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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events. For example, one provider calculates a company’s physical risk based solely on its headquarters location, despite its global supply chain stretching across far-flung manufacturing locations.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

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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The High Seas Treaty: How will it Impact Investors?

Chris Hall

However, up until now, the ocean has had little to no regulation, which has led to issues which are in no one’s best interests in the long term, such as overfishing, resource depletion, habitat destruction, bioprospecting of marine species, and widespread pollution: particularly plastic waste, as well as noise pollution and pollution from shipping.

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Breaking Down Responsible Investment

Sense and Sustainability

water), deforestation, waste, and pollution. 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).

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Defining Sustainable Economic Systems – Development vs Growth

Richard Matthews

There is no waste in this model, everything is designed to last, be shared, reused, repaired, or recycled. This type of economy strives to minimize inputs and eliminate waste by closing the loop with life cycle analysis. This economy contains many diverse approaches to enhance efficiency, eliminate pollution and recycle waste. .

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Mitigating social impact in a low-carbon Singapore

Eco-Business

There are both government-led and ground-up campaigns to encourage Singaporeans to improve energy efficiency and reduce waste. Singapore's finance sector is reducing support for coal-related businesses, in favour of green bonds and ESG investing.