Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In 2021 LAPFF engaged with 171 companies, many of those major international organisations that make up the indexes to which the funds are exposed in their passive equity strategies. McMurdo anticipates more such rebellions this year, which he says reflects the pervasive greenwashing evident in net zero plans. Disputing divestment.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For ESG-aware investors, this paucity of solid information leads to questions over whether they should they wait for information flows to improve, pinning hope on further action from regulators or legislators, or divest their holdings to avoid uncertainty over the climate risks in their portfolios. Potential evidence of greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

Pressure to divest is commonly applied by ESG-conscious investors who no longer want to be associated with these companies or fund them. However, in practice, divestment is not the best strategy to enact change or to have a meaningful impact. Mining, for example, provides the raw materials needed to make components in green technology.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

ESG investing has had to overcome numerous challenges, ranging from investor caution to multiple cases of greenwashing. He added: “If inflation in 2021 and 2022 pulls average revenue up say 15% for companies in a portfolio or a benchmark, this could knock 13% off their carbon intensity figures.”. and the UK rate at 9.9%.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

The DWP issued a consultation last October on proposed changes to the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021 to require trustees to calculate and disclose a portfolio alignment metric to show alignment with the goal of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Dimson, Karakas & Li (2015) , Barko, Cremers & Renneboog (2021) , and Bauer, Terwall & Tissen (2022) all found positive market reactions to ESG engagements in their samples. If divesting from harmful industries, communicate this publicly. Vote shares and engage with investees and screen holdings on transparent ESG criteria.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing? The University of Michigan Endowment Fund: Divesting from Fossil Fuels (Published 9.9.2020) In September 2019, there were climate change strikes at the University of Michigan. housing market typically works.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 13, 2024

From 2021 to May this year, 22 investors, including banks and pension funds, have divested from JBS or its subsidiaries, citing its links to biodiversity loss and governance issues, according to the Financial Exclusion Tracker project. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sustainable investments soared in 2020 and 2021 , and that was certainly when the shine was on. We used to be concerned about greenwashing, but now it seems that many companies are deliberately staying quiet in what some are calling greenhushing – the practice of downplaying or keeping quiet about their sustainability initiatives.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

million barrels per day (b/d) in 2021 from some 11.3 Global solar deployment will continue to grow in 2023 to about 316 gigawatts, up from about 268GW in 2022 and 182GW in 2021. The increased scrutiny over greenwashing is necessary, and will provoke the market to favor substance over style. The divestment movement will wane.

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