GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

ESG portfolios not only have outperformed traditional financial assets this year, but also a data analysis prepared by Morningstar, a financial advisory research firm, concluded that almost 60 percent of sustainable investments delivered higher returns than comparable funds over the past decade. billion and Total’s cancellation of $9.3

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Data provider appoints former Trucost CEO Richard Mattison to accelerate initiatives and develop fresh strategies for sustainable investing. Mattison has more than 20 years of sustainable finance experience and previously served as President of S&P Global’s Sustainable1 unit. million in Q3 , up from US$79.9

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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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Impact Alpha

MARCH 23, 2020

It has been nearly four years since I wrote about my process to align my investment portfolio with my values. Back then, in May of 2016, sustainable investing was gaining ground but was a relatively niche topic among believers (see the eye-popping chart below).

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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. . The fifth edition of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance’s biennial review highlighted that US$35.2

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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.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The KKR Eco-Innovation Award, launched in 2016, catalyzed and recognized portfolio company projects that provide innovative, environmentally beneficial solutions while creating business value. More recently, we conducted a four-part Climate Action webinar series with related resources to build capacity and spur action.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

ESG-related assets under management are projected to exceed US$50 trillion in 2025, reflecting the growing demand for sustainable investments. Additionally, historical evidence shows that long-term investments in biodiversity have proven resilient during economic crises.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Japanese investors push to take impact investing mainstream. Japan is staking out a leadership position in sustainable investing. Sustainable investing assets under management quadrupled from 2016 to 2018 to 18% of managed assets.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

The green loan was provided by a consortium including 23 commercial banks, in addition to the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), who are both supported by the European Commission’s InvestEU programme , which mobilizes investment towards sustainable investment, innovation and job creation in Europe.

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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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ESG Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Planned to roll out in Q4 2022, the actively managed RobecoSAM Biodiversity Equities strategy will invest in companies supporting the sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystem services, and providers of technologies, products and services that help to reduce biodiversity threats or contribute to restoring natural habitats.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Battery manufacturer Northvolt announced plans to build a new gigafactory near Montreal, Canada, with investment in the first phase of the project to begin operations in 2026 anticipated to reach US$5 billion. The project marks Northvolt’s first gigafactory outside of Europe.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pacifists may choose not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons. Environmentalists may choose to invest in companies that produce durable products from natural materials. Terms like sustainable investing, impact investing, and ethical investing were used to describe this activity. In the U.S.,

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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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Corporate Knights

MAY 14, 2024

But the new data contained in the report enables the annual comparisons since 2016. Of note, it looks at fossil fuel financing and does not address the financing of renewable energy. Eight climate advocacy organizations jointly wrote the report coordinated by RAN.

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Invested $150 million in nearly 40 companies through Prologis Ventures since 2016, including those focused on innovation in ESG and sustainability. ESG now represents 10% of the bonus scorecard, a percentage similar to that of other core business functions.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Martin Currie was previously awarded the highest possible ratings by PRI across Strategy & Governance, Incorporation and Active Ownership activity for the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 years. Martin Currie’s Assessment Report and Transparency Report are available online.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2023

Companies must meet extensive environmental, social and governance requirements, make sustainable investments to support vulnerable communities and adhere to twelve core ESG principles. As of July 2022, it has been Germany's first jewelry label to offer lab-grown diamonds with independent SCS sustainability certification.

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

After launching the business in 2016, she’s grown it to encompass states as far south as Florida and as far west as Indiana. In 2009, we formed our Global Sustainable Finance Group to work across our businesses and incorporate sustainability into everything we do. That’s essentially what my customers are doing but with power.”.

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3BL Media

APRIL 2, 2022

Marcie Frost Marcie Frost joined CalPERS as chief executive officer (CEO) in October 2016. billion, an experienced team of 2,800 professionals, and three lines of business for the fund: pensions, health benefits, and investments. She is the ninth CEO and second woman to head America's largest pension fund. As CEO, Ms.

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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). They are therefore taking things into their own hands, actively engaging with companies to eliminate modern slavery from supply chains.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Robeco, Brunel, Jupiter, Mirova, ECBF, EQT, Actis and AlbaCore. . Dutch asset manager Robeco ’s new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Low-Carbon Indices aim to invest in companies making a positive contribution to the SDGs.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Earlier this month, CalSTRS, the world’s largest educator-only pension fund, selected Nordea Asset Management’s (NAM) Global STARS Equity strategy to manage US$450 million in global equity investments. Launched in 2016, the Article 8 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation fund’s AUM stood at US$3.1

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including the ISSB, Hymans Robertson, 2DII, ACA Group, Edison, UKSIF and Util. . D’Ath has nearly 30 years of experience in investments and international equity markets, working as Barclays Wealth, ING and ICAP.

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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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Chris Hall

MARCH 21, 2024

According to the Economics Observatory , while homeownership among 25 to 34 year-olds peaked during the late 1970s, it fell by half between 1989 and 2016. In addition to the £250 million invested across Greater London, the LPFA has invested £150 million through the London Fund – a collaboration between LGPS Pools London CIV and LPPI. “As

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Stephanie Maier, Chief Sustainability Officer at GAM Investments, considers the opportunities that AI could enable in the sustainable investing space, and the risks that must be mitigated.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including LSEG, ISS ESG, Mercer, ICE, Euroclear, Scoot Science, Tumelo, GoldenSource and more.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 28, 2023

billion between 2016-18 to US$14 billion between 2019-21. Last year, global network Convergence warned that climate-oriented blended finance transactions are in decline, from U$36.5

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Marco Folino 27, Vancouver manager of sustainable investing, BentallGreenOak When Marco Folino started working as a management consultant, he found that there were rarely enough sustainability experts to help companies considering integrating ESG into their strategic goals. “A better world doesn’t just have to be a side hustle.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The first strategy Ossiam switched to sustainable was the Ossiam Minimum Variance strategy in 2016, says Lacroix. If there’s no available information about the sustainable strategy online or within the fund documents, then that makes us question whether the changes made are actually significant,” Bioy says.

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 12, 2022

A sister of responsible investment is Impact Investing , which is a more proactive approach in investing with the ‘ intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside financial return.’ Differences in Interpretation The question of responsible investing is defined differently across cultures.

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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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