ESG Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

The survey found that sustainability was one of several areas anticipated to see increased investment in 2024, as business leaders feel increasingly confident about future growth, with 56% of respondents reporting optimism about the outlook for their organizations, compared to only 42% in the prior year’s survey.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

Through this period, the top-quintile companies on sustainable investment posted median annual returns of 14% – vs just 2% a year for the MSCI ACWI. “Most investors used a diversified stock portfolio [such as the ACWI] to shelter their capital and hope for growth,” says Heaps. Talk about mega-trends.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

DESCRIPTION: December 15, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Whirlpool Corporation announced that it has been named to the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) in recognition of the company’s ongoing focus on responsible and ethical business practices. SOURCE: Whirlpool Corporation. View original content here.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

2022 was a transformative year for Nasdaq’s ESG Advisory practice as we more than doubled our headcount to meet client demand for our consultative ESG services. Headcount growth was focused on individuals with key skill sets including: banking, ESG investing, in-house corporate ESG, ESG rating agencies and ESG standard setters.

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3BL Media

APRIL 21, 2022

DESCRIPTION: EarthX invites you to apply to participate in our 2022 E-Capital Summit—an industry-leading sustainability investment summit taking place in Dallas, Texas in April! SOURCE: EarthX. Visit www.EarthX.org or follow us @earthxorg on Instagram , Twitter , and Facebook. . April 20-22: [link] #Earthx2022.

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3BL Media

JULY 28, 2022

DESCRIPTION: AllianceBernstein has been named the winner of the Environmental Fund of the Year in the Global category at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards 2022. As of May 2022, AllianceBernstein had $687B in assets under management. SOURCE: AllianceBernstein. AB won amongst more than 350 entries.

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ESG Today

MAY 15, 2023

The study, in which Clarity AI examined data from over 18,000 funds across Europe, follows the launch of a consultation by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in November 2022 for proposed rules on the use of ESG or sustainability-related terms in the names of investment funds.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 8, 2023

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. found that 90% of limited partners factor ESG into their investment decisions, and 77% use it as a criterion in selecting general partners. InBC Investment Corp. trillion.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

Digital transformation is increasingly a global engine of sustainable economic growth, with over 60% of GDP expected to depend on digital technologies by 2022. Erik Ekudden is CTO of Ericsson, returning deputy co-chair of the Business 20 (B20) Digitalization Taskforce 2022 in Indonesia and a UN Broadband Commissioner.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

Through this period, the top-quintile companies on sustainable investment posted median annual returns of 14% – vs just 2% a year for the MSCI ACWI. “Most investors used a diversified stock portfolio [such as the ACWI] to shelter their capital and hope for growth,” says Heaps. Talk about mega-trends.

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3BL Media

JULY 5, 2022

DESCRIPTION: July 5, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) announced the 2022 NACD Directorship 100™ — the most influential peer-nominated leaders in the boardroom and corporate governance community. The complete list of the 2022 NACD Directorship 100 is available at [link].

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly jobs report, The National Women’s Law Center found that over 1 million fewer women were in the labor force in January 2022 as compared to the beginning of the pandemic (February 2020), while men have largely recouped their labor force losses. 2 Further, the gender pay gap in the U.S.

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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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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 14, 2021

More than half of senior executives responsible for environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives as well as sustainability issues say their firms will have double-digit increases in spending toward the efforts in 2022 and will prioritize funding related to supply chain sustainability, according to a survey… Read more →

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 28, 2022

The G7 leaders welcomed the International Sustainability Standards Board which is a strong signal to all reporting standards to refer to the ISSB as the global baseline. The post We Mean Business Coalition statement on the G7 Summit 2022 appeared first on We Mean Business Coalition. With power comes responsibility. .

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3BL Media

JANUARY 8, 2024

Originally published in Northern Trust's 2022 Sustainability Report ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS Throughout 2022, Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) continued to expand its sustainable investment solutions with the launch of a variety of innovative pooled vehicles for global investors.

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3BL Media

MAY 10, 2022

DESCRIPTION: From April 20-22, 2022, EarthX hosted the 6th Annual E-Capital Summit which convened more than 230 leading investors, innovators, dealmakers, industry and innovation ecosystem leaders to help catalyze action and impact related to sustainability investing and business innovation. SOURCE: EarthX.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

Why Investing in Women is Crucial Right Now by Sallie Krawcheck of Ellevest. Sustainable Investing & Stakeholder Capitalism by Jon Hale, Ph.D Tech Savvy Millennial Investors Positioned to Thrive in the “Roaring 2020s” by David Weinstein of Dana Investment Advisors. Included in the 200th issue are : . of Morningstar.

