Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Whether they’re legal advocates, entrepreneurs, activists, engineers-in-training or policy geeks, Corporate Knights’ 2022 Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders are using their collective skills to challenge the status quo and bend the arc of history toward a more just and sustainable future. They’re in good company.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Sustainable investing approaches aim to deliver attractive returns through investments in issuers that contribute to positive social and environmental outcomes. Yet this massive opportunity can also create risks, because there is a smaller pool of sustainable investment targets to choose from.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 26, 2024

New figures showed that carbon emissions in 2022 fell to “significantly lower” than pre-pandemic levels in 2019, giving hope that Canada can meet its net-zero commitments. Crucially, the companies’ average sustainable investment (as a percentage of total investment) hit 58.9% for the average large Canadian corporation.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The EU Taxonomy is part of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance, establishing a classification system enabling the categorization of economic activities that play key roles in contributing to at least one of six defined environmental objectives, and that Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) to the other objectives.in

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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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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

20 – The world’s largest multilateral bank will no longer fund fossil fuel projects post-2022. The European Investment Bank is on a new strategy to unlock $1.1 trillion for climate finance and sustainable investment over the next decade. ImpactAlpha, Nov.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

While b oth the Global 100 and ACWI fell somewhat in 2022, since its inception on February 1, 2005, the Global 100 Index has generated a total investment return of 270.7% G100 Rank 2022. 21 8 Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC Brentford, U.K. 88 80 Bank of Montreal Toronto, Canada $224,613 50% 4% C NZAM, NZAO.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 28, 2023

Tellingly, the 2023 list is dominated by renewable-energy players high in sustainable revenue. Topping the Best 50 this year (up from second place in 2022 and 20th in 2021) is a pure-play clean energy company: Innergex Renewable Energy. In third place is Hydro-Québec, which was the top company in 2022, 2021 and 2018.

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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

JULY 5, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. July 5, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Regions Financial Corp. as well as Regions’ focus on making banking easier through investments in technology and digital capabilities. The Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation funded primarily through contributions from Regions Bank.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 13, 2024

Ashley Thomson, Global Witness’s US Senior Policy Advisor Similar concerns have also been raised by Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s former sustainable investment chief, who criticised the firm for “misleading investors” by using the ESG label, calling it a “dangerous placebo”. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

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ESG Today

JUNE 5, 2023

The ESAs include The European Banking Authority (EBA), The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). ESMA also suggested that the establishment of a labelling scheme for sustainable financial products would be beneficial.

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ESG Today

JULY 10, 2023

The statement said: “The proposed approach would limit investor access to the consistent, comparable and reliable information needed to inform decisions and allocate capital in line with sustainability goals, including those of the European Green Deal, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the EU Climate Law.”

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When the planets align, the sustainability investments yield meaningful emission reductions and a payoff for the owner. Investors are shopping for rental buildings In fact, there’s good evidence in both Canada and the United States that investment capital is now flowing into rental apartments at a pace not seen in decades.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 27, 2023

And a breakdown of the Colorado pension fund’s total returns by sector shows that oil and gas stocks had the lowest returns during this period (even with high returns from 2021 to 2022 due to skyrocketing energy prices caused by the invasion of Ukraine).

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Larry Fink, the CEO of the largest investment firm in the world, wrote in his 2022 letter to CEOs: “It’s been two years since I wrote that climate risk is investment risk. Sustainable investments have now reached $4 trillion. The current list has been updated with data through January 31, 2022.

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3BL Media

JULY 5, 2022

DESCRIPTION: July 5, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) announced the 2022 NACD Directorship 100™ — the most influential peer-nominated leaders in the boardroom and corporate governance community. The complete list of the 2022 NACD Directorship 100 is available at [link].

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3BL Media

MAY 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: From April 20-22, 2022, EarthX hosted the 6th Annual E-Capital Summit which convened more than 230 leading investors, innovators, dealmakers, industry and innovation ecosystem leaders to help catalyze action and impact related to sustainability investing and business innovation. SOURCE: EarthX. Maarten - Silveria E.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 21, 2024

The Morningstar category of alternative energy equity funds posted an average annual return of -11% in 2022 and -10.5% Rising interest rates and supply chain problems in the post-pandemic period have eroded values of clean energy stocks and funds.

