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Businesses and investors need to roll up their sleeves and join the race to revive biodiversity

Corporate Knights

Unlike the climate crisis that led to the signing of the Paris Agreement , biodiversity loss has received little attention until now. The future lies in impact investing. We need to encourage more targeted investments in nature-positive solutions that reverse biodiversity loss.

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

UK pension schemes will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement from October, but will also be given greater flexibility to make climate-positive investments as well as new stewardship guidance, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey confirmed today. Paris alignment. degrees Celsius.

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The ESG Interview: Time for Impact to go Mainstream

Chris Hall

The UK impact investment market reached an estimated £58 billion in 2020 according to research published last month, which while representing a significant increase in total market share still amounts to less than 1% of the available assets under management. A survey conducted by the Impact Investing Institute reveals growing interest.

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ICYMI, the Path to Net Zero is Getting Steeper

Chris Hall

Sceptics remain unconvinced , their reservations over financial institutions’ commitments reinforced by news of further regulatory crackdowns on greenwashing, this time at Goldman Sachs , accused of overstating the credentials of its green funds.

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Investors Must Focus on Impact Measurement Tools – ShareAction  

Chris Hall

Investors must explore and invest in the development of impact measurement tools, UK-based charity ShareAction has said, challenging the finance sector to adopt an ambitious new definition of ‘responsible investment’ that includes the assessment of real-world social and environmental impacts alongside financial risk and return.

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What Is Sustainable Finance?

B the Change

To achieve the SDGs, we need trillions of dollars to finance different projects; where those projects have a financial return on investment, that money could come from sustainable finance. Intentionality means that investors intend to make a positive environmental or social impact through their investments.

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Filling Canada’s Policy Void

Chris Hall

This March, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a sustainable business forum in Vancouver “things have changed” since the country signed up to the Paris Agreement on climate change. But she continues: “All investments are impact investments.