Corporate Knights

MARCH 3, 2025

Drastic changes to the scope of sustainability reporting rules will limit investor access to comparable and reliable sustainability data, said Aleksandra Palinska, executive director at the European Sustainable Investment Forum, Europes umbrella network for sustainable finance, in a press release.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

Now we can measure this green business exposure for the majority of companies and are able to count annual green investments that run into the trillions, growing six times faster than the economy at large,” Heaps says. When we launched this ranking in 2005, the green economy was a quaint idea.

Manufacturing 363

Manufacturing Banking Sustainable Investment Net Zero 363

Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2024

In a survey of 200 European and North American fund managers with social and environmental exclusions, 37% of funds reported having a nuclear energy screen in 2022, down from 43% in 2021. Is the nuclear industry using a smokescreen of net-zero to cover up its sustainability problems?

Green Bonds 300

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The new fund is launching with $400 million in commitments at its first close, with initial investors including Toyota Motor Corporation, Iwatani Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, Tokyo Century Corporation, Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality, and the Bank of Fukuoka.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With the looming Paris Agreement goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 43% by 2030, nations are adopting different approaches to stimulating their green economy and encouraging sustainable investment. The UK, meanwhile, is trailing behind in terms of green investment.

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Green Investing Paris Agreement Net Zero Clean Technology 64

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The European Commissions DG FISMA has emphasised the merits of replacing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations (SFDR) existing Article 8 and Article 9 labels with formal categories based on clearer criteria. InfluenceMap also reported that Article 8 funds had cumulatively invested 43.8

Sustainable Investment 59

Sustainable Investment Greenwashing Green Investing Development 59

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The new investment follows BMW’s announcement in 2021 to expand company efforts to combat climate change, including goals to significantly reduce vehicle emissions throughout the lifecycle, reduce CO2 emissions by 40% per vehicle by 2030, and make a minimum of 50% of its global sales from battery electric vehicles by 2030.

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Green Investing Sustainable Investment Climate Change Manufacturing 108

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Article 8 funds promote “environmental and/or social characteristics”, while Article 9 refers to products that have a sustainable investment objective; all holdings within a fund must be sustainable investments that meet the standard of “do no significant harm”.

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Sustainable Investment Net Zero Greenwashing Green Investing 64

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tim Day, Investment Fund Manager at Trina Solar, explains the importance of Europe’s sustainable investment community in the growth of solar power. EU regulation goes hand in hand with a decade-long trend of increased focus on green investment in the EU.

Net Zero 64

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Manufacturing Green Investing 64

Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2023

times more equity value in fossil fuel production companies (US$880 billion) than in green investments (US$309 billion). Green investments were calculated according to the criteria of the EU taxonomy. trillion of the assessed asset managers’ equity fund portfolios, the report found that managers hold 2.8

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement Net Zero Green Investing Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“Asset managers have always been reviewing and tweaking their funds – that’s nothing new – but as ESG expands across all markets, tweaking is happening with sustainability in mind,” says Hortense Bioy, Global Director of Sustainability Research at research provider Morningstar. Assets in Article 8 and 9 funds reached €4.05

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Greenwashing Green Investing Sustainable Investment Development 98

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Levick added that several national entities, including the UK Infrastructure Bank and the British Business Bank plan to utilise the green taxonomy to guide investment decisions.

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Banking Net Zero COP26 Development 59

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The rise of taxonomies of sustainable activities reflects a recognition from policymakers that global financial markets depend on a shared classification system if they are to identify ‘green’ investment opportunities. In 2021, only four countries and the EU had regulations or guidance in place.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Green Bonds Supply Chains 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The rollout of the Green Bond Principles is one in a series of efforts by China to build confidence in the market and develop sustainable finance domestically. This was markedly different from the Green Taxonomy of the European Union (EU), which classified gas as a sustainable investment. Significant steps.

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Green Bonds Greenwashing Green Investing Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a small island beset by grey skies more often than blue, energy generated by offshore wind power has long been considered the strongest renewable option.

Net Zero 89

Net Zero Climate Change Stranded Assets Green Investing 89

Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

The definition of a sustainable investment in the EU taxonomy, adds Hieminga, will help CCS development, as gas has been labelled as a green investment. In the longer term, CCS will be required to remove carbon from the atmosphere, for example by applying it to/on bioenergy plants.”.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Development Climate Change Stranded Assets 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

These regulatory moves are necessary for China to compete on the international stage on ESG, according to Dr Guo Peiyuan, Chairman of SynTao Green Finance, the founding organisation of China Sustainable Investment Forum (ChinaSIF). trillion in 2021. trillion (US$3.57 trillion) growing from RMB 18.4

Banking 52

Banking Green Bonds Development Net Zero 52

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

The year started optimistically, fresh off the bold and ambitious agreement in November 2021 that established the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). This surrender was part of a wider pullback, as banks, investment funds and asset owners axed billions of dollars from sustainable investment funds and reined in marketing excesses.

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Net Zero Banking Sustainable Investment Greenwashing 293

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The latest benchmark report from PwC Luxembourg reflects a challenging year for sustainable investment in Europe, but suggests asset owners are becoming more sophisticated and selective in their approach. of the total AUM of Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Article 8 funds and 60.8% The country houses 45.7%

Sustainable Investment 59

Sustainable Investment Green Investing 59

Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

Not only does it echo an Australian ruling from 2021 which ruled that governments have a duty of care to protect young people from the impacts of climate change. US sustainable investment non-profit Ceres remarked on its rapid economic impact, pointing to the creation of 170,000 green jobs already.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Greenwashing Climate Change Net Zero 52

Chris Hall

JULY 29, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including EQT Future, SCOR, LeapFrog, GIG, SMBC and the US SEC. . Kimm is Chief Sustainability Officer at HeidelbergCement and serves on EQT AB’s Board of Directors.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

And expect the Trump administration to reverse a Biden Department of Labor rule expressly permitting pension trustees to consider ESG issues in investment decisions. But on climate disclosure and fiduciary rights, this will create regulatory confusion more than a firm barrier to sustainable investing. In 2024, large U.S.

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