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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Take Five: Putin’s Sustainability Legacy

Chris Hall

This week’s blog marks the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by noting five of the changes it has wrought to sustainable investing. A selection of this week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

“If policy action has not improved, it’s very much in the balance if we can keep on working with that target,” he said, adding that the scheme’s ability to invest in climate solutions, including renewables, was being limited by economic and political factors, including permitting delays. Lee suggests not. “In

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

This explainer considers progress made by the IMO to date, how it compares to national efforts, and where investors fit into the sustainable shipping puzzle. The revised 2023 strategy now offers the industry “a clear direction, a common vision, and ambitious targets to guide us to deliver what the world expects from us”, according to Lim.

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

With nature more broadly, there are further layers of complexity,” said Eric Nietsch, Head of Sustainable Investing, Asia, Manulife Investment Management. For investors and companies with assets within those key biodiversity areas, this raises the issue of stranded assets.

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Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

Chris Hall

Over the course of 2022-2023, the TPT will be making recommendations, preparing detailed sectoral templates, creating guidance on third-party verification, and producing a pathway for future work on transition plans for consultation. . Ultimately, the result of all of this needs to be real world emissions reductions,” Harris adds. .