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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

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Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Million to Turn Landfill Waste into Renewable Biofuels ESG Investing Texas Pulls $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Investing BlackRock Calls Texas Decision to Divest $8.5 Renewables Developer Avantus Renovare Raising $7.5

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Bondholders Begin to Flex Their Muscles

Chris Hall

As the climate crisis has worsened, pressure on publicly-listed companies to make net zero commitments and transition to low-carbon operations and products has intensified. The influence of sustainability-minded investors can be seen in divestment strategies of both state- and privately-owned debt issuers.

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This Week’s Fund News: HSBC AM Launches Sustainable Bond for EMs

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including HSBC AM, RLAM, LOIM, Algebris Investments and TLEI. . HSBC Asset Management has launched the HGIF Global Emerging Markets Corporate Sustainable Bond fund.

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The Future of Climate Investing

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trillion, even more investment is needed. It is estimated that $15 trillion a year must be put toward green technologies to meet net-zero emissions. Lise Pretorius, Head of Sustainability Analysis at Matter, agreed with Free. While ESG funds are at all-time highs, increasing by 50% this year to $2.7

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The ESG Interview: Pension Funds not Waiting for Perfect Data

Chris Hall

Speaking at the time the reporting requirements were announced, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Hands said: “If the UK is to meet our ambitious net zero commitments by 2050, we need our thriving financial system, including our largest businesses and investors, to put climate change at the heart of their activities and decision making.”.