Remove 2022 Remove Greenwashing Remove UNEP
article thumbnail

AllianceBernstein: Reflections on COP28: Opportunities Amid Challenges

3BL Media

This is well below the US$387 billion a year that developing countries need, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Adaptation Gap Report. One of the ways to increase funding, according to UNEP, is for the Loss and Damage Fund to move toward more innovative financing mechanisms. MDBs provided about US$5.5

UNEP 147
article thumbnail

The ESG Interview: Dancing into the Mainstream

Chris Hall

This is the assessment of Eric Usher, Head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) which brings together the United Nations and the financial sector to develop responsible investment agendas. Fancy writes: “To fix our system and curb a growing [greenwashing] disaster, we need government to fix the rules.”.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Faster Action Urged on ESG Disclosure Standards and Frameworks

Chris Hall

The world cannot afford to wait for “perfection” in ESG disclosure and measurement practices, said James Alexander, Chief Executive Officer of sustainable finance forum UKSIF, at Chatham House’s Responsible Business 2022 conference in London on Thursday. UNEP FI works with financial industry frameworks to set norms, or pre-standards.

UNEP 52
article thumbnail

Take Five: Jam Open the Closing Window

Chris Hall

Jam open the closing window – The UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2022 was the most sobering of the many pre-COP27 analyses published this week, highlighting the inadequacy of our efforts to tackle the causes of climate change. Current pledges will nudge global warming down from its present 2.8°C C course to 2.5°C

article thumbnail

Take-off for the Net Zero Transition  

Chris Hall

Stronger wording might have been possible, but this was a big step in the right direction,” said Remco Fischer, Climate Lead, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). trillion in 2022. That’s something that the markets and the investors need to navigate,” says UNEP FI’s Fischer. C in realistic reach.

article thumbnail

New Standard Digs Deep into Mining Impacts

Chris Hall

Scrutiny at national and international levels means reporting rates in the extractive industries is relatively high, with 80% of major companies reporting on sustainability, according to KPMG’s ‘ 2022 Survey of Sustainability Reporting’.

article thumbnail

SEC Allows Climate Votes at Major US Institutions

Chris Hall

The US regulator, which issued draft proposals for mandatory climate reporting last week, is expected to uphold fewer objections from issuers this 2022 proxy season, having rescinded Trump-era guidance in November which? expanded the prohibition of ‘micromanagement’ by investors. . degrees Celsius. Upsurge in investor support .