2020 Sustainable Investment UNEP 
Chris Hall
JULY 1, 2022
Sustainable finance, until recently still a niche activity, is now a mainstream strategic consideration for banks, asset managers and insurers. For example, the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance is not led by sustainability teams, it’s typically CIOs who are driving it.”. Focus on nature.
ESG Today
JULY 10, 2023
The new rules will significantly expand the number of companies required to provide sustainability disclosures to over 50,000 from around 12,000 currently, and introduce more detailed reporting requirements on company impacts on the environment, human rights and social standards and sustainability-related risk.
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Chris Hall
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Taxonomies define economic activities aligned with sustainability goals across multiple sectors and provide guidance to corporates and investors with an aim to mitigate greenwashing. The EU Taxonomy was among the first such tools, with its governing Regulation entering into force on 12 July 2020.
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Every year more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) is produced across the planet, as shown in the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Global Waste Management Outlook 2024. In 2020, the direct cost of waste management to the global economy was an estimated US$252 billion. billion tonnes.
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 we combine this so the guidance draws on that ”.
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The issue is longstanding, but has been thrown into sharp relief by the sharp rise of ESG-related investing in recent years, with existing regulatory frameworks increasingly requiring fiduciaries to consider whether to simply pursue maximum returns for clients and trustees, or take into account wider issues, typically related to sustainability.
Sustainability Update
MAY 28, 2024
It represents not only a lost opportunity to feed food-insecure people but also a substantial contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – an estimated 8 -10% of total global emissions , according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , as well as 58% of all landfill methane emissions , according to the EPA.
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