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U.S. sustainable investing assets plunge by more than US$8 trillion

Corporate Knights

The US SIF says this more cautious approach was at least partly triggered by recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals to crack down on greenwashing by ramping up standards on the names and disclosure requirements for ESG funds. ESG] asset levels will likely move lower to a truer base of real sustainable investing.”.

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Moody’s Predicts $1 Trillion Sustainable Bond Market in 2025 Despite Political Headwinds

ESG Today

Sustainability-linked bond issuance is anticipated to grow by 14% to $35 billion, but to remain well below 2021-2023 levels, with the market continuing to be pressured by investor scrutiny of the credibility and robustness of the bonds linked sustainability targets.

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Feds roll out climate requirements for companies that receive big government contracts

Corporate Knights

Environmental groups complain that the group is rife with conflicts of interest in setting green investment standards for themselves, given their considerable reliance on oil and gas business. She says the inclusion of oil and gas projects in a transition framework would amount to greenwashing for an unsustainable source of energy.

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Canada is falling behind in global race to attract sustainable investments: Guilbeault

Corporate Knights

Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock pic.twitter.com/74a7wJCyLl — Steven Guilbeault (@s_guilbeault) November 2, 2023 Indeed, international analysts have rated Canada poorly when it comes to sustainable finance policies and regulations. Who said that? For greenhouse gas reductions alone, the scale of capital required is enormous.

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TNFD: A Pivot Point for Nature

Chris Hall

It was supported by an informal technical expert group, and a founding partner group consisting of Global Canopy, UNDP, UNEP FI, and WWF, to develop recommendations for more effective nature-related disclosures in order to promote more informed investment decision-making.

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Take Five: Into the Stratosphere

Chris Hall

The European Markets and Securities Authority (ESMA) released an analysis that noted the “absence of harmonised and standardised reporting requirements” for private sector actors against SDG targets, and concluded that most funds claiming to contribute to SDGs neither explained clearly how they aligned, nor invested any differently to non-SDG funds.

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SFDR: Market Divided on Future of Article 8, 9 Funds

Chris Hall

According to Morningstar’s SFDR Article 8 and Article 9 Funds Q3 2023 Review , Article 8 and 9 fund assets are worth more than €5 trillion (US$5.8 In Q3 2023, newly incepted Article 8 and Article 9 funds accounted for half of total funds launched in the EU. trillion) with Article 8 accounting for 53% of the market.