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Sustainable Investing is Here to Stay

Chris Hall

The last few years has seen an explosion of investments being labelled green or sustainable. Many large companies announced ambitious net zero targets and the contribution they will make to becoming a net zero economy. It is not hard to see why offering sustainable investments is so appealing to companies.

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LGPS Central Net Zero Plans Undeterred by UK Policy

Chris Hall

LGPS Central has stressed that its new Net Zero Strategy for long-term emissions reductions will not be derailed by the UK government’s recent watering down of climate policy. C. “There would be peaks and troughs both in the emissions charts but also in terms of policy support and political will,” he added.

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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. In 2021 , the PE industry reached more than US$5 trillion in assets under management, with expectations to grow well beyond $11 trillion by 2026. Research by BlackRock shows that PE outperformed the S&P 500 and MSCI World indexes by 2.8

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A Principled Stance

Chris Hall

Chris Skidmore, former MP and author of the net zero review, talks about what the next UK government should do to get the country’s net zero commitments back on track. “I cannot vote for the [Offshore Petroleum Licensing] bill next week. In May, a High Court ruling ordered it publish a revised net zero strategy.

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NZAOA Gets to Grips with Decarbonising Debt

Chris Hall

Other indicators are still under consideration by ASCOR, including the question of whether a country’s net zero target is enshrined in national climate law. The TSP outlines how the 86 alliance members, with a collective US$11 trillion in assets, can align their sub-portfolio decarbonisation targets with net zero.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Million to Turn Landfill Waste into Renewable Biofuels ESG Investing Texas Pulls $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over ESG Investing BlackRock Calls Texas Decision to Divest $8.5 Renewables Developer Avantus Renovare Raising $7.5

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Take Five: Follow That

Chris Hall

Follow that – ExxonMobil’s decision to sue two shareholders sent ripples across the sustainable investment pond, ahead of another fractious annual general meeting (AGM) season. Banking on transition – Banks’ role in the net zero transition was in the headlines this week, for a number of reasons.

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