Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2022

New report provides guidance to asset owners on closing net zero investment gap. . Asset owners should track their contributions to climate change mitigation by calculating the green investment ratio of portfolios and assets, according to a recent report by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In a joint response , Impact Europe – formerly the European Venture Philanthropy Association – said information required under SFDR must be comparable, understandable, accurate, easy to find and “appropriate” for investors. Mirova also supported the introduction of transition investment into SFDR.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum report from January 2020 informed us that over half of global GDP, or more than US $44T is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its services.”. Lack of investment options. or US $200 billion—is staggering,” says Hari. Prime ingredients for value creation.”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2018, the Asset Management Association of China, a self-regulatory body set up by the sector, released Green Investment Guidelines for trial implementation. The guidelines define the concept of green investment, and set out basic objectives, principles, and methods of supervision.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“Asset managers have always been reviewing and tweaking their funds – that’s nothing new – but as ESG expands across all markets, tweaking is happening with sustainability in mind,” says Hortense Bioy, Global Director of Sustainability Research at research provider Morningstar.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will closely monitor funds’ use of incoming green investment labels, potentially stopping asset managers from using them in the event of misuse. . Sadan’s comments on abuse of green labels by funds could be a key indicator of how the new regime will operate in practice.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2023

times more equity value in fossil fuel production companies (US$880 billion) than in green investments (US$309 billion). Green investments were calculated according to the criteria of the EU taxonomy. trillion of the assessed asset managers’ equity fund portfolios, the report found that managers hold 2.8

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Our recommendations aim to align these objectives with government policy, tracking progress, consumer protection, national and local actions, private sector engagement, and international efforts,” she said. “By carefully considering these aspects, the UK can harness the power of its taxonomy to drive sustainable and green investments while preventing (..)

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

Flint said that he is concerned about the “risk appetite” within the private sector.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Bloomberg, Normative, Sugi, ISS ESG, FE fundinfo and MSCI. . These new factors, spread across seven topical areas, include information security, emerging risk oversight and diversity, equity, and inclusion. .

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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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Eco-Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

"We are excited to partner with Rabo Foundation, which belongs to one of the world's top sustainable agribusiness finance groups, to leverage its investments to mitigate climate change and reduce carbon emissions."

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

COP27 deadline for Green Finance Strategy likely to be missed, as investors await details on sustainable investment framework. Investors are expecting details this week on the new UK government’s strategy on energy and inflation, but time is running out for updates on key climate and green finance policies ahead of COP27.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 10, 2022

Rampant criticism of green investment will only accelerate its maturity. In the two weeks since our last blog, and the three since the Financial Times’ Katie Martin first tweeted about Stuart Kirk’s fêted and ill-fated climate-risk speech, there’s been an avalanche of comment on the failings and misunderstandings of ESG investing.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 27, 2025

The regulatory roadmap for ESG has shifted once again, and asset owners need to be up to speed with how the changing policies, including in the UK and Europe, will aid or challenge, their ability to spot genuinely sustainable investments that align with their own compliance and sustainability objectives. of GDP from April 2027.

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