3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

“The three papers recognized this year study three very different topics, but each represents an exemplary effort to deepen our understanding of sustainable investment,” says Lloyd Kurtz , founder of the Moskowitz Prize and again one of the judges this year.

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3BL Media

JULY 5, 2022

July 5, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Regions Financial Corp. This includes supporting customers by providing sustainable investing and financing opportunities related to their transition to a more sustainable future. SOURCE: Regions Bank. DESCRIPTION: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including NatureAlpha, Verdantix, Solactive, Minerva Analytics, Euronext, Joulea, and Clarity AI. German index provider Solactive has acquired ESG research, stewardship support and proxy voting agency Minerva Analytics.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It also pointed to a lack of tools for investors to integrate social issues into their investment strategies and an “overwhelming focus” from international bodies and investor initiatives on climate and nature-related issues. trillion and US$14.2 trillion and US$14.2

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including ISS ESG, MSCI, Persefoni, PwC, Workiva, 9fin, Sphera, and Liquidnet. . Data, analytics and research services provider MSCI has launched Risk Insights, the first module of a new analytics platform, MSCI Insights.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including Franklin Templeton, Ninety One, Robeco, Mirova, Adam Street Partners, ThomasLloyd and NGFS. She will report to President and CEO Jenny Johnson and join the firm on February 22, 2022, based in California.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Persefoni, ISS ESG, BNPP AM, Ortec Finance, ESG Book, MSCI, SIX, Urgentem and Likvidi. . As of June 2022, there are 7,400 issuers globally covered by the Modern Slavery Scorecard.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Impact Cubed, NatureAlpha, Sylvera, Carbon Trust, Themis, Manifest Climate and AirCarbon Exchange. Data for the US and broader developed markets will be added in the second quarter of 2022.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2023

Dana Sasarean, Associate Director of Mining Research at ESG research, ratings and analytics firm Sustainalytics, is concerned about transparency. “Even if we get to the point where we figure out how to do DSM safely and sustainably, how do investors then verify that the mining process is happening in line with these expectations?

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Chris Hall

MARCH 14, 2024

In the context of business analytics, it helps capture the interdependencies and non-linear behaviours of various components, including market dynamics and internal processes among other. System dynamics is a methodological framework used to understand, model, and analyse complex systems.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

We will contribute our analytical, quantitative approach to developing practical guidance for the investment community to help deliver a financial system that is fully aligned with a net-zero, nature-positive economy. SOURCE: Ceres.

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Chris Hall

MAY 8, 2024

In 2022, Fidelity International and investor engagement fintech Tumelo created a stewardship hub for pension funds, trustees and advisors to better enable them to examine underlying fund holdings and actions taken by fund managers on stewardship activities. The group plans to introduce an engagement tracker by the end of Q2.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 12, 2022

That’s the finding of Newton Investment Management’s 2022 Charity Investment Survey , which notes that charities continue to acknowledge and embrace ESG investment factors, primarily at the prompting of trustees. Only 31% of charities using alternatives in 2022. Engagement to the fore.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including the ISSB, AllianzGI, EQT, PGIM and KPMG. . Trustees of the IFRS Foundation have appointed Sue Lloyd as Vice-Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Impact investing is fast-growing out of its niche.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

Importantly, the TPT Disclosure Framework is aligned with the key components of the transition-planning guidance developed by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) in 2022, and the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) reporting standards.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including S&P, Sustainable Fitch, Moody’s, FactSet, Alveo and APX.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

“Biodiversity in rural England is clearly not the same as a Brazilian biome, and [companies in each region] have vastly different potential risks and impacts,” notes Aela Cozic, Sustainable Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager at UK-based investment manager Fidelity International.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In 2022, CDP saw participation from more than 18,600 companies disclosing their data on climate, with nearly 4,000 contributing data on water security, and over 1,000 on forest-related matters.

