Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Most of these reductions were made from 2015 to 2021 when Enel shut down some 40 of its 50 coal power plants fast and furiously (from 31% of generation capacity to 6%). In terms of sustainable capital expenditures, as a whole the 20 companies projected total sustainable investments of $528 billion (all figures in U.S.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 13, 2023

In response to accusations of greenwashing and growing regulatory scrutiny, a group of high-powered financial networks is working to standardize the often-opaque jargon of the responsible investing industry. The value of global sustainable investment assets jumped from US$23 trillion in 2016 to US$35 trillion in 2020.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Carmen Velasquez, managing director for sustainable investing at Alberta Investment Management Corporation, said that her team provides specific feedback to companies on a case-by-case basis, from target-setting to scenario analysis – and that companies appreciate this.

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ESG Today

MAY 13, 2024

Each of the new funds are classified as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) indicating that they have sustainable investment as their objective, and will have 100% of fund investment invested in sustainable investments.

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Just as it is important to create impact investing portfolios to help clients meet their needs, it’s equally important for you to understand how your money is working to meet your goals and generating better outcomes for society and the environment. 1 " Some gender disparities widened in the U.S. 4, 2021, [link]. 5 "The Percentage of U.S.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Recognizing that climate change could pose long-term risks, many funds are now reporting under the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a global voluntary framework established in 2015.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

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. By Bill Ireland, Logan Energy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5

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3BL Media

JULY 16, 2024

The award presentation was held in Chicago in June, during US SIF’s (Sustainable Investment Forum) Forum 2024. She is co-author of the 2015 book Gender Lens Investing: Uncovering Opportunities for Growth, Returns, and Impact and a co-trustee of Heading for Change.

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ESG Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Multi-stage venture investment firm B Capital announced two senior appointments aimed at expanding its climate investment platform, including Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Global Chair and former CEO Rich Lesser as Vice Chair, Climate & Sustainability and Senior Advisor, and Jeff Johnson as General Partner to lead the climate business.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A mission-driven Benefit LLC founded in 2015, CFA is a women-owned consulting and advisory firm whose work is at the nexus of private investment and climate change.

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

Cooper launched Rheaply in 2015. In 2009, we formed our Global Sustainable Finance Group to work across our businesses and incorporate sustainability into everything we do. 2 "Towards the Circular Economy: Vol 1: An Economic and Business Rationale for an Accelerated Transition," Ellen MacArthur Foundation, December 9, 2015.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The UN SDGs refer to the 17 categories of goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with the aim to protect the planet and improve the quality of life globally. SDG targets include ending poverty and hunger, improving education, and protecting the environment.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The EU’s environmental taxonomy, which outlines which economic activities can be considered by investors, lists energy renovations for ‘brown’ buildings as a ‘transitional activity’, which creates a perception in the market that investing in building renovations is not as sustainable as investing in new green builds.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2025

While the MSA was seen as a groundbreaking piece of legislation in 2015, inspiring similar legislation in Australia (2018) and Canada (2024), many panellists criticised weak enforcement of the act. The persistently high numbers and their trajectory indicate that our approach isnt working.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Investment in adaptation offers significant opportunities that are yet to be comprehensively tapped,” said Rena Pulido, Head of Sustainable Investment Australia at IFM Investors, a A$221.7 It will be important for taxonomies to include adaptation to further mobilise much needed investment in adaptation,” she told ESG Investor.

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3BL Media

JUNE 30, 2022

DESCRIPTION: What is it about an investable product – a mutual fund, an exchange traded fund (ETF) –that would qualify it as an “ESG,” “green” or “sustainable” investment offering to retail or institutional investors? SOURCE: Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. That’s a question getting much more attention recently.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2024

. • The sometimes hapless Alberta Investment Management Investment Corporation earns an overall grade of D. PSP, BCI, and AIMCo receive failing grades for efforts to align their investment strategies with the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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Sustainable Development Network

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

On February 3, 2015, SDSN and Investec Asset Management (IAM) co-hosted the London Financing for Sustainable Development Forum. The conference focused on practical recommendations for the financial services community to transform itself for the sustainable development agenda.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The UN SDGs refer to the 17 categories of goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with the aim to protect the planet and improve the quality of life globally. SDG targets include ending poverty and hunger, improving education, and protecting the environment.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2024

Re-categorisation marks latest shift to bolster sustainable investment and analytical resources, as focus on smaller firms offers greater impact for investors. Since then, the manager has continued to build out its investment and analytical resources.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.

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Sustainability Update

JUNE 28, 2022

by Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist – G&A Institute What is it about an investable product – a mutual fund, an exchange traded fund (ETF) – that would qualify it as an “ESG” or “sustainable investment” offering to the retail or institutional investor? That’s a question getting more attention recently.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 25, 2020

The Declaration set out a series of time-bound targets with a deadline of 2015, known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). According to the Millennium Development Goals Report (2015), extreme poverty has declined significantly, as in 1990, the extreme poverty rate in developing countries was 47%, whereas in 2015 the same rate was 14%.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including BT Pension Scheme, Global Impact Investing Network, Fulcrum Asset Management, S&P Global Sustainable1 and JLL.

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 21, 2023

The SDR includes the SDG Index and Dashboards ranking the performance of all UN Member States on the SDGs and is produced by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Since 2015, the SDR has provided the most up-to-date data to track and rank the performance of all UN Member States on the SDGs.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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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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Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments. In an interview with Private Equity International (PEI), Tania Carnegie, the Global Private Equity and Asset Management Leader for KPMG Impact, said she is confident about the future of impact investing.

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3BL Media

MAY 22, 2024

Mair first joined Martin Currie in 2015 and previously served as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer and as a Director of Martin Currie Investment Management Limited. Talented, autonomous teams are backed by a distinctive and supportive investment culture. About Franklin Templeton Franklin Resources, Inc.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 2, 2022

As responsible investors search for the most sustainable companies to back, the outcomes of these debates could not be more important for global efforts to rapidly cut emissions. Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, thousands of companies have voluntarily set ambitious, science-based emissions reduction targets.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including EQT, Aware Super, Candriam, Pensions for Purpose, M&G, Earth Capital, Impact Cubed, and Sphera. . Da Fonseca previously worked at Amundi where he managed and contributed to the development of thematic ESG credit strategies.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including AXA IM, Macquarie AM, Pollination, Sphera, ISSB, and CDP. . AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has announced the launch of the AXA IM Investment Institute, with the appointment of Chris Iggo as Chair.

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B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

Most asset managers, especially institutional investors such as mutual and pension funds, claim to integrate ESG into their investment strategy. The numbers speak for themselves: According to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, over $35.5 trillion was managed for sustainable and responsible investing globally in 2020.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2020, President Xi Jinping committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2060, and he played a decisive role in the success of the 2015 Paris Agreement, alongside then-US president Barack Obama. Of the 16 asset managers covered in Greenpeace’s survey, all but one are signatories of the UN Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The global energy mix is composed of roughly 17% renewables, representing an increase of just two percentage points from 2015 levels. Pension fund makes case for divestment, against backdrop of increasingly positive climate policy across major markets.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Schulich School of Business grad has been actively involved in the cleantech capital ecosystem since 2015, beginning as a founding member of the cleantech team at Export Development Canada and now as manager of cleantech venture services at MaRS. There are more jobs in sustainability and impact than there ever have been,” says Perry. “A

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