3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Timo Pfeiffer, chief markets officer of Solactive, comments: “In Partnering with NTAM, we designed indices that may offer suitable ways to diversify portfolios in all market environments with indices that target high sustainability standards. We are pleased to establish this partnership with NTAM.”. link] @NorthernTrust.

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3BL Media

JUNE 21, 2022

Authorized certifiers review documents and inspect fields to ensure farmers and products meet these rigorous standards. And 40 years of published scientific research supports the many benefits of organic agriculture on human health, soil health, and the ecosystem.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Natron's cutting-edge sodium-ion batteries presented an ideal opportunity to both potentially expand our sustainability investment portfolio to our ground operations, and to help make our airport operations more resilient. Learn more about their sustainability investments here: [link].

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The growing use of ESG-related language in fund names and documentation without transparency and underlying evidence increases greenwashing risk, ESMA warned. The GSIA, PRI and CFA Institute have defined ‘screening’ as a process for determining which investments are or are not permitted in a portfolio.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

GRI was pleased to host its own event, Aligning Private Sector Disclosures with the Sustainable Development Agenda- Launch of Carrots & Sticks Report , during the UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC. GRI was delighted by the high level of interest in the new resources and glad to welcome over 100 participants at the launch event.

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ESG Today

MAY 2, 2023

Court added: “This action should send a message to the financial services industry that ASIC is continuing to focus on greenwashing broadly, in statements to the market, disclosure documents, marketing material and on social media. Industry using social media to promote green claims are not immune from ASIC action. “We

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

ESMA’s clarifications are being interpreted as requiring all investments made by an Article 9 fund to support its sustainability objectives. That may be a factor, but the real issue is the difficulty in defining sustainable investments. Morningstar’s Q2 2022 research highlights diversity of interpretation among managers.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The regulators also developed draft RTS incorporating new disclosures for financial products regarding GHG emissions reduction targets, applying to products that have emissions reductions as their investment objective.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

Alongside the TSP, the alliance has published a background document which further elaborates on its approach to, and perspective of, investment portfolio decarbonisation in the next five years.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Anti-greenwashing guidance proposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as the promise of extending the finalised Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) to pension products, has been welcomed by the investment industry.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

However, ESG investing remains far from being a business-as-usual practice, and there has been a backlash from conservative investors and politicians (particularly in the United States) who view it as politicizing investment decisions.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Additional clarifications about the definition of a sustainable investment and about Article 8 and Article 9 classifications are expected soon, but in the meantime, caution and thorough due diligence remains key,” said Hortense Bioy, Global Director of Sustainable Research at Morningstar. targeting an allocation of 50%.

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Invested $150 million in nearly 40 companies through Prologis Ventures since 2016, including those focused on innovation in ESG and sustainability. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this document except as may be required by law. KEYWORDS: prologis, NYSE: PLD, Net Zero, ESG.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

The European Commission’s latest clarifications on taxonomy-alignment disclosure rules under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) are “painful” and require further explanation, according to legal and industry experts speaking to ESG Investor. .

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Shareholder proposals provide an early warning signal of risks and opportunities for management and boards," said Heidi Welsh, executive director of the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2). Over time, the shareholder resolution process has evolved to offer an additional benefit.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Grantmakers can now use the Genome Project framework to organize their grants against priority outcomes (of the 132 outcomes documented) and analyze the impact of their work on a particular issue. Sustainable Investing Failed Its First Big Test. Do high-ability managers choose ESG projects that create shareholder value?

