Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As the COP28 meeting begins and the world looks to the financial sector to step up on the climate crisis, the global sustainable investment industry is finally coming to grips with allegations of greenwashing that have plagued it for years. Under the new definitions in 2022, those assets are 14% lower at US$30.3 trillion. “We

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How will the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) intensified ESG scrutiny impact the ESG asset management industry? The SEC is watching and the scrutiny is impacting behavior In 2022, the SEC recovered an all-time record of $6.4B

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

Regulatory uncertainty led to many managers downgrading their Article 9 funds to Article 8 in the second half of last year to avoid accusations of greenwashing, but there are some expectations of a resurgence in ‘dark green’ funds. The funds downgraded in Q4 2022 were worth a combined €171.1

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Investors are increasingly considering sustainability beyond the risk management lens, with the global impact investing market reaching an estimated US$1.64 In its six-month progress review, published June 2022, ITF Chair Nick Hurd welcomed the adoption of ITF recommendations into disclosure proposals across the US and EU.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

“The ESG fund boom shows that investors want to see ESG factors taken into account, but it’s tricky to provide evidence a fund does that,” said Arleta Majoch, chief operating officer at Impact Cubed. Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.”

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Chris Hall

APRIL 25, 2025

The second UNOC, held in Lisbon in 2022, saw key commitments made, such as pledges for marine protected areas, sustainable fisheries management, combatting marine pollution, and mobilising finance for ocean action. A unified taxonomy helps investors identify credible projects and avoid greenwashing, increasing trust in blue finance.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

Assets in European impact funds increased by 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, as demand for the classification increases in the wake of greenwashing claims against funds elsewhere in the sustainable investment universe. of total European funds’ net assets currently follow an impact investing approach.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5 trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Last year we had great hopes that 2022 would be the year to build back better in the aftermath of COVID-19. In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. 2022 Sustainability Summary.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued its final rules for sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) funds. . To qualify as an SRI fund, an investment company must adopt one or more sustainability principles or considerations or ESG factors as its investment focus.

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B the Change

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

One explanation for this growth may come from people looking to align their spending with their values, as another report found that 66% of consumers reported that they are willing to spend more for goods and services from companies that are committed to making a positive social impact. A good example of this growth is B Corp DGW Branded.

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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, Additionally, impact investing generally gives lower returns than the rest of the stock market.  Barriers to Ethical Consumerism.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

Source: Climate Policy Initiative: Global Landscape of Climate Finance: A Decade of Data, 2022; (figures in hundreds of billions of dollars) Hard proof versus hardwiring One reason why measurability is vital is that investors must be confident that their desire to serve the greater good is being fulfilled.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Yet, many institutional investors remain reticent to invest in developing economies. In 2022, only 2% of impact funds were focused on EMs, representing just 0.1% It’s about greening their portfolio, but doing it in the real world and in a way that mitigates the risk of greenwashing,” said Christ.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

“We are giving schemes greater flexibility to invest in productive finance – in real assets like infrastructure and innovative businesses of tomorrow,” Coffey told the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s?(PLSA) PLSA) digital ESG Conference 2022.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 13, 2023

Oulton, also Global Head of Responsible Investment at First Sentier Investors, noted that the current methodology doesn’t have a specific category to effectively capture SFDR’s Article 9 funds, which promote environmental and/or social objectives. trillion in 2020 to US$8.4

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Nascent movement   Speaking at the biodiversity summit, Leo Niesel, Senior Investment Research Specialist at Mercer, affirmed that the UK’s biodiversity credit scheme would come into force next week.  There’s so much debate about it, but I think there’s a high-quality carbon credit space,” he responded.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Research from Moody’s ESG Solutions in the first quarter of 2022 found issuance by emerging markets sovereigns and corporates increased by 22% from the fourth quarter of last year, while the global GSSS or ‘labelled’ bond market experienced falls of 11% over the same period. Gold standard.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

Improving transparency and disclosure Kathlyn Collins, Head of Responsible Investment and Stewardship at asset manager Matthews Asia, says there has been a substantial number of environmental policies introduced in China over the past few years. trillion (US$3.57 trillion) growing from RMB 18.4 trillion in 2021.

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Jon Hale

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Highlights and Observations Let’s try for greater transparency in 2022 Sustainable funds and investors had enormous success in 2021. Landscape Report, January 2022. So far in 2022, to take an example staring us in the face, about two of every three sustainable funds place in the bottom half of their category. Data as of Dec.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Kristen Perry 26, Toronto managing director, Spring Investing Collective Kristen Perry is blazing a trail for under-represented Canadians to participate in impact investing. “I It’s fascinating to see the mining industry trying to capitalize on these disasters to justify even more greenwashed destructive projects,” he says.

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James Militzer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The original goal of impact investing was to build out the spectrum between philanthropy and commercial investment. Wealth is given away on one end of the spectrum and invested in profit-maximizing assets on the other. In that way, philanthropy and impact investing can complement each other.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

A person close to the Australian Treasury understands that the ‘Finance Agenda’ consultation is likely to include disclosures, taxonomy, transition planning and greenwashing, including financial product labelling. Parker from RIAA welcomes the potential for a product labelling system in Australia.

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