ESG Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds is anticipated to again reach around $1 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast released by Moodys Ratings, as headwinds including political changes from the new U.S.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 3, 2025

RELATED Canadian investors stand firm on ESG despite greenhushing trend, report finds The anti-DEI movement confronts an unlikely opponent: big banks Meet the four most sustainable funds on the market for 2025 Deadlines to submit reports starting in 2026 will be pushed back to 2028.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Investors have been in limbo for six months about the future of the regulation, which provides guidelines on the disclosures required of green investment vehicles.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The CSRD took effect from the beginning of 2024 for large companies, with the first reports to be issued in 2025, followed by smaller companies in subsequent years. The new solution from Sustainalytics provides data and screening tools to support alignment and customize exclusions for compliance with the new rules.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

ING Asset Management’s new SDG Impact Strategy will provide clients with exposure to companies that contribute specifically to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responding to strong demand for ‘dark green’ investments. Article 9 rebound?

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Several countries in Asia have set a timeline to adopt mandatory TCFD reporting, such as Singapore in 2023 and Hong Kong in 2025. Barriers to investment. In 2020, one third of correspondents identified the lack of clear definitions for low carbon or green investment as a top barrier; in 2021 this had fallen to 20%.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The intention is that this should help both the firms’ institutional clients (such as pension scheme trustees) and ‘end-user’ consumers (such as scheme members or retail investors) to more easily identify so-called green investments and direct their funds accordingly.

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