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The ISSB is one of the two standard-setting bodies within the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, alongside the International Accounting Standards Board. The IFRS Foundation plans to finalise the guide by the end of H1 this year, which will then supersede the preview.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

This might include well-documented plans for mothballing facilities and timelines for staff retirements or reassignments. On this point, the report is weak, and more work needs to be done. Fossil fuel companies will need to assure investors that they mean what they say about a phase-out date.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Bradley’s’ participation in this leadership standard provides their customers access to diamonds with the highest level of transparency for origin, ethical stewardship, climate neutrality, sustainable production as well as sustainability investments all documented on individual certificates.”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Inconsistencies are partly down to “misconceptions” about the “inherent complexity of sustainability investing,” he added. . This is warranted given both the growth of sustainable investment funds and their objective to shift towards more sustainable economies.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 3, 2024

NZAOA members are signalling to asset managers that aligning with their best long-term interests, protecting their portfolios from climate risk and driving change at a systemic level is “material to mandates”, said Jake Barnett, Managing Director of Sustainable Investment Strategies at US faith-based investor Wespath.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including LSEG, ISS ESG, Mercer, ICE, Euroclear, Scoot Science, Tumelo, GoldenSource and more.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In both the public and private sectors, this week saw incremental progress in support of sustainable investment objectives, rather than transformative changes. A selection of this week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. 

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Taskforce’s members are comprised of representatives from pensions schemes, asset managers, and cross-industry collaboration groups, including from Aegon, IFM Investors, the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and ShareAction.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to clamp down on so-called greenwashing by, in effect, giving protected status to key terms connected with ESG-led investing. “It But at least with the new regime it will no longer be possible to bury caveats at the back of fund documents,” he said. Simplified regime.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

However, in their most recent planning document Thames Water did not commit to upgrading treatment works at Cassington or Stanton Harcourt, despite previous research (funded by Thames Water) showing extremely high bacteria levels downstream of these treatment works.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In preparation for upcoming regulations, Nasdaq OneReport created an EU ESG Reporting Readiness Module to help support clients with EU Taxonomy, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) for organizations to easily access, share and document key organizational stakeholders.

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3BL Media

JULY 5, 2022

The 2021 Annual Review & ESG Report , titled “A Strong Foundation,” combines details about the bank’s financial and ESG performance in one document. This includes supporting customers by providing sustainable investing and financing opportunities related to their transition to a more sustainable future.

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Jon Hale

MAY 27, 2022

But as we have shown in our Sustainable-Investing Framework , there are numerous ways to address sustainability issues in an investment strategy. This can leave investors confused and result in a mismatch between investor expectations and investment outcomes. What’s in the “Names Rule” proposal?

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

GFANZ is due to respond to concerns – that the Expected Emission Reductions methodology would greenlight continued allocation to high emitters without engagement to ensure implementation of credible transition plans – in an updated document before COP28.

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Chris Hall

MAY 8, 2022

Firms that complete ACT’s assessment can publish their scores in annual reports and other documents to “publicly demonstrate measurable developments in corporate culture”, it said. Apiramy Jeyarajah, Head of UK Wholesale at Aviva Investors, said ACT was “an important step” for the sector to become more equitable and sustainable.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Participants were asked to focus on a critical problem for sustainable investing, namely how technology can be used to help “monitor, collate and identify” examples of greenwashing from financial services firms’ websites, social media platforms and other documentation or data that is able to be shared across jurisdictions.

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ESG Today

JULY 27, 2022

Regulators, and in particular the EU, have increased the level of disclosure as regards sustainable investing through the SFDR/Taxonomy/NFDR/CSRD etc. If a manager claims to be investing sustainably then it is clear they must be able to evidence doing so. By: Simon O’Sullivan, Chief Commercial Officer, RiskSystem.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 27, 2023

Thresholds put the squeeze on Article 9 A key point of contention with SFDR is that the definition of an Article 9 product is “too narrowly interpreted by the regulator [ESMA]”, said Martin Mager, Investment Funds Partners in Luxembourg at law firm Linklaters.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Euroclear , Greenomy, GaiaLens, Eevery , ISS ESG , 2° Investing Initiative , Amundi Technology and Causality Link. Causality Link version 3.0

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

At the end of its formal mandate, the taskforce plans to publish a document setting out a forward pathway. “Therefore, a coherent whole-of-government response is required – as well as one that is integrated with responses at the corporate and financial services levels.” It is absolutely critical that these are being taken together.”

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Sustainable Development Network

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

SDSN has partnered with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment , the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre , and Equitable Origin to create a shared understanding of how the renewable energy sector can most effectively contribute to the SDGs.

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