Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2022

Asset owners should track their contributions to climate change mitigation by calculating the green investment ratio of portfolios and assets, according to a recent report by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Industry experts have stressed the need for simplicity and clarity around Europe’s ESG fund labelling, as the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) consultation deadline looms. The SDRs were due to be introduced on 30 June, but following various delays are now expected in H2 2024.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Joining the Committee alongside Piani are Flora Wang, Head of Stewardship, Asia at Fidelity International and Jane Karen Ho, Head of Stewardship for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management from January 2024, who have been selected by AIGCC.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

trillion annually, has attracted just US$13 billion in sustainable investment during the past decade. This explainer looks at the calls for a ‘sustainable blue economy’ and the role investors can play. The resolution will help to forge an international legally binding agreement by the end of 2024.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

FTSE Russells 2024 sustainable investment survey found that asset owners were utilising passive sustainable investment strategies more often than active strategies for the first time.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

She encouraged investors to vote against directors’ re-elections and restrict new investments in firms that continue to be misaligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. “Shareholders are the last line of defence and must be supported in changing big oil from within,” said Rosa High, a member of the Fundraising and Legal team at Follow This.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

Bolli was co-lead author of the protocol report, alongside Udo Riese, Global Head of Sustainable Investing at Allianz Investment Management. From 2023 onwards, members are also being asked to set decarbonisation targets on new commercial real estate loans, reporting on progress from 2024.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

Impact assessments for the fuel standard and emissions pricing will be carried out over the course of 2024. The Clean Shipping Act would direct the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set increasingly stringent carbon intensity standards for shipping fuel by 2040, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

Louis Bromfield, Lead Sustainable Investment Associate at Foresight Capital Management, says that investors need to pay attention to SAFs, with aviation representing “one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonise”. Trouble on the tarmac A key challenge in scaling up SAFs comes from production. The credit starts at US$1.25

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

According to analysts Circle Economy, adding circular economy solutions to countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement will enable global temperature rises to be kept “well below” 2?C. Portfolio companies include Adidas, which has committed to 100% recycled polyester in its trainers by 2024.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 12, 2020

As an example, heavy GHG emitters countries as China pledged for net-zero emissions by 2060, and the Paris Agreement became one of the issues driving voters to vote in the US presidential election. Sustainable business trend 1 – Eco-designed Products. Adidas to use 100% recycled polyester by 2024. Conclusions.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There isn’t only a moral imperative for corporations to work toward a more sustainable planet; there’s a financial one, too. Here are eight ways the sustainable economy is taking over. When it comes to sustainable investments, it’s the same story. trillion). Toby Heaps is co-founder and publisher of Corporate Knights.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2025

In 2024, the Net Zero Insurance Alliance disbanded, later rebranding as the Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero. Waxman said that, going forward, NZAM should look to demonstrate more leadership by working with its remaining members to elevate their responsible management of climate-related risks and other sustainable investment issues.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 27, 2024

Sustainable investing has outgrown the catch-all ‘ESG’ label and the financial world should move beyond it, according to former BlackRock global head of sustainable investing Paul Bodnar. Instead, it means developing more sophisticated, multifaceted approaches to sustainable investing. “I

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The distinction between active and passive investment strategies needs to be redefined when it comes to sustainable investments, argues Henrik Wold Nilsen, a Senior Portfolio Manager at Storebrand. Storebrand makes the distinction between Paris-alignment reporting and financial alignment. trillion total.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Despite Trumps less-than-supportive stance, unforeseen sustainable investment opportunities may thrive during his tenure. The narrative [around the energy transition] has dampened as the political environment in the US turns hostile, but that doesnt mean actual sustainable investing will necessarily be significantly hit, Drummond adds.

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Chris Hall

JULY 24, 2024

Funding exodus In the three months to 30 June 2024, US$4.6 billion were taken out of sustainable funds, Morningstar Sustainalytics found. The continent now boasts 84% of the world’s total assets under management in sustainable funds. of investors backed pro-ESG resolutions in the 2024 proxy season, down from a high of 33.3%

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From the potential rollback of climate policies, to fears of a hostile environment for sustainable investing, to threats of the US leaving the Paris Agreement once more – speculation has been rife. Let’s not sugarcoat things: the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election represents a setback for climate action.

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