ESG Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Vanguard, one of the largest investment managers in the world, announced today that it is withdrawing from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), a major multi-trillion dollar group of investment managers committed to supporting the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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MARCH 21, 2022

Institutional and wholesale investors are increasingly willing to divest oil and gas firms and other carbon-intensive holdings to meet net zero commitments, according to a new global study. . Divestment appetite . Real-world outcomes .

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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. producer of natural gas. .,

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2022

Divesting might help these organizations achieve their net-zero targets, but how can we really solve the core problem?

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Following on from its net zero commitment last year , the board of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), an educator-only pension fund, has adopted a “total fund plan” to meet its target. . The post CalSTRS Builds on its Net Zero Commitment appeared first on ESG Investor.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock and Citigroup were among a list of financial companies informed that they face potential divestment by Kentucky state government entities unless they stop “boycotting energy companies,” according to a statement released Tuesday by Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

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. Say for example a [rebranded fund] is divesting from a certain sector, but that sector has a transitional focus, then the fund cannot divest radically.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

An investor’s decision to divest “doesn’t mean an end to all ESG-focused engagement with that company”, according to Eric Nietsch, Head of Sustainable Investing for Asia at Manulife Investment Management. . There’s ultimately a place for both engagement and divestment,” said Nietsch. “If Multi-year effort .

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Canadian pension fund to eschew “blanket divestment”, emphasising role as “active investor and influencer”. Blanket divestment is not the best way to maximise returns without undue risk of loss. Blanket divestment is not the best way to maximise returns without undue risk of loss. Whole economy transition.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

“Our long-term return will depend on how the companies in our portfolio manage the transition to a zero emissions society.” . The fund will be engaging with all portfolio companies and asking for science-based short-term, medium-term and 2050 net zero targets.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

A 2050 net-zero vision may be an inspiration, but it is not a plan. For example, in the oil and gas sector, investors can assess progress and pace toward net-zero by monitoring companies’ methane emissions, flaring intensity, capital expenditures, lobbying and governance. Integrate climate into core business.

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Chris Hall

MAY 6, 2022

Similarly, Accenture has found – as exemplified by assessing the 1,000+ largest listed European companies – that the vast majority are not on track to hit their net zero climate goals. Reaching net zero. Still however, there is no standardisation on how to evaluate and validate forthcoming targets.

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Environmental Finance

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The treasurer of Louisiana has pledged to divest from all investments made by the state in BlackRock funds in a further escalation of the sustainable investing political backlash in the US.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Regulators will soon provide investors with clearer guidance on the acceptable boundaries of collective action to achieve net zero and other sustainability objectives, according to competition lawyers. Competition barriers to collective sustainability initiatives by investors expected to be lowered. Limits to power of collaboration.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2022

Two of the largest public pension schemes in the US face a critical legislative hearing this week which could shape the pace and nature of their net zero pathways. It requires divestment by 1 July 2027, and annual reports to be submitted to the legislature and Governor from February 2024.

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Environmental Finance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has warned the biggest polluters in its vast investment portfolio that it expects them to set targets to hit net zero by 2050 "as a matter of urgency", ahead of potential divestment from companies with "high and unmitigated climate risks".

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 22, 2022

Other commitments in the plan include implementing a climate transition investment framework, integrating climate risk and opportunity assessments into its investment strategy and joining the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA). . Multi-pronged climate engagement .

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Chris Hall

MAY 25, 2023

The large UK asset owner releases its first net zero transition plan, warning longer-term goals will be difficult without robust policy support.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

Claims ESG investors “push a social and political agenda shrouded in secrecy” Investment and finance giants BlackRock, Credit Suisse and UBS are among a list of ten financial companies published by Texas as subject to potential divestment for boycotting energy companies.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

It is estimated that $15 trillion a year must be put toward green technologies to meet net-zero emissions. As climate data becomes more democratized, it will provide a better understanding of which ESG initiatives aid progress toward a net-zero world. trillion, even more investment is needed.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 1, 2021

Google, Microsoft, and, a few weeks ago, IBM have all come out with a commitment to 24/7 traceability of their clean energy purchasing to meet their Net Zero goals. We will likely see major momentum building towards a divestment of conventional power as major companies vote with their wallets and join the move to True Zero.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 24, 2023

Divest now for tomorrow For insurance companies that are big institutional investors, that has also meant divesting their holdings in oil, gas and coal projects. In 2015, France’s AXA became the first insurance company to start divesting from coal. billion and US$9.9 billion, respectively, invested in fossil fuels as of June.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

HSBC Asset Management unveiled a new policy today to phase out its investments in coal-fired power and thermal coal mining, with plans to ramp engagement with companies on transitioning away from thermal coal, and to divest from companies over time with inadequate transition plans. C objectives or clear divestment pathways.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

Pension scheme says country’s new framework will support its net zero strategy; asserts that divestment of fossil fuels amounts to “passing the buck ”. Engagement over divestment The Canadian Pension Climate Report Card , which benchmarks schemes’ decarbonisation efforts, criticised HOOPP for lack of ambition in January.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The company is a strong proponent of “ stakeholder capitalism ” and is a prominent member of the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, a global network pledging signatories to reduce financed emissions to net-zero by 2050. Take BlackRock, for instance.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

Achieved through marginal changes in portfolio allocations and the opportunistic divestment of just a few stocks, such reductions can be used to present an unjustifiably favourable image of the environmental credentials of a portfolio. The post Divested Interests? C ambition. appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Eco-Business

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Universities in the Asia Pacific have been slower to divest despite calls by student groups, but more are making net zero-emission pledges.

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Chris Hall

MAY 26, 2023

A letter to insurers from US state attorneys-general could have broad implications for the finance sector’s coordinated efforts to support net zero goals. None explained their actions (unlike Munich Re , which left in March); all committed to pursuing net zero goals individually. End of the line? –

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

The final step of escalation is divestment, with Aviva Investors stating it is “committed to full divestment of targeted companies that fail to meet its climate expectations”. Mirza Baig, Global Head of ESG Research and Stewardship at Aviva Investor, described divestment as the “ultimate sanction”. Wihlborn said.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

Divestment from fossil fuels is accelerating around the world. Besides dozens of universities (including Harvard and the University of Toronto), the divestment list now includes France’s Banque Postale, the State of New York, and Europe’s largest pension, ABP.

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Eco-Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Financial institutions need to work with emitters instead of jettisoning them to green their portfolios, said panelists at the Unlocking Capital for Sustainability event organised by Eco-Business.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 20, 2022

anti-ESG push has seen Florida pull $2 billion in assets from BlackRock’s management, placed on a list of ESG-supporting asset managers subject to potential divestment by Texas, and subject to accusations of “boycotting” energy companies by 19 state Attorneys General.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2022

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has launched a new toolkit to help asset owners and managers enhance their stewardship practices when engaging with companies on their progress transitioning to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. . Engagement over divestment .

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

The report criticised the firm for not making clearer its expectations on net zero targets and plans to investee firms by enshrining these in policy, but welcomed its development and use of tools to direct how it engages on climate. Businesses across Canada need ambitious net zero climate plans, and they need to see them through.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In August, 19 Attorneys General signed a letter accusing BlackRock of acting with “mixed motives” in its pursuit of an anti-fossil fuel and pro-net zero agenda for following a “social purpose” not aligned with a focus on financial returns.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

These goals include net-zero GHG emissions economywide by 2045 and net-negative emissions thereafter, along with a 40% reduction in statewide GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% by 2050. SCE’s Long History of Clean Energy Action. Department of Energy and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

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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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