Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2024

Europe’s new code – As Ursula von der Leyen mulled over the composition of her top team for the next five years , the European Commission’s incoming finance chief was already getting advice on the future of sustainable investment.

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Stewardship Code Paris Agreement Climate Change Net Zero 78

Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including Franklin Templeton, Ninety One, Robeco, Mirova, Adam Street Partners, ThomasLloyd and NGFS. We are confident that Anne’s expertise will take our efforts on sustainable investing to the next level.”

Banking 52

Banking Sustainable Investment Green Bonds Net Zero 52

Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2022

Its market capitalisation has jumped from US$2 trillion in 2009, nearly doubling its share of the global investable market from 4% to 7%. The UK’s green economy grew by five times between 2009 and 2022, the report said, while Europe and Asia’s grew by roughly three times. of global equity markets.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Manufacturing Global Economy Shipping 52

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The equity exposure of the Big Three to high-emitting firms has climbed steadily during the past twenty years, with the global financial crisis a “turning point” as total AUM and equity stakes of the Big Tree in the carbon majors soared from 2009 onwards. Even the Big Three’s ESG funds are heavily invested in the carbon majors.

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Academics Sustainable Investment Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

It includes a proposal for amending the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive to increase its target for renewables to 40% of its overall energy mix by 2030. However, investors have previously told ESG Investor that the inclusion of gas won’t change their perceptions of what constitutes sustainable investing.

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Net Zero Stranded Assets Global Economy Supply Chains 98

Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

As we enter an age of double materiality, allocators all along the investment value chain may find themselves having to go back to first principles and rethink their entire approaches to asset allocation, portfolio construction, fund and security selection and engagement.

Digitalization 59

Digitalization Supply Chain Supply Chains Impact Investing 59

Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

“We also look to generate good financial return for investors typically investing in real assets like land and trees, and in the production of a sustainable food and other commodities.”. McMahon says: “We’ve got three different strategies covering Australia where we invest in pasture raised beef cattle.

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Climate Change Net Zero Regenerative Digitalization 52

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Associated with the UN General Assembly , Climate Week NYC presents an opportunity for investors to gain access to government officials, including through platforms such as Sustainable Investment Forum North America and the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit.

Net Zero 78

Net Zero Climate Change Value Creation Greenwashing 78

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It also increases the prospect of a fragmented sustainable investment landscape in the US, where state-level policies will likely have a greater impact than rules from federal agencies. As noted in the Financial Times , coal prices spiked in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, falling back “sharply” since.

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Paris Agreement Net Zero Manufacturing Sustainable Investment 80

Chris Hall

APRIL 30, 2024

Engagement and exclusion Since 2009, Storebrand has been working on the issue of managing risk related to the OTP, developing a set of criteria to assess the extent to which companies contribute to the regime resulting from Israel’s occupation.

Banking 135

Banking Development Sustainable Investment 135

Chris Hall

MARCH 14, 2025

A decision by the CFA Institute to rebrand its Certificate in ESG Investing as the Sustainable Investing Certificate provoked head-shaking, shoulder-shrugging and hand-wringing this week (sometimes all three, simultaneously). Whats in a name?

Climate Change 83

Climate Change Net Zero Greenwashing Digitalization 83

Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The conservative policy document Project 2025 is a blueprint for how a Republican administration and Congress would dismantle sustainable investing, says Kyle Herrig, spokesperson for the ESG advocacy group Unlocking America’s Future. Since those reforms, shareholder proposals have helped to pressure hundreds of U.S.

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