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AllianceBernstein: Four Counterpoints to ESG Investing Critics

3BL Media

Recent prominent media articles have warned of a bubble and criticized sustainable portfolios for being ineffective as agents of change. Sustainable investment funds are mushrooming. Assets under management in Morningstar’s global sustainable fund universe surged to $2.75 We think the critics have missed the point.

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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

In the 2024 Global 100 ranking, the top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% the year prior. That compares with sustainable investments at a paltry 17% among the broader universe of publicly traded companies with more than US$1 billion in annual revenue.

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The nuclear option

Corporate Knights

After months of contentious debate, the EU agreed to add natural gas and nuclear to its EU taxonomy, the official list of acceptable sustainable investments to help Europe finance its ambitious climate goals. By 2022, the conversation around nuclear was shifting around the globe. congressional hearings in the 1980s.

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BCG-Backed Venture Investor B Capital Announces Senior Appointments to Lead Climate Platform

ESG Today

BCG was a founding partner at the launch of B Capital, and the consulting giant maintains a strategic partnership with the firm, providing portfolio companies with access to insights, guidance, programs, engagements and business development services to accelerate and develop their businesses. based sustainable investing team.

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Meet the women warrior accountants pushing the envelope on climate action

Corporate Knights

After receiving her designation as a chartered professional accountant (CPA) in 2013, Keyes entered the profession with one part trepidation, nine parts determination. Alyson Slater, head of sustainable investments, Manulife “They didn’t want it done in a fluffy way,” Todd says of her Vancity employers. They’re coming.

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North Sky Raises $250 Million for Private Equity Impact Fund

ESG Today

North Sky has been at the leading edge of sustainable investing since that movement began in the private markets circa 2005. This team utilizes our global network of GPs, LPs, company founders and other market participants to source what we believe will be attractive, highly impactful investments.”

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AllianceBernstein: Nurturing Nature - Why Investors Should Care About Biodiversity

3BL Media

Similarly, in our view, awareness of the links between biodiversity and climate risks may help investors develop valuable insights and investable opportunities for their portfolios through carbon credits, agricultural solutions, ecotourism, water management, green infrastructure and other nature-based solutions, to name just a few.