Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

9 – 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. Japan is now the third-largest center for sustainable investing, after Europe and the U.S. ImpactAlpha, Sept.

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

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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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 27, 2023

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.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nasdaq ESG Indexes The OMX Stockholm 30 ESG Responsible Index (OMXS30ESG), introduced worldwide in June 2018, was the first ESG version of an established exchange benchmark. It was followed by the listing of ESG index futures contracts in November 2018.

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Highlights include: Became the first logistics REIT with an approved SBTi emissions reduction target in 2018. Issued 16 green bonds between 2018-2021, and its global line of credit and additional lines of credit are linked to sustainability metrics. Achieved 325 MW of solar generation capacity as of April 30, 2022.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2025

Parallel performance In time, the need to restock Europes military may even challenge one of the most fundamental and longstanding tenets of sustainable investing: negative screening of controversial weapons. These have waxed and waned in synch for most of the past seven years. Second best?

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2023

The company was established in 2018 and incubated as a subsidiary of Arabesque Group, a group of financial technology companies offering sustainable investment, advisory, and data services. ESG Book, formerly Arabesque S-Ray, is a digital platform for ESG data management, disclosure, and analytics. C by 2050.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 28, 2023

The company’s latest annual report says it’s also focusing on investing in “emerging transition asset classes” such as carbon capture and storage, recycling and biogas, “where our initial investment positions us for potential future large-scale decarbonization investment.” in 2022 – and eight times greater than the ALCC’s 6%.

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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. 11 "Delivering through Diversity," McKinsey & Company, Jan 2018: [link].

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ESG Today

JULY 5, 2024

The company was established in 2018 and incubated as a subsidiary of Arabesque Group, a group of financial technology companies offering sustainable investment, advisory, and data services. ESG Book, formerly Arabesque S-Ray, is a digital platform for ESG data management, disclosure, and analytics.

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3BL Media

JUNE 30, 2022

SUMMARY: Company reduces GHG emissions 16% since 2018, equivalent to the emissions more than 30,000 cars generate in a year. Sustainable solutions represented nearly two thirds of 2021 net sales. Invested $528 million in research and development for sustainable solutions since 2020. SOURCE: Eaton.

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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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Corporate Knights

JUNE 27, 2023

Nonetheless, like many in her profession and despite accolades – in 2022, Keyes was named a fellow by CPA Ontario, as a “trailblazer” in the worlds of ESG and sustainability – she doesn’t want to be called a warrior. When I started, I had to explain to companies why they should care about ESG.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Nasdaq ESG Indexes The OMX Stockholm 30 ESG Responsible Index (OMXS30ESG), introduced worldwide in June 2018, was the first ESG version of an established exchange benchmark. It was followed by the listing of ESG index futures contracts in November 2018.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Following the launch of the consultation, Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, said: “Sustainability information is key to empowering investors to make informed decisions on their investments. Today we are launching an in-depth three-month consultation for stakeholders.

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ESG Today

JUNE 23, 2022

The company was established in 2018 and incubated as a subsidiary of Arabesque Group, a group of financial technology companies offering sustainable investment, advisory, and data services. ESG Book, formerly Arabesque S-Ray, is a digital platform for ESG data management, disclosure, and analytics.

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3BL Media

JULY 13, 2023

The report shows that Eaton is ahead or on pace to meet several of its targets, including: Carbon emissions: Reduced GHG emissions by 27% in its operations since 2018 through increased energy efficiency, energy conservation, and shifts to renewable energy.

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ESG Today

MARCH 28, 2024

Following the judgement, ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said that the case “sends a strong message to companies making sustainable investment claims that they need to reflect the true position.” The finding marks the first greenwashing civil penalty action for ASIC.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 14, 2022

The task force also worked on a wide range of what we now call environmental, social and governance issues two decades before the ESG acronym became common in the investment world. That was very new in Canada.

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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

APRIL 18, 2022

Since assuming this role, he has become a thought leader in socially responsible investing, utilizing the SDGs as a road map for identifying thematic investment opportunities. He joined the firm in 2011 as global technology sector head on the Global/International Research Growth team and was named team lead in early 2012.

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James Militzer

JUNE 21, 2024

This interest is driven by new climate science findings and the strong performance of sustainable investments: In 2023, sustainable funds outperformed traditional funds , delivering an overall return of 12.6%, which is almost 50% higher than that of traditional funds. trillion in 2022, a 15% decrease from 2020.

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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 initiative broadened out to FTSE 350 with 17 other investment firms the following year.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Ten days earlier, seven Ontario youth appeared in court virtually to challenge the provincial government’s decision to gut its climate targets in 2018. “We In 2018, Watts co-founded an accelerator for young people in low-income, high-climate-risk countries working on climate start-ups. That’s the power of compounded action,” she says.

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3BL Media

JULY 15, 2022

She co-chairs the firm's ESG Research, Training and Thought Leadership Group and manages AB's collaboration with Columbia University's Earth Institute, which focuses on enhancing investors' ability to integrate climate change considerations into their decision-making and investment processes. Location: New York. Satyajit Bose.

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

In 2018, Sesame Solar provided the Ministry of Public Health in Dominica with solar-powered nanogrids after much of the island was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, and it is currently building solar- and green hydrogen-powered medical and security nanogrids for the U.S. Flanagan co-founded Sesame Solar to try to change that. “We

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ESG Today

JUNE 24, 2022

Jeff and Michael bring significant sustainability, investment and standard-setting expertise to the ISSB. I am excited to join the ISSB and look forward to working with the other board members to deliver sustainability disclosures that meet the information needs of the capital markets.”. I’m thrilled to have them on board.”.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

US corporate political spending on midterm elections doubled from 2010 to 2014 and doubled again from 2014 to 2018. Research also shows that companies spent US$3.5 billion in federal political contributions during the 2022 cycle, an increase from US$3.3

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 3, 2018

On 24 September, 2018, the Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive & Land Resources convened a meeting on Renewable Energy and the SDGs: Exploring Links with Extractives, Agriculture, and Land Use.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The three papers recognized this year study three very different topics, but each represents an exemplary effort to deepen our understanding of sustainable investment,” says Lloyd Kurtz , founder of the Moskowitz Prize and again one of the judges this year.

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3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2022

She co-chairs the firm's ESG Research, Training and Thought Leadership Group and manages AB's collaboration with Columbia University's Earth Institute, which focuses on enhancing investors' ability to integrate climate change considerations into their decision-making and investment processes.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 28, 2023

s Alterra Power Corporation in 2018 and Chile’s Energía Llaima in 2023, Innergex is now the largest independent renewable-energy company in both Canada and Chile, with expansion plans in the U.S. As a pure-play renewable-energy business, the company scored top marks on sustainable revenue and sustainable investment, which were both at 100%.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Rosner performed research for the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, where she worked on projects related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and renewable energy alternatives in the extractive industry.

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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

MAY 27, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including RLAM, LOIM, Synthesis, Putnam, Victory Hill, and DWS. . Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has this week announced the launch of its Sustainable Growth Fund.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

trillion annually, attracted just US$13 billion in sustainable investment over the past decade. The principles aim to ensure that investment, underwriting and lending activities are aligned with the SDG 14, while further developing industry understanding of the potential risks and impacts associated with financial activities.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Investor appetite for sustainable investment continues to increase, but demand is outstripping supply, with nearly nine in ten (88%) of institutional investors calling for more product innovation from asset managers. At the end of 2021, 27% of funds in Europe had been repurposed to integrate ESG factors.

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