3BL Media

DECEMBER 15, 2022

MIM to expand sustainable investing solutions for institutional clients. December 15, 2022 /3BL Media/ MetLife Investment Management (MIM) , the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. As of June 30, 2022, AIM’s assets under management were $1.01 About MetLife Investment Management.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 14, 2024

Investors’ management, measurement and monitoring of impact investing strategies has been steadily improving. BlueMark identified significant improvement in how impact investors approached due diligence, with 65% conducting pre-investment assessments of impact-related risks and 42% establishing impact targets at the time of investment.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The value of portfolios classified as responsible investments (RI) dropped from $3.2 trillion on December 31, 2019, to $3 trillion at the end of 2021, according to the 2022 Canadian Responsible Investment Trends Report published last week by the Responsible Investment Association (RIA). .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

According to Morningstar data , 307 (40%) of Article 9 funds were downgraded to Article 8 in Q4 2022 due to regulatory changes and “uncertainty about how sustainable investments are defined”. The funds downgraded in Q4 2022 were worth a combined €171.1 Article 9 rebound?

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In light of my forthcoming retirement in December 2022, I am especially pleased to be included in this 30th anniversary issue of GreenMoney. It has been a tremendous privilege to be embedded in the evolution of ESG Investing for 50 years , first at ICCR and then at Boston Trust Walden. SOURCE: GreenMoney Journal.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 26, 2022

by Tom Lyon, University of Michigan A major stock index that tracks sustainable investments dropped electric vehicle-maker Tesla from its list in May 2022 – but it kept oil giant ExxonMobil. That move by the S&P 500 ESG Index has set off a roiling debate over the value of ESG ratings.

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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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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Last year, the UK government published a summary of responses to a call for evidence on whether pension trustees work effectively and are supported to make decisions in the best interests of pension savers.

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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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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Since taking office in 2022, Anthony Albanese’s Labor government has released a raft of legislation to accelerate Australia’s green transition, many of which have been backed by investors. It will be important for taxonomies to include adaptation to further mobilise much needed investment in adaptation,” she told ESG Investor.

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3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

DESCRIPTION: An asset management firm has unveiled its engagement priorities for 2022 to continue to support companies focusing on positive sustainability outcomes. We support companies on that journey, but in 2022, a key focus of our work will also be holding companies accountable on their commitments.”. by Georgina Sell.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2023

There is a growing divide between private market investors adopting sustainable investing strategies and those choosing to distance themselves from sustainability-related themes and considerations due to the anti-ESG movement.

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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 These would require EU-domiciled funds with impact-related labels to meet an 80% sustainable investment threshold.

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3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2022

Jordan Locke, a recruitment consultant in Acre's Global Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing Team, sat down with Business Insider alongside a group of industry experts to discuss the current ESG talent shortage, ‘greenwashing’ and the rapid pace of change. . Written by Rebecca Ungarino | 26th January 2022.

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Chris Hall

JULY 19, 2024

Schroders’ first group-wide impact investing report shows solid alignment with client priorities, and can serve as a blueprint for other managers to raise standards. Fifty-four per cent of survey respondents said they expected to use impact investing in the next two years, up from 45% at the time of the survey.

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Jon Hale

MAY 6, 2022

Your investment returns may be struggling today, but your portfolio is still helping create positive ESG outcomes. Keep this in mind, too: While sustainable investing includes a range of specific approaches, no sustainable fund is going to outperform all the time. funds market dipped by 65%.

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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

JULY 19, 2024

Schroders’ first group-wide impact investing report shows solid alignment with client priorities, and can serve as a blueprint for other managers to raise standards. Fifty-four per cent of survey respondents said they expected to use impact investing in the next two years, up from 45% at the time of the survey.

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Chris Hall

JULY 19, 2024

Schroders’ first group-wide impact investing report shows solid alignment with client priorities, and can serve as a blueprint for other managers to raise standards. Fifty-four per cent of survey respondents said they expected to use impact investing in the next two years, up from 45% at the time of the survey.

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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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Sustainability Update

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2023, the focus of the investor letter is on the positive aspects of sustainable investing — with the theme, “Making Investing More Accessible, Affordable, and Transparent to More People is Core to Our Mission at BlackRock.” (The opposite is true, BlackRock CEO Fink pointed out at the recent Davos gathering).

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Chris Hall

MARCH 21, 2024

The report was released in collaboration with the Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) and advisory firm The Good Economy – which co-founded the Place-Based Impact Investing Network alongside the Institute for Economic Development and the Impact Investing Institute last year. billion in avoided emissions.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends. In the 2022 report, it was followed by board issues (US$2.87 New methodology, regulations.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

The report , published alongside the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2) and Proxy Impact, reviewed at least 527 shareholder resolutions filed on ESG issues for the current proxy season. The environment remains a central shareholder concern with more than 190 proposals filed, a near 20% increase on 2023.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 13, 2023

With regulation increasingly promoting transparency and ambition across sustainable investment strategies, Chair outlines plans to update how it measures the market. The rapid evolution of the sustainable investment market in Europe is forcing changes to the methods used to capture its size and growth.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Coinciding with her speech, the UK government published an interim review of UK pensions investment, which Reeves said sets out our plans to create Canadian and Australian style-megafunds to power growth in our economy. At least 13 mergers were completed in the year to June 2022, according to investment consultants Barnett Waddingham.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Inconsistent, limited corporate disclosures continue to frustrate investors’ efforts to secure decision-useful data on social impact, according to panellists during a webinar hosted by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Forum (UKSIF) this week.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 22, 2022

By Alison Fenton-Willock | Director, Sustainable Investing. During our inaugural meeting, held in February 2022 at KKR’s New York office, we had the opportunity to openly discuss our ambitions and goals for the year ahead, including the development of a Charter that outlines roles, responsibilities, and expectations for SEAC members.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 4, 2024

Latin America’s next phase of impact investing must embrace the region’s specific challenges and opportunities, says Ahmad El Jurdi, Principal at Lightrock. In recent years, Latin America has been at the core of a paradox within the global investment landscape.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Liudmila Strakodonskaya, Responsible Investment Analyst, AXA IM, said: "Nature protection is a challenge that needs to be addressed to preserve the existence of our societies and global economies. Robeco has identified biodiversity as one of the three strategic sustainability investing pillars, next to climate change and human rights.

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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

AUGUST 18, 2023

Halfway into the year, we see a sharp decline in new sustainability-themed funds for clients to choose from, whether new launches or repurposed mandates. For example, 40 climate action funds were launched or repurposed this year, which is less than one-third of the 142 funds investors gained in 2022.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

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.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Federated Hermes, Finance Earth, BlackRock, SSEF, Advantage Capital and the IKEA Foundation. .

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Sustainability Update

JUNE 28, 2022

by Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist – G&A Institute What is it about an investable product – a mutual fund, an exchange traded fund (ETF) – that would qualify it as an “ESG” or “sustainable investment” offering to the retail or institutional investor? That’s a question getting more attention recently.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

The report , published alongside the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2) and Proxy Impact, reviewed at least 527 shareholder resolutions filed on ESG issues for the current proxy season. The environment remains a central shareholder concern with more than 190 proposals filed, a near 20% increase on 2023.

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Chris Hall

JULY 3, 2024

A big part of the PRI’s role has also been to keep track of and share insights into key areas of focus, Howard adds. For example, in 2022, the PRI reviewed the global ESG reporting landscape for investors – covering 120 reporting instruments across five global reporting initiatives and nine key jurisdictions – to identify major trends.

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