Chris Hall

APRIL 25, 2024

Despite climate goals, years of engagement, and considerable risk exposure, the majority of institutional investors are coming to AGM season ill-prepared to weigh in on these risks in order to protect their clients’ investments. For context, BlackRock has 90% of its equity portfolio in index-tracking passive funds.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Many pension funds still in “early stages” of net zero investing, but expect to use targeted index products to align passive portfolios to Paris goals. trillion in assets, pension funds are preparing to adjust both active and passive portfolios to meet climate goals. More work for investors and fund providers.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 29, 2022

Passive vehicles can help investors reach climate targets, but are by no means perfect. . Institutional investors are increasingly attracted to climate-focused passive investment vehicles as a systematic and cost-effective way of transitioning their portfolios to net zero. . Its investment portfolio reached €57.6

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

Green passive instruments provide bright spot for managers despite uncertainty over SFDR status of PAB/CTR benchmark trackers. . It was a terrible year all round [for the European passive market]. Assets in ESG investments increased to €248.8 of total assets invested in ETFs and ETCs in Europe in 2022, an increase from 16.7%

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To say that ESG investment benchmarks have come a long way in a short space of time would be an almost heroic understatement. To take one UK-based example, when FTSE4Good was launched in 2001, a pioneering benchmark for socially responsible investing (SRI), the focus was on carbon emissions.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Asset managers decide to re-label existing funds as green investment vehicles for two reasons, according to Paul Lacroix, Head of Structuring at Smart Beta specialist investment firm Ossiam, an affiliate of Natixis. The first is client demand for investment solutions that are ESG-based,” he tells ESG Investor.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced today the launch of the Goldman Sachs Global Green Bond UCITS ETF, a new Article 9 fund tracking a bespoke index developed with Solactive, tracking the performance of investment-grade bonds denominated in G10 currencies.

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ESG Today

APRIL 18, 2023

Leading European asset manager Amundi announced today the launch of Net Zero Ambition strategies, a suite of passively and actively mangaged funds across a broad range of asset classes, aimed at helping investors to align their portfolios with a net zero trajectory, and enabling the firm to approach its climate investing goals.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2022

ESG investing plays to active managers’ traditional strengths, but they must also master new skills and metrics, says Patrick Ghali, Managing Partner, Sussex Partners. The question as to whether investors are better served with a passive approach rather than employing active managers is one of the most fundamental debates in investing.

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ESG Today

JUNE 29, 2022

Deutsche Bank’s investment arm DWS, one of the largest asset managers in Europe, announced today the launch of a new fund aimed at providing investors with exposure to U.S. Amanda Rebello, Head of Passive Sales at DWS, U.S. equities aligned with the global climate goal to transform economies to net zero by 2050.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Read announced his decision to the Oregon Investment Council – which selects investments on behalf of OPERF – on 6 February, following the example of New York City (NYC) Comptroller Brad Lander. It will also switch passive investments to climate-aligned indexes.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Can you each tell me a little bit about the different styles of climate-focused investing? So our approach is to invest in companies whose products and services are helping to address those climate challenges. And we're seeing massive growth and investment in those areas. David Wheeler: Active approach is key.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

He has rightly earned praise for speaking up on climate, investment and economic transition. His letter is money-weighted opinion, colossal in institutional investment and business circles (if not quite God-like ). He wants us to embrace the opportunity of climate change and investing; climate risk is investment risk.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

The global thematic investment market hit US$806 billion in assets by the end of 2021, according to research provider Morningstar, but asset owners “must be cautious” when using thematic funds to pursue positive environmental and social impacts. . of all assets invested in equity fund globally, up from 0.8%

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 4, 2022

Assets committed to net-zero by 43 member firms of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI) ranged from 4% to 100%, according to the analysis by investment research firm Morningstar. But only nine managers committed 100% of their assets to net-zero and 15 committed less than 50%. . Invesco, ranked No. 20 in the world at $1.6

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 10, 2023

According to research and consulting firm ETFGI, global investment in all types of ETFs currently totals US$10.5 In August last year , total assets invested in ESG ETFs and ETPs decreased by 3.1%, before rebounding with a 10.6% of total ETF investments in the first half of 2023. trillion, in terms of assets under management.

