ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The ruling comes as financial institutions and other companies increasingly face regulatory scrutiny over greenwashing concerns. Earlier this year, the CEO of Deutsche Bank’s investment arm DWS resigned after police raided the firms’ Frankfurt offices as part of an investigation into greenwashing allegations.

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ESG Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Lawmakers in the European Parliament and the European Council announced today an agreement on the creation of standards for proposed European Green Bonds (EuGB), as well as voluntary disclosure guidelines for green bond issuers aimed at preventing greenwashing in the sustainable bond market.

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Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2023

The report said greenwashing as a key concern for asset owners, with asset managers “overstating or providing unclear messaging” on their level of commitment to sustainability. million) to over €6 billion – 57% of which possessed AuM between €1 billion and €5 billion. consider ESG a top product development initiative.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

DESCRIPTION: LONDON, February 23, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Impact Cubed today launched its new solution to help investors meet the European Union’s (EU) Taxonomy regulation. The outcome is a seamless approach to customized sustainable investing. SOURCE: Impact Cubed.

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Impakter

MARCH 11, 2023

In what’s being labelled a “landmark’’ moment for sustainable finance, EU negotiators last week finally announced the agreement of a provisional deal establishing a gold standard for European green bonds (EuGB). appeared first on Impakter. Stephen Hare

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

“Guidance on labelling sustainable and ESG funds would be the natural next step for the SEC to take,” Gregory Hershman , Head of US Policy at the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) told ESG Investor. Studies have highlighted that greenwashing is a problem in the US.

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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. Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.”

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ESG Today

JUNE 13, 2023

The framework’s key building blocks include the EU Taxonomy, rules on disclosures and reporting for companies and investors, and tools such as standards and labels enabling the development of sustainable investment solutions and avoid greenwashing.

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3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

In this paper, we describe our process for assessing ESG-labeled bonds and show that, by systematically applying this framework, investors can help set a gold standard for the market, avoid surprises from controversy and greenwashing, and potentially generate more alpha over time. 1%–5% Range of “greenium,” March 31, 2022.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

Global sustainable funds faced outflows of nearly US$2.5 Last year, global sustainable funds gathered US$63 billion, less than half of the US$161 billion in 2022. Europe and the US account for a combined 95% of global sustainable fund assets, with 84% in the former and 11% in the latter. trillion globally.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Overall, climate ambitions have improved within CA100+’s portfolio of focus companies since its last assessment in March 2022, but some key areas have seen little-to-no change. Ambitions not action.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 11, 2023

Under the new rules funds must allocate two-thirds of their NAV to sustainable investment objectives. . The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued its final rules for sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) funds. .

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

While global sustainable investments reached US$30.3 trillion in 2022, at the same time greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have hit an all-time high. It has proved the high-level economic logic that more sustainable businesses are more valuable,” explained Byrns.

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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

JANUARY 13, 2023

Innovation can create opportunities for climate progress and investment returns in 2023, says Sarah Bratton Hughes, Head of Sustainable Investing, American Century Investments. That is our investment stewardship approach, particularly concerning portfolio decarbonisation. Sustainability trends beyond carbon.

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Article 9 funds are considered the most sustainable, requiring portfolios with 100 per cent sustainable investments. The advantages of Article 9 funds lie in their ability to provide clear signals to investors regarding their commitment to sustainability. Additionally, it requires the faith of the largest fund managers.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sustainable investing assets in the United States have plunged by more than half to US$8.4 trillion at the end of 2019, according to a new report from the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF). Sustainable investing assets skyrocket post 2014. trillion at the end of 2021 from US$17.1

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Collectively, organisations are ramping up their efforts to meet their sustainability targets, say the authors, and a greater level of sophistication is apparent in the way sustainable practices are adopted, since 2022. In addition, three-quarters of executives have implemented a water-stewardship program, up from 55% in 2022.

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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. Investors poured nearly $70 billion into sustainable funds, and returns generally outpaced those of conventional funds. First, some highlights from our latest “Sustainable Funds U.S.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The framework will form part of the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs), the UK’s equivalent of Europe’s Sustainable Financ e Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The outcome of the consultation, which closed for comment in early January 2022, has been pushed back to this autumn. . International, not isolated .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The next focused more deeply on the rising profile of social factors, driven partly by the development of the sustainable investment regulations and frameworks around the global. Bird & Bird regard social value as an umbrella term which covers a broad range of objectives. Watch this space!

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Having launched its framework in November 2022, the TPT aims to finalise its disclosure framework and implementation guidance and will develop sectoral guidance. 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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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2023

Levelling up – Investment in clean energy topped US$1 trillion for the first time in 2022, according to BloombergNEF , and is now on level terms with fossil fuel finance flows at US$1.1 MEPs can force a plenary vote, but opportunities to refocus supervision on the biggest threats to the financial system are running out.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

Sustainable investing of every kind is to some degree geared towards addressing the biggest threats facing our planet and its inhabitants, which means our collective response must itself be monumental. . * – This represents the lower end of a projected figure of up to $940 billion for 2021.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 29, 2022

It becomes possible to use this approach to not only flush out greenwashing but ‘ESG washing’ across all three pillars and within the features which make up each of those pillars. Finally, many asset owners at this stage are looking for reliable routes to separate the wheat from the chaff from a sustainable investment perspective.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 25, 2023

Kirby tells ESG Investor how research conducted by EY focuses on various drivers that ultimately influence sustainable investment decision-making. These four quadrants, he says, cover a wide range of aspects that are crucial for comprehensive ESG risk assessment.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Last month, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) released its 2022 Report on Sustainable Investing , highlighting its commitment to be net-zero by 2050 and its engagement strategy to pressure companies to manage climate risks.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

There’s a risk of engagement washing just in the same way that there is of greenwashing,” said Venetia Bell, Group Chief Sustainability Officer at Gulf International Bank and Head of Strategy at GIB Asset Management, a sustainable investment firm.

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Recent prominent media articles have warned of a bubble and criticized sustainable portfolios for being ineffective as agents of change. Sustainable investment funds are mushrooming. Assets under management in Morningstar’s global sustainable fund universe surged to $2.75 We think the critics have missed the point.

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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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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

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Chris Hall

MARCH 20, 2024

Reclaim Finance calls for increased anti-greenwashing regulation for fund managers, and collaboration with index providers. In 2022 , the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance urged index providers to accelerate the development of net zero-aligned benchmarks to support investors’ growing appetite to adopt passive strategies.

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ESG Today

MAY 15, 2023

The report also found that barely any funds labelled as ‘sustainable’ would meet the proposed fund naming rules across the EU, UK and U.S. Proposals included in the consultation primarily focus on the minimum proportion of investments required to support an ESG-related fund name.

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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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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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