Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including UNEP FI, ISS ESG, ISSB, Xpansiv and Carbon Trust. In 2019, Xpansiv acquired multi-registry environmental portfolio management system, EMA, from APX.

UNEP 52

UNEP Net Zero Banking Waste 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

UNEP FI estimates the current adaptation finance gap is around US$194-366 billion per year, and positively, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) found last month that adaptation finance had reached an all-time high of US$63 billion, growing 28% from 2019/20.

UNEP 64

UNEP Climate Change Net Zero Development 64

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy, Principles for Responsible Investment, and Will Martindale, Co-Head of Sustainability, Cardano, highlight priorities for investors as policy engagement becomes a key part of the day job. Public policy sets the rules of the game for the investment industry. Real economy impact.

Stewardship Code 52

Stewardship Code UNEP Sustainable Investment Development 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2023

Last year, UNEP FI issued a briefing paper for investors and other financial institutions which said “there is no foreseeable way in which the financing of [DSM] activities can be viewed as consistent with the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles”.

UNEP 98

UNEP Banking Supply Chains Supply Chain 98

Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

As the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) summarises in their Adaptation Gap Report [8], “adapting to climate change makes economic sense” – with the Global Commission on Adaptation estimating a return of US$7.1 trillion investment in adaptation measures [9]. 9] Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) (2019).

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Paris Agreement UNEP COP26 52