Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

Skip to ranking BY Shawn McCarthy January 17, 2024 As 2023 came to a close, the World Meteorological Organization declared it to be the hottest year on record. In the 2024 Global 100 ranking, the top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% the year prior.

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Manufacturing Banking Sustainable Investment Net Zero 363

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Sacha Sadan, Director of Environmental, Social and Governance, FCA, said: “We’re putting in place a simple, easy to understand regime so investors can judge whether funds meet their investment needs – this is a crucial step for consumer protection as sustainable investment grows in popularity.”

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Greenwashing Sustainable Investment Social Sustainability Impact Investing 120

3BL Media

JULY 16, 2024

Putnam Investments’ Jackie VanderBrug has been announced as one of three winners of the 2024 Joan Bavaria Award, which is awarded for catalysing positive change in the capital markets. This year’s award specifically recognizes the influential and collaborative work in developing the field of gender lens investing*.

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Sustainable Investment Development 147

3BL Media

APRIL 12, 2024

At AllianceBernstein, our research agenda aims to bring rigor and clarity to responsible investing. Below are four themes we’re covering closely in 2024 through our research and partnerships. We look forward to sharing our research with you throughout 2024. We think investors should pay close attention too.

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ESG Today

APRIL 16, 2024

For the study, the 2024 KPMG U.S. The survey indicated that the CEOs continue to focus on ESG as the initiatives and investments are expected to yield financial returns. Another 25% expect a longer period, predicting 5-7 years.

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Sustainable Investment Supply Chain Supply Chains Digitalization 142

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 8, 2025

Hundreds of RI funds have been winding down in the United States and Europe in 2024 alone, and product development slowed significantly in the first nine months of the year when, according to Morningstar data , 246 new funds came to market globally, compared with 444 over the same period in 2023. 77% 2024-07-31 100 U.S.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Here’s what he had to say: Addressing the Elephant in the Room No sustainability gathering could take place in 2024 without addressing the context of global conflicts, the upcoming U.S. elections and ESG investing and DEI policy debates. These topics set the tone for many Climate Week events.

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Environmental Finance

JUNE 28, 2024

The winners of Environmental Finance 's annual Sustainable Investment Awards for 2024 have been announced.

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Sustainable Investment 64

ESG Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Investment management firm Fidelity International announced today a new focused sustainable investment approach, targeting four systemic themes, including nature loss, climate change, strong and effective governance, and social disparities, which will drive the firm’s engagement approach towards influencing positive change.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Council noted that under this definition, products that are aimed at reducing ESG risk, without pursuing a specific sustainability goal, will not qualify for a sustainable label. The FDF committed to submit a consultation draft for the proposed regulation by August 2024.

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3BL Media

JULY 1, 2024

Originally published on bloomberg.com June 28, 2024 /3BL/ - Bloomberg is pleased to announce it has been named the ESG Data Provider of the Year for the Americas at the Environmental Finance 2024 Sustainable Investment Awards. This marks the fourth ESG award Bloomberg has earned in 2024.

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Sustainable Investment 113

ESG Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

For the study, “Embracing a brighter future: Investment Priorities for 2024,” Capgemini Research Institute surveyed 2,000 business leaders from firms with more than $1 billion in annual revenue, across 9 industries and 15 countries.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 26, 2024

What sets them apart is their commitment to doing business differently – they’re companies that derive significant revenue from greener products and services, invest in increasingly sustainable projects, and prioritize equity in their operations. More evidence that any company, in any industry, can choose a more sustainable path.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 16, 2024

Wind farm receives what is hoped to be the final approval before kicking off construction in the third quarter on 2024. The post Delburn wind farm edges closer to construction in Latrobe Valley pine plantation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Sustainable Investment 272

ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

The new resolution follows the release last year by Shell of its Energy Transition Strategy 2024, the first update to its Powering Progress strategy, launched in 2021, outlining the companys climate transition roadmap and goals.

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Net Zero Paris Agreement Sustainable Investment 120

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The program targets having 30% of its budget financed through green bonds, and requires at least 37% of spending in Member States’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) must be used for sustainable investments and reforms in areas addressing climate change, such as green infrastructure and renewable energy.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For the study, Deloitte’s 2024 CxO Sustainability Report, Deloitte and market research firm KS&R surveyed more than 2,100 C-level executives in 27 countries, across a broad range of industries and enterprise sizes, ranging from $500 million in revenues to over $10 billion.

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Sustainable Investment Climate Change Supply Chain Supply Chains 117

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The investment manager also admitted in a hearing in court that it had made false and misleading claims about the fund. The court found Vanguard guilty of making misleading claims in March 2024, advancing the case to consider penalties. At the penalty hearing, ASIC sought penalties of A$21.6 million.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Euronext CEO and Chairman Stéphane Boujnah said: “Effective positive change requires efforts and cooperation among key players in the market.