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ESG Today

MAY 28, 2024

Edinburgh-based global investment company abrdn announced today the appointment of Dan Grandage as Chief Sustainability Officer, Investments, replacing Amanda Young in the role, who left the business at the end of April after leading the firm’s sustainable investing group since early 2022.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While some investments are neutral (deemed neither “clean” nor “dirty”), in many cases these companies are still investing most of their capital into assets that will either lock in further GHG emissions or become stranded assets as the energy transition takes shape. dollars) through 2030. Whereas just 2.7%

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 2, 2023

“The four largest asset managers in the world overwhelmingly opposed climate-aligned resolutions in the 2022 voting season,” according to the report. The average Canadian manager supported 58% of such resolutions in 2021 but only 38% in 2022 (in Europe, the average manager supported 81% of climate resolutions in 2021 and 76% in 2022).

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

DESCRIPTION: January 24, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Franklin Templeton announced the appointment of Anne Simpson as Global Head of Sustainability, a newly-created role charged with driving Franklin Templeton’s overall strategic direction on stewardship, sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategy globally.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

1 Seventy percent of investors in full- or part-time jobs would probably or definitely include sustainable funds in their 401(k)s if offered by their employers’ plans. assets was either in sustainable investments or tied to ESG practices, 3 with assets set to surge from $35 trillion to $50 trillion in the next three years.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Alongside the new climate-related disclosure requirements, the government also introduced plans for a new sustainable investment taxonomy to help categorize green and transition economic activities.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has informed asset managers that it will be testing the ESG and sustainable investing claims made in their communications with investors, as part of its efforts to reduce greenwashing risk.

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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 SOURCE: MetLife, Inc. DESCRIPTION: WHIPPANY, N.J.,

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ESG Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

Goulart added: “By combining AIM’s expertise with MIM’s commitment to sustainable investing, we will be even better positioned to provide comprehensive insight and counsel to clients and consultants on ESG considerations.”. The firm is solely focused on investing in the impact bond market.

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ESG Today

MARCH 27, 2023

As part of the overall path to a greener planet, Solactive is committed to increasingly develop more sustainable investment solutions and we are pleased that Fidelity is committed to the same goal and chose Solactive as the index provider for this new product.”

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

It includes financial operators and other organizations interested in the environmental and social impact of investments. The Forum’s mission is to promote the knowledge and practice of sustainable investing, with the goal of spreading the inclusion of environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) criteria in financial products and processes.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 21, 2024

The Morningstar category of alternative energy equity funds posted an average annual return of -11% in 2022 and -10.5% Rising interest rates and supply chain problems in the post-pandemic period have eroded values of clean energy stocks and funds.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

by Jeff Finkelman, Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, Fiduciary Trust International. DESCRIPTION: Climate change represents a growing source of long-term investment risk and opportunity. trillion in assets under management as of August 31, 2022. SOURCE: Franklin Templeton.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 5, 2024

31, 2022, we have reduced the emissions of our business operations by more than 5 percent, and reduced our energy consumption by more than 30 percent. In 2022, Northern Trust worked with Climate Vault to reduce carbon emissions through a two-step approach. Waste In 2022, 6,056 MtonCO2e was associated with waste.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Many of the private equity firms pursuing such ‘brown’ assets are backed by pension funds, the publication noted, claiming that the discrepancy presents a “flaw in the reasoning” behind sustainable investing. The post EU Guidance on Net Zero Cooperation Due in Q2 2022 appeared first on ESG Investor. Removing impediments.

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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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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Leading European asset manager Amundi has chosen to reclassify nearly all of its sustainable investment funds previously categorized as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to the less stringent Article 8 level. The EU SFDR forms part of the EU’s Action Plan on financing sustainable growth.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 2, 2022

United becomes the first major airline to invest in a battery manufacturer, based on publicly announced investments. United is looking forward to future opportunities to work with our airport partners on sustainable technology initiatives.". Learn more about their sustainability investments here: [link].

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We regularly leverage our operational experts such as KKR Capstone and our Sustainable Investing subject-matter experts to help our portfolio companies develop, shape, and enhance their climate-focused strategies. SCALING UP: OUR 2022 PRIORITIES. Includes investments by KKR and Global Atlantic (KKR subsidiary).

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