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Rebranded ESG Funds Offer Imperfect Path to Net Zero

Chris Hall

Renaming trend may lead to a short uptick in greenwashing, but ultimately will accelerate the path to net zero and offer sustainable investors more choice. The decision to rebrand a fund often raises eyebrows, with investors “intuitively suspicious” of the activity due to greenwashing concerns among others.

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Memo to CPPIB: There’s no such thing as ‘no-carbon oil’

Corporate Knights

Last month, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) released its 2022 Report on Sustainable Investing , highlighting its commitment to be net-zero by 2050 and its engagement strategy to pressure companies to manage climate risks.

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

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. And citizens and consumers will have the kind of granular information they need to more effectively target the decision-makers and brands standing in the way of a sustainable future.

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ESG Emerging as a Key Driver of Growing Investor Allocation to Real Assets: Survey

ESG Today

Additionally, the report found that the “sea change in attitudes towards ESG and sustainable investment approaches” has extended to real assets, with 93% of investors considering ESG factors in real asset investment decisions, including 17% who consider the matters as “critical and deciding” factors.

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Let the Climate Finance Flow

Chris Hall

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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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

With nature more broadly, there are further layers of complexity,” said Eric Nietsch, Head of Sustainable Investing, Asia, Manulife Investment Management. Large institutional investors have taken divergent approaches to managing the climate risks in their portfolios, with some pension funds divesting fossil fuel holdings.

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The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023

3BL Media

BNEF expects a larger jump in 2023 thanks to even more generous tax credits for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) included in the US Inflation Reduction Act, and an acceleration in net-zero transitions by European companies. Julia Attwood, head of sustainable materials. Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny.