a non-U.S. Without access to SWIFT, these Russian banks are effectively cut off from participating in the global economy. 14024, until June 24, 2022.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Divestment, while a contentious strategy, should be considered a last resort. This approach is vital not only for protecting nature and our climate but also for ensuring the sustainability and resilience of pension investments for members, steering us towards a more sustainable global economy.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

According to a statement from the Treasury, the divestment comes in response to reports that “BlackRock has urged companies to embrace “net zero” ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment strategies,” which would harm the state’s fossil fuel industry.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Florida will divest $2 billion of assets managed by BlackRock by the end of the year, according to a statement released Thursday by state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, citing the investment manager’s integration of ESG considerations in its investment process. The state’s assets included in the divestment include $1.43

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Pretorius and Free agreed and claimed investors will expect even more from companies than mere divestment from non-renewable assets. Beyond divestment, “emissions can be reduced by funding greener companies on public and private markets, but also on fixed income markets, sustainable bonds, green bonds, etc.”

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

In his most recent annual CEO letter , Fink further detailed the climate-focused investment case, forecasting a “tectonic shift” in capital towards sustainable investing, and calling the decarbonization of the global economy “the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime.”.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Pension funds are confronted with immense pressures such as meeting their liabilities, managing deficits, navigating turbulent global economies, and coping with growing regulatory burdens. California’s proposed divestment laws addresses the systemic risk of climate change, he says. It can be an uneasy relationship.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

The fossil fuels divestment movement continues to grow and as indicated in a recent report by DivestInvest, 1,500 investment institutions, responsible for $39.2 trillion in assets, have committed to divest. Student divestment movements have succeeded in removing fossil fuels from a number of universities in 2021.

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