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. Three agencies are organising a series of six events – dubbed the NDCs 3.0

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James Militzer

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2009, developed countries committed to mobilizing US $100 billion per year for climate action in developing countries by 2020. As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 They failed. trillion — up from $2.5 trillion pre-pandemic.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“The Commission has been quite open about wanting to see competition as a tool for delivering sustainability goals,” said Kirrage. Following a consultation initiated in September 2020, the Commission has accepted the need to provide clarity on the circumstances in which cooperation on sustainability-related objectives is permissible.

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

For example, the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance is not led by sustainability teams, it’s typically CIOs who are driving it.”. ClimateWatch reports that while 193 out of 197 countries have ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, covering 94.6% of emissions.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 29, 2022

Institutional investors are increasingly attracted to climate-focused passive investment vehicles as a systematic and cost-effective way of transitioning their portfolios to net zero. . Recently, passive products that are ‘Paris-aligned’ – meaning they are decarbonising in line with a 1.5-2°C

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AustralianSuper, Morningstar, Tikehau Capital, Oak Hill Advisors and Guinness Global Investors. . The unit aims to support the goals of the Paris Agreement by providing equity capital to companies focused on energy transition.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

The majority of global pension funds are in the process of integrating climate goals into their portfolios, with many expecting to tilt their passive strategies toward the goals of the Paris agreement, including via use new index products. Only 22% said they currently use indexes based on the EU benchmarks on a notable scale.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2022

“Forests are essential both for preventing dangerous climate change, catastrophic biodiversity loss, and for securing the human rights and livelihoods of more than a billion people,” said Vemund Olsen, Senior Analyst – Sustainable Investments at Storebrand Asset Management. Natural risk.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Current private capital flows are insufficient to support the implementation of clean energy technologies in emerging and developing economies at the pace and scale necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, said the OECD, making the development of new blended finance solutions a priority. . Barriers to investment .

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The primary outcomes of this year’s COP include: 1) the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP); 2) the Talanoa Dialogue; and 3) the Pre-2020 action and ambition. More about these and other important announcements can be found in the Global Yearbook of Climate Action 2017. More information can be found here.

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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.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Manulife IM, AXA IM, Nordea, DWS, Oaktree Capital, Ossiam, and Swiss Life Asset Management. The Fund offers investors the opportunity to gain exposure to the asset class while promoting progress toward a low-carbon economy.”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

Consistent data on sovereign climate risks is crucial, says Victoria Barron, ASCOR Chair and Head of Sustainable Investment, BT Pension Scheme. billion at the end of 2020. billion at the end of 2020. All countries must have a physical risk report and analysis as part of the Paris Agreement, but they all vary.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Through SIPs, trustees with 100 or more members are now expected to publicly state their – or their external managers’ – engagement policy and priorities, and explain in detail how they steward their sustainable investments.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Last year , the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Germany’s BaFin launched separate investigations following greenwashing allegations that the German asset manager made misleading statements in its 2020 annual report by claiming more than half of the firm’s assets were invested using ESG criteria. .

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Institutional investors and other actors are increasing their focus on biodiversity risks ahead of the second half of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in May in China, which is expected to conclude negotiations for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 12, 2020

2020 has been a year for pausing and thinking about our existence on this planet. Besides, the business case for sustainability has only gotten stronger. In this article, I’ll do a quick summary of 2020 and then present four sustainable business trends that could finally explode in 2021. 2020 Sustainability Summary.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Man GLG, UBS AM, Aon, Clean Growth Fund, Foresight, Azalea and SUSI Partners. . It will target companies that are well-positioned for the transition to a low-carbon economy and aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2022

Net Purpose CEO Sam Duncan explains the need to bring more structure to sustainability data. We should be measuring common facts that people agree are important to achieve sustainable investment goals. We need more data and fewer scores,” she says. The proliferation of scoring and ratings have not been helpful.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

In 2020 alone, global losses from natural disasters were estimated at US$210 billion, with over US$10 billion in losses each from wildfires in California, floods in China, and cyclone Amphan in India [5]. C objective of the Paris Agreement would of course significantly limit these impacts. Adaptation Gap Report 2020.

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Chris Hall

JULY 10, 2023

The ‘Sowing Seeds’ report said that despite being prominently mentioned in the Paris Agreement, the social implications of addressing climate change have rarely been taken into account to date by agricultural policy, business or financial sector responses. Further, NatWest has pledged £1.25

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

Louis Bromfield, Lead Sustainable Investment Associate at Foresight Capital Management, says that investors need to pay attention to SAFs, with aviation representing “one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonise”.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

Starting at a 2% reduction in 2025 compared to 2020 intensity levels, it will increase to 6% by 2030, and eventually reach 80% in 2050. International shipping accounted for 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 25, 2020

SDSN: Goals and Actions Normal 0 21 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE The SDSN pursues to connect the world’s academic, research and knowledge-generating institutions in order to help them realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. The offered courses are accessible online and free for all.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

According to analysts Circle Economy, adding circular economy solutions to countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement will enable global temperature rises to be kept “well below” 2?C. “It is a resilient system that is good for business, people and the environment,” says the Foundation.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BlackRock, Invesco, Franklin Templeton, SUSI Partners, AXA IM Alts, Octopus, KGAL and M&G. . SUSI Partners , a Swiss fund management firm with €1.7 KGAL’s combined 1.2

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

While 88% of asset managers disclosed their votes publicly (up from 55% in 2020), 42% failed to publish their rationale for votes against shareholder resolutions, the report said. Transparency is improving, but slowly. Less than a third of asset managers provided a full list of firms engaged with.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

The World Bank estimates that a carbon price of $50 to $100 per ton of CO2 is required by 2030 to meet the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement. Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny. million in 2020 to over 10 million in 2022. In China, prices are languishing below $10 per ton. -

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 18, 2023

Following engagement efforts by members of the investor-led engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+), in 2020 mining giant BHP published a new industry associations expectations policy, pledging to work with its lobby groups so they are aligned with the company’s own positioning on climate policy.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 5, 2024

Power generation from coal in China increased by 12% from 2020 to 2023, delivering 44% of overall power generation growth, according to recent research from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). China, the world’s second largest economy, was no less lackluster on its pledges to tackle the climate crisis.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 24, 2022

These commitments include setting science-based decarbonisation targets and reporting on how their climate-related lobbying aligns with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The firms included Boston Trust Walden Company and JP Morgan Chase. .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Specifically, she released the interim findings of the government’s Pension Investment Review , which included detailed plans to consolidate the £500 billion AUM (US$634 billion) Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

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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. Storebrand makes the distinction between Paris-alignment reporting and financial alignment. trillion total.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 17, 2022

billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2020 alone, said the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA). billion metric tonnes of CO2 in 2020. . Crucially, the bill includes a planned US$369 billion in investment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fund the upscaling of domestic renewable energy sources. It produced 5.99

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Despite Trumps less-than-supportive stance, unforeseen sustainable investment opportunities may thrive during his tenure. The narrative [around the energy transition] has dampened as the political environment in the US turns hostile, but that doesnt mean actual sustainable investing will necessarily be significantly hit, Drummond adds.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 14, 2025

Trump, who will be inaugurated on 20 January,previously called on OCSLA to protect waters off the coast of Florida in 2020 until 2032. President-elect Trump has significant political motivation to leave big portions of the IRA climate provisions intact, said Bryan McGannon, Managing Director of the US Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF).

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