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EU ‘green’ label for gas and nuclear sparks sustainable investing crisis

Corporate Knights

When I led Canada’s Social Investment Organization (SIO) in the early 2000s, one of our most important debates concerned the question of whether the organization should develop an industry-wide label for socially responsible investment, as sustainable investing was called back then.

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Colorado pension fund loses US$2.7 billion by not divesting from fossil fuels

Corporate Knights

And Corporate Knights research revealed in 2015 that the University of Toronto lost more than $550 million by not divesting. But a growing number of pension funds are now adopting sustainable investing strategies. billion in returns over the last 10 years by not divesting from fossil fuels.

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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

How does this history relate to our climate change crisis and the debate over fossil fuels? Climate change cannot be addressed by only changing your portfolio. It must be addressed by changing the economy. He now writes on sustainable business and finance.

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AllianceBernstein: Carbon Handprints: A New Approach to Climate-Focused Equity Investing

3BL Media

By combining an assessment of carbon handprints with research of business fundamentals, we believe investors can create a portfolio of companies with superior long-term return potential that are providing solutions to the world’s biggest climate challenges. What type of companies are held in climate-focused portfolios?

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Going green: The future of hydrogen energy

Renewable Energy World

This year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. He joined Logan Energy Limited in 2008 as Director of Operations and became Managing Director and CEO in 2012.

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AllianceBernstein: Nurturing Nature - Why Investors Should Care About Biodiversity

3BL Media

That’s why biodiversity loss alone could cost the global economy trillions of dollars in the coming years, in addition to trillions more related to climate change. There is a silver lining, because interconnectedness works both ways: tackling climate change and biodiversity loss in tandem can lead to twin wins.

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Is Farm Animal Welfare a Sustainable Investment Blind Spot?

Chris Hall

However, it is also an issue that is closely connected, and sometimes in conflict, with investors’ goals for driving outcomes on wider social and environmental topics such as climate change, biodiversity, and health. To manage climate successfully and sustainably in animal food production, farm animal welfare must be addressed.