ESG Today

JANUARY 25, 2023

Build more investor confidence in green infrastructure projects The greatest fear that many investors have around investing in green infrastructure projects is that they become “stranded assets.” To prevent this, governments must make a long-term commitment to a green energy source such as hydrogen or nuclear.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 17, 2025

Its difficult to know which chemicals are being used in different products for specific applications, and then the fate of such chemicals in the supply chain and the ability to trace where theyre ending up. There is a big question around the transparency and disclosure of chemical additives, she said.

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Stranded Assets Waste Supply Chain Supply Chains 78

3BL Media

MAY 17, 2022

Financial institutions that start with managing their own footprint and supply chains will deliver limited climate impact compared to aligning their balance sheets to lower emissions investments that embed resilience and minimize their exposure to stranded assets.

Net Zero 130

Net Zero Climate Change Stranded Assets Supply Chain 130

3BL Media

DECEMBER 9, 2023

They’re about addressing the major risks that financial markets and companies face as a result of the changing climate—the supply chain disruptions, the diminished worker productivity, the damage to corporate infrastructure and the communities businesses operate in. Risks that continue to escalate. This year, a record $1.8

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Net Zero Stranded Assets Climate Change Manufacturing 147

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Scope 3 is set to be the big issue beyond the energy sector this year, as shareholders and regulators seek greater clarity along the corporate supply chain. As Carbon Tracker notes, ExxonMobil doesn’t even include Scope 3 emissions in its projections.

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Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains Stranded Assets 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

For example, Brazilian meatpacker JBS has set science-based climate targets and are aiming to have full supply chain traceability by 2025. It’s part of our fiduciary duty to be at the forefront of efforts to scale up and re-allocate capital.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

European renewable energy asset holders and investors must rapidly re-evaluate their strategies and business models, faced with inflationary and supply chain pressures, alongside ongoing regulatory uncertainty driven by the energy crisis. Those failing to do so will find the risk of stranded assets to be high and rising.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Global Plastics Treaty is being negotiated with the principles of a ‘just transition’ in mind, meaning impacts on employees, communities and supply chains will be considered, while the final round of discussions will also continue talks on how it will be financed.

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Stranded Assets Supply Chain Supply Chains CDP 87

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and investment managers, scope 3 emissions from supply chains and lending/investment portfolios are often more complex than for other industries. A simple example is that of a financial investment in a mining company.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Guidance highlights the vital role of protected areas as a conservation tool, warning against the risk of stranded assets. Since location and supply-chain data are usually only partially available, we are aware that we need to progress in our understanding of potential exposure to protected areas.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

“Physical risk represents an increasingly severe risk for investors, with the escalating climate and natural capital crisis leading to elevated risks of damage from extreme weather events, supply chain disruptions, stranded assets, productivity impacts, insurance unaffordability, just transition impacts, and potential economic instability,” said Robyn (..)

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Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

In a letter to the Commission, WindEurope explained how low volumes of permitted projects have impacted Europe’s wind turbine manufacturers and wider supply chain. Increasing gas infrastructure must be avoided to avert dangerous climate impacts and stranded assets.”.

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Net Zero Stranded Assets Global Economy Supply Chain 98

Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

Adapting to the shift from only 1% of the high seas being protected to two thirds of the ocean that lies outside of national boundaries becoming protected will have impacts on business models that are dependent on exploiting ocean resources, both directly and through supply chains.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For business, investments in fossil fuels are now far riskier because the market expects them to become stranded assets in the foreseeable future. The companies that best collaborate with their supply chains to develop solutions that can become widely adopted, will be the winners on this race to zero.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These plants are expected to operate for decades and risk becoming “stranded assets” if they retire early. Supply chain businesses and employees : Coal-fired power generation and mining operations often support a network of local businesses and employment within their supply chain, from coal transportation to electricity delivery.

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Development Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains 69

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Warwick Thompson says it is vital to reduce reliance on fossil fuels to minimise the risk of stranded assets. “The government needs to ensure the right policy landscape and incentives are in place in the economy for private finance to flow to the right areas, and away from the continued expansion of fossil fuel production,” he says.

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Net Zero Climate Change Stranded Assets Green Investing 89

Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

Nature is at the base of every supply chain. For now, business understanding and disclosure of nature risk – both from investee firms’ direct operations and along their supply chains – is patchy at best, with firms in the APAC region lagging global peers. Ecosystem services are absolutely critical to the creation of GDP.

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Supply Chain Supply Chains Divestment CDP 52

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2023

How firms consider impacts on workers, consumers, supply chains and other stakeholder in their pathway to net zero emissions is just one element of their transition planning. This has echoes of the issue of stranded assets arising from decarbonisation of the energy supply over the past decade or so.”

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 12, 2022

indigenous populations), as well as working conditions throughout the supply chain (e.g. Risk is a central element in the decision to factor ESG principles into investing, as it can reduce future losses related to stranded assets. eliminating slavery and child labor). executive team, board, management, etc.),

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

Meanwhile, the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , which was signed into law last year, includes direct support for port emissions reductions through electrification and will further contribute to building out the country’s domestic green ammonia supply chain through its clean hydrogen tax incentives.

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Shipping Net Zero Stranded Assets Development 81

Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

“ In my experience, the positive evolution of climate awareness began around 2013-2014 when asset owners and some banks started recognising the importance of climate-related issues,” he tells ESG Investor , noting that the finance industry started to recognise that climate demanded additional attention, alongside the integration of ESG considerations (..)

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Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

This economic model is designed to increase the human capacity to deal with shocks (climate disasters, supply chain interruptions, etc). It does this by reforming markets to address real needs while factoring costs and stakeholder concerns. The resilience economy. A final model we should consider is the resilience economy.

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Development Waste Value Creation UNEP 59

Chris Hall

JULY 20, 2022

Given the diversity described above, it’s no surprise that many already see financing opportunity across the continent and its energy sector’s supply chain, as it embarks on its green transition. . How are investors currently getting involved in Africa’s energy transition? .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 27, 2022

For those firms apparently struggling to keep pace, Wiggs says investors should ask where the bottleneck is – technology, a lack of infrastructure, or supply chain issues such as a chip shortage. Supply-chain disruptions and increased battery costs are another challenge for EV manufacturers.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Global Resilience Index launched today, will help improve the way insurers, financiers and investors measure the resilience of countries, companies and supply chains. It makes no long-term sense to continue pumping money into an asset that is already destined to eventually have no value — a stranded asset.

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Jon Hale

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s a mix of values exclusions with ESG integration that may seem odd to some, but it’s not far off from the structure of many Catholic-values funds that have been around for a long time.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Net Zero Stranded Assets Supply Chain 52

We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Investment in low-carbon industries is booming globally, opens new tab , while economies still reliant on fossil fuels are battling price volatility, stranded assets and investor uncertainty. The fastest, most secure path to long-term prosperity is through the shift to clean energy.

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Stranded Assets Supply Chain Supply Chains Development 52

Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2025

In a late February expos, Heatmap News pointed to the widening gap between the rapid demand growth that utility planners are projecting and the deep challenges in getting turbine supply chains up and running. Basically, we are all depending on the same supply chain, den Elzen said.

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Supply Chain Supply Chains Manufacturing Stranded Assets 162

Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Should energy producers experience higher costs from carbon offsets, incur fines from excessive polluting, or face impairment charges on their stranded assets as they transform their energy mix, local shareholders that are dependent on steady dividend yields for their incomes may find their retirement plans affected.

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