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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: EU adopts new law against greenwashing; Walmart reaches 1 billion ton supply chain emissions reduction milestone; S&P forecasts $1 trillion sustainable bond market in 2024; Airbus, TotalEnergies launch sustainable aviation fuel partnership; Verizon invests $1 billion in renewable energy; EU lawmakers agree to certification (..)

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Philippine SEC Finalises Green Fund Rules

Chris Hall

The rules were issued for consultation in January 2022, with the aim to enhance the transparency of disclosures on sustainability-related products, improve product comparability, and guard against greenwashing. . It must also appropriately reflect this focus in its investment objectives or strategy in its registration statement. .

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When Green is Gold

Chris Hall

Parameswaran says: “Investors want to see that GSSS bonds make a real impact, and they have not been happy with the with the kind of issuance we’ve seen in emerging market labelled bonds. Gold standard. EMIA lists recipients of the gold standard on its site.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Cities Government & Regulators Australia to Launch Decarbonization Plans for Key Sectors Biden Launches $20 Billion Climate and Clean Tech Project Financing Programs Australia Releases Rules for Sustainability Claims to Fight Greenwashing by Companies ESG Reporting & Disclosure Norway’s $1.3

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A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good

Stanford Social Innovation

But if you are not willing to concede any returns from your “impactinvestments, your options are limited. We interviewed more than two dozen professionals with expertise in asset management, impact investment, asset allocation, and measurement. Issuance of green bonds has more than tripled from 2017 to 2021.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Shell’s board of directors sued over climate strategy; UK regulator to test asset managers for greenwashing claims; Nordea ties top exec compensation to ESG goals; CDP says only 1 in 200 companies have credible climate plans; KPMG & Workiva partner on ESG reporting solutions; Aviva Investors to require climate transition (..)

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China’s ESG Policy Dash  

Chris Hall

Currently, there is no clear definition of what constitutes a “greeninvestment, which has led to a proliferation of green bonds that are not truly environmentally friendly.” ChinaSIF estimates that the size of China’s ESG market in 2022 was RMB 24.6 trillion (US$3.57 trillion) growing from RMB 18.4 trillion in 2021.

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