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Sustainable Investment Digitalization Development 117

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Our Sustainable Economy Intelligence database tracks how much companies are funnelling into green capital expenditures (sustainable investment) and the percentage of revenues they earn from planet-friendly products and services (sustainable revenue). of its revenue from sustainable products in 2022.

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Manufacturing Sustainable Investment 301

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The rules include a series of criteria for products to use the labels, including a requirement for at least 70% of the products assets to ordinarily be invested in line with the label’s objective, as well as ongoing product-level disclosures for products using a label.

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Chief Sustainability Officer Social Sustainability Greenwashing Impact Investing 104

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When the planets align, the sustainability investments yield meaningful emission reductions and a payoff for the owner. Investors are shopping for rental buildings In fact, there’s good evidence in both Canada and the United States that investment capital is now flowing into rental apartments at a pace not seen in decades.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The EU Taxonomy is part of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance, establishing a classification system enabling the categorization of economic activities that play key roles in contributing to at least one of six defined environmental objectives, and that Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) to the other objectives.in

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Climate Change Banking Green Investing Sustainable Investment 110

Corporate Knights

MARCH 3, 2025

Drastic changes to the scope of sustainability reporting rules will limit investor access to comparable and reliable sustainability data, said Aleksandra Palinska, executive director at the European Sustainable Investment Forum, Europes umbrella network for sustainable finance, in a press release.

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Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains Green Bonds 144

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. In its November 2023 Fall Economic Statement, the government announced a further commitment to expand mandatory climate disclosures.

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Net Zero Sustainable Investment 134

Sustainability Update

MARCH 20, 2024

March 2024 by Hank Boerner – Chair & Chief Strategist, G&A Institute. What immediate and then the longer-term trends could we be monitoring to identify sustainable investment opportunities in 2024 and 2025, and well beyond? in individual states along the Red and Blue divide).

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Sustainable Investment Climate Change Digitalization Manufacturing 40

Corporate Knights

MAY 21, 2024

After hitting a 2024 low of US$13.02 Clean energy stocks and exchange traded funds have rebounded this spring, raising hopes that the sector’s two-year slump is coming to an end. on April 19, the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF closed at US$14.15 on May 20, a 9% gain. Similarly, First Trust Clean Energy ETF gained 15%, rising to US$35.15

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2025

If increasing climate risk traps the company in a cycle of increasing premiums and cancellations, the sustainability of the lines customer base becomes a concern, it reasoned. The challenge follows an SEC decision last month to rescind past guidance, under which the NGO filed climate-related resolutions in 2024 at Travelers and several peers.

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Negative Screening Sustainable Investment Climate Change Digitalization 87

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

SDG Summit USA (23 September 2024, 12.00 - 7.00 pm, with a focus on corporate sustainability reporting and regulations. Sustainable Investment Forum North America (24 September, Ziegfeld Ballroom, 141 W 54th Street, 08.55 World Biodiversity Summit 2024 (26 September, SECOND, 849 6th Avenue, 9.00

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UNEP Climate Change Digitalization Sustainable Investment 147

3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

The ranking is based on 25 quantitative key performance indicators, including sustainable revenue, sustainable investment, taxes paid, carbon productivity, and racial and gender diversity. “We We are very happy to start 2024 with this acknowledgement.

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Sustainable Investment 147

3BL Media

JANUARY 17, 2024

SWORDS, Ireland, January 17, 2024 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been named to Corporate Knights’ 2024 Global 100 , recognized as the leader in the Building Products industry and ranking 23 rd overall.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 5, 2024

Global investor interest in sustainable investments has continued to rise in the past few years, with 54% of investors anticipating increasing their sustainable investments portfolio in 2024, according to a Morgan Stanley survey. Read the full story at ESG Dive.

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Sustainable Investment Greenwashing Impact Investing 40

ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

According to General Atlantic Chairman and CEO Bill Ford, the acquisition comes amidst a “global paradigm shift toward sustainability,” which will require “an economic transformation and a capital investment on a massive scale.” The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2024.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Over the next three days, the conference convened discussions that highlighted the latest learnings, focus areas and key obstacles for the responsible investment community. Here are our top four takeaways from PRI’s 2024 conference, based on insights and conclusions from the world’s top responsible investors.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 22, 2024

Additional priorities under the Roadmap included establishing a sustainable finance taxonomy, and instituting a labeling regime for sustainable investments.

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Net Zero Sustainable Investment Development 135

ESG Today

APRIL 24, 2024

The labelling regime introduced four labels – including Sustainability Focus, Sustainability Improvers, Sustainability Impact, and Sustainability Mixed Goals – intended to help consumers to differentiate between the sustainability objectives and investment approaches of investment products, along with criteria for the use of each label.

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Greenwashing Sustainable Investment Development 112

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tan added: “We seek to make a difference not only through direct corporate dialogue but in collaboration with the industry through system-wide stewardship, helping to shape an enabling policy and regulatory environment which places a fair value on natural capital and the ecosystem services from which we all benefit.” ”

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