3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

Alums of our Multicultural Innovation Lab, an in-house accelerator for diverse-led tech startups, are finding innovative ways to curb carbon and promote sustainability. DESCRIPTION: By now, the alarms over climate change seem to be sounding nearly every week. SOURCE: Morgan Stanley.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Mattison joins MSCI after serving as President of S&P Global’s sustainability unit, Sustainable1, and as CEO of carbon and environmental data and risk analysis company Trucost, acquired by S&P Global in 2016. Sustainability and climate change issues are reshaping the global investment landscape.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At 28, Kurtis Layden, senior policy advisor in the Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has been a key advisor on the federal ban on some single-use plastics, taking effect in 2025. Ultimately, I hope to inspire others [so] that we can change the status quo.”. Kurtis Layden. 28, Ottawa. Pratap Sandhu.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 6, 2024

Quantum computing technology company Riverlane announced today that it has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Article 9 growth equity sustainable investment platform Planet First Partners, with proceeds aimed at helping the company meet “surging global demand” for quantum error correction (QEC) technology.

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Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

Asset owners need to demonstrate more flexibility and innovation in their approach to sustainable investing, according to leading asset owners speaking at the Alpha Summit event hosted by the CFA Institute this week. . But humanity now faces serious constraints that need solutions – climate change, biodiversity loss, and so on.

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3BL Media

APRIL 2, 2022

First elected to the City Council in 2009, Comptroller Lander co-founded the Council’s Progressive Caucus and has a strong track record of partnering with community advocates to win transformative change for a more just and equitable city. Marcie Frost Marcie Frost joined CalPERS as chief executive officer (CEO) in October 2016.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Now, more than six years after the Brexit vote, which took place in the same year, 2016, as Solvency II came into effect, HM Treasury is planning to slim down Solvency II as it applies to the UK. This would not prevent fossil fuel investment but would make it more expensive.

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 24, 2017

Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. From a mere three billion USD in 2012 it has grown to $81 billion in 2016 and could reach $150 billion this year. You can follow my Susty Investing list on Twitter for news on the sector.).

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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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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2025

The number of people in modern slavery increased by 20% globally between 2016 and 2021, rising to an estimated 50 million people, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). We see modern slavery as one of the big issues alongside climate change that has the potential to affect every aspect of the modern economy, he says.

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 12, 2022

Responsible investment is most often defined as investment that promotes environmental, social, and governance elements/practices deemed as responsible , though it can also be a broader term for other types of similar investment. trillion… Current investment in these sectors is around US$1.4 trillion to US$4.5

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James Militzer

APRIL 19, 2023

Today, a massive climate and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) financing gap still persists — and even after the SDGs and Paris Agreement laid out a critical role for the private sector in 2016, the subsequent years have brought only modest increases in private investment mobilization. trillion — up from $2.5

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Jon Hale

JULY 29, 2022

Despite the poor year-to-date comparison with peer funds, sustainable funds’ average trailing three-year and five-year category rankings, which include the first half of 2022, are an impressive 41 and 39, respectively.) Third, sustainable investing has been getting more criticism than it has since its real ascent began in 2016.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

To boost sustainable investment in ocean economies, the International Capital Market Association, in partnership with other industry bodies, has consolidated existing blue finance guidance and principles under one framework. As of January 2023, green bonds had raised US$2.5

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK, Climate Solutions, Willis Towers Watson, Actis, and Persefoni. Lisa Pinsley , who joined Actis in 2016 is Head of Middle East & Africa for Energy.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

These include Platform Living Wage Financials , the Investor Alliance for Human Rights (coordinated by the ICCR), the Workplace Disclosure Initiative (launched in 2016 by nonprofit ShareAction to kickstart corporate disclosure), and Advance – a stewardship-focused initiative led by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 24, 2015

Contact: Aditi Shah Music for a Sustainable Planet September 23, 7:30pm-9:00pm Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025 Purchase tickets The International Conference on Sustainable Development presents “Music for a Sustainable Planet” featuring The Kronos Quartet and ÆON Music Ensemble performing works in response to Climate Change.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to climate change. Since 2016, more than 450,000 commercial flights have used some amount of SAFs, the only alternative fuel source that can be used on current aircraft without modifications. The aviation sector’s overall global environmental contribution is 2.5%

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Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

According to the Climate Change Performance Index, India is on track to meet its 2030 emissions target, which is compatible with a well below 2°C scenario, and is also close to achieving an energy mix with 40% renewables – eight years ahead of schedule. .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But policy engagement by investors has grown on all fronts in recent years, with heightened concerns about the systemic risks posed by climate change and biodiversity loss ensuring that deforestation is part of this shift. It engages with government departments, foreign embassies and civil society organisations.”. in 1990 to 30.7%

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 25, 2020

But the actions taken against climate change and environmental protection were not enough (Castelló et al, 2010) Furthermore, they were “targets mainly for poor countries, to which rich countries were to add their solidarity and assistance through finances and technology” (Sachs, 2012). Thus, the SDG Academy was created. Colombier M.,

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3BL Media

JULY 27, 2023

In 2016, I attended COP13 as part of the WHC delegation of two people. This year, for the first time, a company was excluded from an investment fund on the basis of biodiversity. The framework sets out an ambitious pathway to reach the global vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The distinction between active and passive investment strategies needs to be redefined when it comes to sustainable investments, argues Henrik Wold Nilsen, a Senior Portfolio Manager at Storebrand. A different approach Wold Nilsen created Storebrand’s ESG Plus climate fund range strategy in 2016. trillion total.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From the potential rollback of climate policies, to fears of a hostile environment for sustainable investing, to threats of the US leaving the Paris Agreement once more – speculation has been rife. Let’s not sugarcoat things: the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election represents a setback for climate action.

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