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Chris Hall

JULY 13, 2022

higher stock return price compared to boards that were not ethnically diverse, according to research by investment management company Calvert. Further, a “modest increase” of women in the US workforce could add US$511 billion to GDP over the next ten years, benchmark and analytics provider S&P Global noted in a recent study. .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2023

in 2022 from 22.6% billion as of March 2022. “There is scope for more action from investors as they begin to explore ways to integrate the previously distinct issues of gender diversity and climate change,” says Therese Kieve , Stewardship Analyst at UK-based asset manager Sarasin & Partners. In 2019, just 15% of the US$16.9

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 21, 2023

At their core, the SDGs are investment agenda, and the report highlights that the current global financial architecture (GFA) is failing to channel global savings to SDG investments at the needed pace and scale.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

2022 was a transformative year for Nasdaq’s ESG Advisory practice as we more than doubled our headcount to meet client demand for our consultative ESG services. Headcount growth was focused on individuals with key skill sets including: banking, ESG investing, in-house corporate ESG, ESG rating agencies and ESG standard setters.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Green Equity Designations 1 Nasdaq launched Green Equity Designations on the Nordic markets in 2021 in response to increased demand for sustainable investments and extensive growth in Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Markets. The platform also provides issuer-level information on UN Sustainable Development Goals allocation.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

DESCRIPTION: LONDON, September 28, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Impact Cubed today launched its new portfolio validator and climate tools on its analytics platform. Investors’ growing appetite for sustainable investments now places funds marketed as ESG at more than $2.7trn in AUM. SOURCE: Impact Cubed.

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

DESCRIPTION: LONDON, March 30, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Impact Cubed, a leading provider of ESG data and sustainable investment solutions, has launched new tools on its automated platform so investors can see into fund holdings, measure impact, and report to regulators. SOURCE: Impact Cubed.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 25, 2024

However, between regulations and ambitions, there are operational implications that are redefining the entire landscape of sustainable investments. According to a Morningstar report, in 2022, assets managed in funds meeting the requirements of Article 8 grew by more than 15% in Europe, reaching a total of around €4.2

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Industry experts have stressed the need for simplicity and clarity around Europe’s ESG fund labelling, as the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) consultation deadline looms. In October, Morningstar found that Article 9 funds had hit a “new low” attracting just €1.4 billion over the past three months.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including the ISSB, Hymans Robertson, 2DII, ACA Group, Edison, UKSIF and Util. . They currently plan to announce further appointments in July, with a goal to reach the full complement of 14 members during the third quarter of 2022. .

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

While a focus on ESG has been prevalent for some time now, this surge in interest has been fueled by Canada’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and an increasing number of stakeholders who expect ESG considerations be integrated into their investment programs.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Amazon Sets Renewable Energy Record with Over 8GW of New Capacity in 2022 Valero, Darling to Invest $315M for One of the World’s Largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects Over 85% of Companies Plan to Increase Spending (..)

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The ISSB took over governance of the SASB standards after the consolidation of the Value Reporting Foundation into the IFRS Foundation in 2022, making the ISSB responsible for maintaining and enhancing the standards. It is in the process of reworking SASB guidance to improve international applicability.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including FTSE Russell, BondLink, Moody’s, Intercontinental Exchange and more. . Launched in January 2021, Moody’s will continue to roll out scores for additional sectors throughout 2022.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

ESMA’s clarifications are being interpreted as requiring all investments made by an Article 9 fund to support its sustainability objectives. That may be a factor, but the real issue is the difficulty in defining sustainable investments. Morningstar’s Q2 2022 research highlights diversity of interpretation among managers.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The market for ESG data and analytics has since grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry, fueled by an expanding web of sustainability disclosure regimes, and the exponential growth of ESG integrated and sustainability-labelled funds, ETFs, and other indexed financial products.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including 2DII, RMI, Nasdaq, Clarity AI, ISSB, Integrum and Accenture. . It will be used by around 30 Columbian pension funds and banks in September 2022. .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

Solar PV is currently the fastest growing source of renewable energy globally, with generation having gone up by 26% between 2021 and 2022. Nature has been an increasingly important topic for our clients,” said Lucy Thomas, Head of Sustainable Investing at UBS AM.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

Solar PV is currently the fastest growing source of renewable energy globally, with generation having gone up by 26% between 2021 and 2022. Nature has been an increasingly important topic for our clients,” said Lucy Thomas, Head of Sustainable Investing at UBS AM.

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