ESG Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

The asset manager’s sustainable investment engagements typically run for three-year periods, with engagement specialists in contact with selected investee companies to track progress against objectives. According to Robeco, each of its engagement topics were selected following consultation with clients.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

“To continue to drive energy transition in Asia, we believe there is room for engagement with wider stakeholders and to further strive for commitments that are aligned with the Paris Agreement,” Yi-Chen Chiang, Director of Sustainable Investment, Asia, at Manulife Investment Management, told ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With the looming Paris Agreement goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 43% by 2030, nations are adopting different approaches to stimulating their green economy and encouraging sustainable investment. Clearly, the US is doing a better job at turning words into action.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 23, 2024

Under the new rules, qualifying companies will be mandated to report on material climate-related risks, opportunities, metrics and targets across Scopes 1-3 emissions as of 1 July, while smaller companies will start in July 2026.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

According to energy regulator Ofgem , as of last year, 220 projects awaiting connection to the grid by 2026 – with only half of them having obtained the required planning permission and start dates being pushed back by up to 14 years in some cases. He pointed to the many solar grid delays that have hindered progress.

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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.

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