Chris Hall

MAY 3, 2022

The effectiveness of asset owner and manager actions in tackling greenwashing by companies is seen as critical to the low-carbon transition. NGO Reclaim Finance’s 2022 climate Scorecard says asset managers’ engagement policies “fail to send clear signals to fossil fuel companies”. What are the shortcomings with engagement?

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

Natural allies – Just ahead of this year’s UN International Day for Biological Diversity , delegates gathered in Kenya for the first review of the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) since its adoption at COP15 in December 2022.

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

trillion in 2022, at the same time greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have hit an all-time high. According to the World Meteorological Organization , global averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide, the “most important GHG”, were a full 50% above the pre-industrial era for the first time in 2022 – and continued to increase in 2023. “As

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In 2022, only 2% of impact funds were focused on EMs, representing just 0.1% Ninety One has been among the first joiners of the World Benchmarking Alliance’s call on asset managers to review their approach to sustainable investing to ensure it does not unintentionally lead to divestment from EMs. of global assets under management.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022 , there has been key progress in recent years in moving away from fossil fuels and toward more renewables-based electricity. Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing?

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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

APRIL 5, 2024

CDPQ was deemed a climate leader, with the report highlighting the asset owner’s decision to divest of firms involved in oil production, refining and coal mining in 2022. Unrivalled ownership power The assessed pool included climate leaders and laggards, Shift found.

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

In late 2022 and early 2023, a significant number of Article 9 funds were downgraded to Article 8 due to stricter regulatory guidance. This resulted in concerns over greenwashing accusations and uncertainty surrounding the interpretation of sustainable investments.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 2, 2023

Votes for a Follow This climate resolution to introduce Scope 3 emissions reduction targets fell to 11% at ExxonMobil from 28% last year, and to 10% at Chevron from 33% in 2022. Be the change – ESG Investor ’s weekly update on voting outcomes at oil and gas sector AGMs counts more clouds than silver linings as the season comes to close.

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Steven Mintz

MARCH 8, 2022

In addition to divesting from unethical stocks, you can make investments in companies that make a positive change in a practice called  impact investing. Environment, However, companies might try to skip it and take on the aesthetic of a sustainable company without making any changes, a practice known as greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

PLSA) digital ESG Conference 2022. These new requirements are part of a bigger push right across the economy for new standards on environmental reporting to weed out greenwashing and support our transition to a net zero financial system – for example, through our new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ,” she said.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Engagement to reduce risks: In a recent study by Hoepner et al (2022) , the authors analysed whether ESG engagements result in subsequent reductions in downside risk at portfolio firms. 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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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For investors, engaging with investee corporates in the transition process has replaced the blunt tool of divestment as a means of decarbonising portfolios. In March 2022, ISSB released drafts of its sustainability reporting standards aimed at helping companies streamline sustainability disclosures and facilitate a baseline comparison.

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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

It was a different story in 2022. 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. Even better, the majority of these jobs are in red states.

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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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Stanford Social Innovation

AUGUST 25, 2022

For sustainable tech to be possible, funders, including investors, philanthropists, and foundations, must develop a two-pronged approach of intentional investments in those leading justice-centered approaches to technological and economic transitions and informed divestments from extractive and fossil-fuel-dependent systems and enterprises.

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