Jon Hale

DECEMBER 22, 2021

End of Week Notes And 4 ways that it’s having a positive impact on the world Sustainable investing had another successful year of growth, performance, and influence in 2021. Global sustainable funds attracted record inflows in just the first three quarters of the year, while their overall assets under management approached $4 trillion.

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ESG Today

JULY 25, 2024

ESMA’s opinion also noted that while new regulations such as the CSRD will help enhance transparency on sustainability issues for investors, market participants will continue to rely on ESG data providers for information, particularly for companies not in the scope of the CSRD, leading to a need to ensure the quality of ESG data products.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

FCA confirms sustainability disclosure and labeling regime The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a policy statement setting out its final rules and guidance on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels. Next steps: The first issue of green bonds is expected to occur in mid-2024.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Green Equity Designations 1 Nasdaq launched Green Equity Designations on the Nordic markets in 2021 in response to increased demand for sustainable investments and extensive growth in Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Markets. The growth was mainly driven by new, large issuers joining the market (e.g.,

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

She cited the massive growth of ESG initiatives as a great achievement but was wary of the lack of democratized data that can clearly define certain ESG investments as sustainable. Right now] ESG is basically a box of chocolates; you don’t know what you are going to get,” said Pretorius. Clients need to vote with their money.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

How escalating demands in the labelled bond space are changing practices for investors and what you need to do to keep pace. By Sustainable Fitch. Investor thirst for sustainable investments across all asset classes has seen fixed income issuance creation and supply skyrocket year-over-year to meet the demand.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Pierre Garrault, Senior Policy Adviser at the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), points to fund names rules published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – which will come into effect from 21 November. These include thresholds for funds with transition-related terms in their name.

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Sphera

JANUARY 10, 2022

In the past, not many investors had contact with their portfolio companies, but as regulatory pressure increases, ESG information has become an integrated part of decision-making and communication between the financial sector and the economy. Other forward-looking information: This includes sustainability targets and their current progress.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In fact, almost 85 percent of individual investors say they are interested in sustainable investing and more than three quarters believe they can use their investments to influence the extent of climate change. Issuance of green bonds has more than tripled from 2017 to 2021.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Investors are still only receiving limited sustainability information when investing in light or dark green funds in Europe, new analysis has revealed. “Still early days” for transparency of light and dark vehicles under SFDR, says Morningstar. Gaps revealed.

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Jon Hale

JANUARY 7, 2022

End of Week Notes How Bloomberg Businessweek’s takedown of MSCI’s ESG Ratings got it wrong Sustainable investing has attracted its share of criticism lately. Further complicating matters, sustainable investing has not sprung forth as a unified, fully developed investment approach. To the contrary, this idea?—?that

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including FTSE Russell, BondLink, Moody’s, Intercontinental Exchange and more. . Green bond designations represent the majority of ESG municipal issuance, accounting for US$19 billion of par volume or 43.6%

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

Consistent data on sovereign climate risks is crucial, says Victoria Barron, ASCOR Chair and Head of Sustainable Investment, BT Pension Scheme. Green bonds provided most of the additional US$97.8 In Q4 2021 , EU Member State and UK bonds and bills issuance was €624 billion. billion in sustainable bonds.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Analysis conducted earlier this year by data and research provider Morningstar Sustainalytics identified 4,300 EU-domiciled funds with ESG or sustainability-related terms in their names, noting that 44% of funds with ‘sustainable’ in their name would need to increase their sustainable investment allocations, adjust their methodologies or rebrand.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The plan is further informed by the recommendations of the UN High-Level Expert Group on Net Zero Commitments of Non-State Actors. As a member of the NZAOA, Allianz also adheres to its target-setting protocol. In August , the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) published a status update report , ahead of its finalised guidance next month.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including LGIM, M&G, Stewart Investors, Aviva Investors, Ossiam, Janus Henderson and Quintet. . Europe is home to some of the highest quality and best sustainability companies in the world.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 11, 2021

The SDG data and the Six Transformations Framework presented in this report help to identify the key vulnerabilities and challenges that Uruguay was facing before the COVID-19 crisis and provide a useful framework to inform its long-term recovery from COVID-19. Uruguay ranks 30th of the 39 countries covered in this special edition.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 7, 2022

So far, they have thrown their support behind the burgeoning green bond market, where transparency and targets offer reassurance of positive impact, engaging less frequently with existing holdings.

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Chris Hall

JULY 27, 2022

The basis for many of these is the EU taxonomy (and to a lesser extent China’s mandatory taxonomy for use of green-bond proceeds). China’s mandatory bond system covers six sectors it classes as green: clean energy, clean transport, climate change adaptation, recycling or resource conservation, anti-pollution, and energy efficiency. .

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 30, 2024

“This report highlights improving climate-related actions and disclosures taken by many of the largest North American investors,” said Travis Antoniono, Investment Director in CalPERS’ sustainable investments team. “[We

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Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

Will Martindale, Group Head of Sustainability at Cardano, says trustees are enthusiastic in their embrace of TCFD, despite its shortcomings. In terms of metrics to inform disclosures, Cardano uses enterprise value including cash (EVIC) which is the measure set out in the EU benchmarks.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

Since January 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has required listed companies and bond issuers that have committed environmental violations to disclose environmental information on a mandatory basis, she tells ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Further, the GBF notes that firms should provide information to consumers to promote sustainable consumption patterns, and report on compliance with access and benefit-sharing regulations and measures “as applicable”. “It For large firms, Target 15’s requirements span operations, supply and value chains and portfolios.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Climate and sustainability funds show strength, but not in the U.S. Despite the slump in clean energy share prices, sustainable and climate funds are showing resilience with investors, according to recent reports from investment information provider Morningstar. Recently, BlackRock Inc.

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Sustainability Update

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Among these trends are sustainability disclosure requirements becoming more stringent and standardized globally, with companies facing increased scrutiny and potential penalties for greenwashing. Sustainable finance such as ESG-linked financial products and green bonds are projected to expand rapidly.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 5, 2024

The government has also announced coordinated efforts to reduce carbon emissions, control pollution, expand green initiatives and promote growth. As part of these efforts, China has also sharpened its focus on green and ESG regulation.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

And expect the Trump administration to reverse a Biden Department of Labor rule expressly permitting pension trustees to consider ESG issues in investment decisions. But on climate disclosure and fiduciary rights, this will create regulatory confusion more than a firm barrier to sustainable investing. style attack on ESG.

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