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly jobs report, The National Women’s Law Center found that over 1 million fewer women were in the labor force in January 2022 as compared to the beginning of the pandemic (February 2020), while men have largely recouped their labor force losses. 2 Further, the gender pay gap in the U.S.

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Sphera

JANUARY 10, 2022

Just one year ago, a European Central Bank report, which addressed how the European banking sector manages climate and environmental risks, found that most banks do not have concrete plans to start preparing for climate change. Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU Taxonomy Regulation: More on these below.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, September 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - On the heels of layered crises and big challenges for small business in the New York City region, JPMorgan Chase , M&T Bank , Principal Foundation , Santander Bank , and Surdna Foundation have come together to launch the NY Small Business Funders Collective (SBFC).

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 27, 2023

Nonetheless, like many in her profession and despite accolades – in 2022, Keyes was named a fellow by CPA Ontario, as a “trailblazer” in the worlds of ESG and sustainability – she doesn’t want to be called a warrior. For someone like Keyes, the work feels incredibly relevant and exciting. Recent reports from the U.K.’s

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And, as said by Frank Elderson of the European Central Bank at the recent IUCN Leaders Forum in Geneva, if we destroy nature, we destroy the economy. Investment firm Blue Orchard was highlighted for its micro-insurance packages to smallholders in Indigenous communities, which insure against weather events, for example.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

It includes financial operators and other organizations interested in the environmental and social impact of investments. The Forum’s mission is to promote the knowledge and practice of sustainable investing, with the goal of spreading the inclusion of environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) criteria in financial products and processes.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Following the ruling, Adfree Cities said in a social media post that “from today, banks are on notice over greenwashing.”. HSBC isn't the only bank with a lethal addiction to fossil fuels: @Barclays & others are also bankrolling the #ClimateCrisis.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2025

Its worth noting that bank finance is expected to be prioritised at first, with no reference in the proposals to adjusting the EU Taxonomy so that defence industries can be considered sustainable. Few options have been ruled out ahead of official legislative text proposals, which are expected on 21 March.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Timo Pfeiffer, chief markets officer of Solactive, comments: “In Partnering with NTAM, we designed indices that may offer suitable ways to diversify portfolios in all market environments with indices that target high sustainability standards. As of September 30, 2022, Northern Trust had assets under custody/administration of US$12.8

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ESG Today

JUNE 5, 2024

Increased supervisory actions and better access to data and other resources will be required to address growing greenwashing risks at banks, investment firms and insurance companies, according to new reports released by Europe’s three primary financial regulatory agencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 8, 2025

Regulators and institutional investors (which includes banks, labour unions and pension funds) followed closely behind. RIA says investors are demanding quality responsible investments that are transparent, credible and financially savvy. I try to do a lot of education around doing less evil versus doing more good.

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ESG Today

JULY 18, 2023

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group announced €800 million in new financing for a series of projects to support climate action in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. The announcement was made during the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government.

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ESG Today

JULY 29, 2022

B2B WealthTech platform Allfunds announced today an agreement to acquire a majority stake in ESG investment solutions provider MainStreet Partners, aiming to enhance its capabilities with ESG services and analytics, and benefit from the growing sustainable investment market.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 7, 2024

HSBC Asset Management and World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced an agreement to launch a new fund targeting SDG-aligned corporate bond issuers in emerging markets.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Shareholder proposals provide an early warning signal of risks and opportunities for management and boards," said Heidi Welsh, executive director of the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2). Over time, the shareholder resolution process has evolved to offer an additional benefit. What happens next? The outcome of the Nov.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

Gailliot joins KKR after more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs as a private investor in the firm’s merchant banking division, most recently serving as head of the Energy Transition and the Diversified Industrials investment teams. Lagarrigue and Arora both joined KKR in 2022.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

China’s oil demand declined in 2022 for the first time this century as the nation jumped from one lockdown to the next. In 2022, consumption of oil in the industrial sector boomed as gas prices spiked, and with economics for oil burn favorable in 2023 despite declining spot LNG prices, demand looks set to remain strong.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Signals: Ahead of the Curve Climate finance gains momentum at international development banks. The world’s largest multilateral bank will no longer fund fossil fuel projects post-2022. The European Investment Bank is on a new strategy to unlock $1.1

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