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Editor's note: The world needs a climate moonshot

Corporate Knights

If we went a step further than putting a stop to ripping out our forests and mangroves and started to restore them, we could get almost 40% of the way to our Paris Agreement goals by 2030. degrees is the speed at which we invest, not divest.

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Mining Linked to Human Rights Abuses

Chris Hall

This is an enormous challenge and an opportunity, and the commission presents a vehicle for thoughtful and practical engagement.” As of November 2023, the commission had amassed support from 82 investors who collectively managed US$11 trillion in assets, including Scottish Widows and the Australian Council for Superannuation Investors.

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UK AOs Probe Misalignment After Failed Fossil Fuel Votes

Chris Hall

Research will span the introduction of the Paris Agreement in 2016 to the conclusion of the 2023 proxy season, with the aim of comparing the voting patterns of asset owners and managers.

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Now or Never

Chris Hall

Nevertheless, MSCI will be present at the event as the world takes stock of climate action progress and assesses the policy solutions and broader innovations for addressing climate-related issues. “While most people recognise COP as a policy summit, it is crucial to understand that it has evolved into a business summit since COP21,” says Vanston.

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ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Chris Hall

Alongside the progress of a bill in California calling for fossil fuel divestment by public-sector pensions, and the SEC’s plans for climate-risk disclosures , this new assault on greenwashing moves US policy closer to its European counterparts, where fund disclosure rules are already reshaping the market.

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How Institutional Investors Can Be Involved in Climate Actions

Chris Hall

Even if some market players are hesitant now, Article 9 funds present a great market opportunity to align positive impact with returns expectations. Within this context, investments in the agriculture sector present a natural path to achieving sustainability goals.

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The Increasing Legal Complexity Surrounding ESG in the US

Chris Hall

To take one example, New Jersey’s policy requires that fund managers undertake “an ESG analysis to identify and consider ESG factors that present material business risks or opportunities,” while “giving weight to such factors as is appropriate to the relative level of risk and return involved compared to other relevant economic factors”.