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Energy Central

MARCH 7, 2022

Cities are being challenged to tackle climate change through net-zero strategies that include passive homes, geothermal heating, and more. New York City is the latest to jump on this bandwagon with a more than $1 billion investment in new housing and commercial development on the Rockaway Peninsula in the Borough of Queens.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Yet, for decades, little investment has been made in how they keep fresh fruits and vegetables from spoiling in harsh weather conditions, which has a direct impact on their income potential. The outcome was a modular Cooling Cart that leverages the latest innovations in passive radiative cooling technology.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Ingram is the chair of investment advisory company Wilshire’s ESG and Diversity Committee. billion in assets under management and $168 billion in assets under advisement, recruited Ingram in 2017 as part of an effort to expand its ESG and socially responsible investing capabilities. Wilshire, which has more than $8.6

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 1, 2019

1 – Most investments in public equities are held in “passive” accounts that keep fees low by tracking standardized indexes such as the S&P 500. So major institutional investors are moving to change The post Index Impact: Passive investors are actively tilting stock indexes toward sustainability appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Although sustainable strategies have long been incorporated into and considered for public equity allocation, climate-specific strategies that focus on mitigation are a newer part of the investment landscape. Climate solutions are defined as any product or service that mitigates or adapts to climate change.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Vanguard, one of the largest investment managers in the world, announced today that it is withdrawing from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), a major multi-trillion dollar group of investment managers committed to supporting the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. One of the key claims made by several U.S.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

AXA Investment Managers announced today the launch of AXA IM ETF, its new exchange traded fund platform focused on active strategies and responsible investing. The new platform is being introduced with two UN SDG-aligned ETFs, focused on climate and biodiversity themes.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

As we listened to their needs, it was clear that nobody had ever invested in their future. Leveraging passive cooling technology, and dual-mode film developed by Silicon Valley-based SkyCool Systems, the team constructed the cart’s cooling canopy – requiring no electricity and reducing the temperature beneath by up to 10 degrees Celsius. “We

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VIBE

JANUARY 6, 2021

There has been a growing body of research that shows that buildings that are designed passively and sustainably—with plenty of natural daylight, ventilation, biophilia, and green materials—have a positive impact on occupant health, productivity, and satisfaction.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 19, 2022

New investors included Ashtead Group/Sunbelt Rentals and National Grid Partners , the investment arm of investor-owned energy company National Grid. . ” KULR supplied identical passive propagation resistant technology to U.S. space agency NASA for use on the Mars Rover vehicle.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 25, 2023

A sset managers afforded greater flexibility , but investors left uncertain on what counts as sustainability-focused investment. Further, funds with a carbon reduction objective under Article 9 can be actively managed and don’t have to passively track EU PABs/CTBs.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2022

Home to Europe’s first passive house, first feed-in tariffs for producers of renewable energy and an exceptionally strong Green Party, Germany has been pushing the climate envelope for decades. While striving to reduce emissions to 65% of 1990 levels by 2030, Germany announced last year that it is also aiming for net-zero by 2045.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

HSBC Asset Management unveiled a new policy today to phase out its investments in coal-fired power and thermal coal mining, with plans to ramp engagement with companies on transitioning away from thermal coal, and to divest from companies over time with inadequate transition plans. C objectives or clear divestment pathways.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

PRI data flags asset owners’ lack of concrete requirements for asset managers to support responsible investment strategies. Further, nearly a third of asset owners (30%) do not contractually require managers to follow their responsible investment strategy for all or the majority of the fund’s assets under management.

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Chris Hall

MAY 3, 2023

The landscape for climate-focused passive investments has changed rapidly, but more work is needed to address physical risks to portfolios, as extreme weather events threaten businesses and critical infrastructure. As new practices evolve, Dzanis predicted there would be an increasing demand for customisation from index providers.

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3BL Media

JUNE 20, 2022

Capital investments include everything from transportation and equipment to required certifications for some businesses. When you think about someone who’s going to transform the world, it’s not someone who’s passive. Mentors partner with the students to identify potential barriers to success and work to address those obstacles.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

European market infrastructure provider Euronext announced today the launch of a new index investing in companies with climate goals approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as in line with the 1.5°C The post Euronext Launches Index Investing in Companies with Approved 1.5°C C goal of the Paris Agreement.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Through cross-functional global teams, 3M Corporate Research and 3M Ventures , the company’s corporate venturing arm, 3M is investing in and developing innovative materials for green hydrogen and low-carbon intensity energy separations. Science offers hope for a brighter future, and we are making investments to help achieve it.”.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Simon Klein, Global Head of Passive Sales at DWS, said: “We see impact investing as one of the major future tasks for asset managers. With the new ETFs, we are expanding our range of climate agreement-oriented ETFs to include important investment regions with a view to performance potential and diversification.”.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Northern Trust Asset Management’s new passive strategy aims to meet investors’ climate change and natural capital criteria. NTAM specialises in quantitative and sustainable investing, with the firm aiming for a “sweet spot” between the two to create solutions for clients.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

McMurdo’s position is clear: institutional investors have a clear responsibility to their members and to the wider world to ensure that the companies in which they invest are held to the highest environmental, social and governance standards.

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