ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Battery manufacturer Northvolt announced plans to build a new gigafactory near Montreal, Canada, with investment in the first phase of the project to begin operations in 2026 anticipated to reach US$5 billion. The project marks Northvolt’s first gigafactory outside of Europe.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Global harm Maria Nazarova-Doyle, Global Head of Sustainable Investment for IFM Investors, a private markets-focused manager owned by asset owners, strongly disagrees that the shift will make things better for investment managers and the asset owners that they serve. trillion (US$64.7 trillion) in AUM.

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MARCH 24, 2025

In December, a survey of more than 900 institutional investors by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing found that nearly 40% of asset owners used carbon offsets to mitigate portfolio emissions, while 31% of asset managers said they offered clients offsets linked to specific products or aggregated emissions.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Another issue raised in the report is the need for financial institutionsto get to grips with the green asset ratio (GAR) and green investment ratio (GIR), both of which aim to quantify the proportion of sustainable investments in investment portfolios.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

Ross added: “These standards will increase the consistency and quality of information flowing through the sustainable investment value chain. They will also enable broader accountability of European businesses for their sustainability commitments and impacts vis-à-vis retail investors.”

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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 7, 2023

For existing funds, the draft protocol asks Alliance members to phase in a systematic engagement approach with their external asset managers on carbon reporting and net zero targets throughout 2025, reporting on these engagement actions in 2026 and disclosing their full coverage of carbon data, explaining any gaps.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The FfB Foundation was set up in March 2021 after the launch of the FfB Pledge in the previous year, which currently has 153 signatories across 24 countries with a collective US$22.6 trillion in AUM.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 30, 2022

The launch is in response to a growing shift amongst asset owners from investing to mitigate ESG-related risks towards investing to make a positive impact. The fifth edition of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance’s biennial review highlighted that US$35.2 billion in 2026. .

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The annual Sustainability Report produced by enterprise software firm SAP appears to reveal that 8 in 10 (83%) UK leaders will maintain or increase their investment in sustainability action by 2026.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 16, 2023

The SCF intends to shield vulnerable households, micro-enterprises and transport users from energy price spikes driven by ETS 2 through the mobilisation of €87 billion between 2026-32, predominantly financed by revenues generated by the ETS, with 25% of the funding supplied by member states. .

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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

By 2026, the company expects its landfill gas-to-renewable energy natural gas and recycling projects to deliver additional EBITDA of C$510 million and C$290 million, respectively. Good management To be included in the Sustainable World Fund portfolio, a company must also operate in a sustainable way.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

C. “We think that our strategy is aligned with societal priorities and it’s realistic and consistent with a just transition.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

This achievement was one of several high points in the pension fund’s 2023 sustainable investing (SI) report , published in April. It has dedicated a C$2 billion envelope to sustainable land management in forest and agricultural land sectors by 2026.

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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 16, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including ISS ESG, MSCI, Persefoni, PwC, Workiva, 9fin, Sphera, and Liquidnet. . This follows the group’s setting of new ESG targets, including a commitment made in April to reach net zero by 2026 across Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

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Chris Hall

MAY 20, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Robeco, CFSL, abrdn, UKIB, Octopus Investments, Downing, KGAL, and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation. Dutch asset manager Robeco has launched a new bond strategy that will invest in diversified Asian fixed income.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

The draft provides “structure” for US companies already reporting climate-related information to investors, said Lisa Woll, CEO of the US Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF). . All emissions disclosures would be phased in between 2023-2026. . Today’s proposal thus is driven by the needs of investors and issuers.” .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2024

The revised version of the code should then be published in early 2025, with a likely effective date in January 2026. “We We must remember what this is all really about – and that’s driving those long-term sustainable investment returns,” said Tweedie.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

It is not hard to see why offering sustainable investments is so appealing to companies. With such demand for sustainable investing, regulators and lawmakers around the world have become increasingly concerned about the risk that some will take advantage by greenwashing. It is big business.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5 trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4 trillion in 2021.

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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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ESG Today

JUNE 20, 2024

The CSRD took effect from the beginning of 2024 for large public-interest companies with over 500 employees, followed by companies with more than 250 employees or €40 million in revenue in 2025, and listed SMEs in 2026. The new offering is available on the Bloomberg Terminal, and via Data License for enterprise-wide use.

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MARCH 21, 2025

Sustainable investment opportunities and risks are slowly beginning to emerge as Europe outlines its plans to rearm. But some called for a more fundamental reboot of investment in European innovation especially in clean technologies to pursue trajectories that are compatible with its climate transition targets.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The reliability and the availability of the sustainability data will be drastically reduced. The European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) also warned that the amendments to CSRD, including its reduced scope, will weaken EU sustainability disclosures and undermine legal certainty for investors and businesses.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2024

ESMA has now declared that era to be over, with new guidelines and thresholds including a minimum of 80% of investments to meet funds’ environmental or social characteristics, or sustainable investment objectives.

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

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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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The facility is gearing up to build two new all-electric MINI models from 2026, with 2030 volume planned to be entirely electric. and EU, such as the Inflation Reduction Act , and the Green Industrial Plan , in order to attract large-scale investment.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2023

I also want to thank His Majesty’s Government, which has worked so closely with us to enable this investment.” and EU, such as the Inflation Reduction Act , and the Green Industrial Plan , in order to attract large-scale investment. The new facility is anticipated to begin production after an initial ramp up phase in 2026.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Industry experts suggest UK requirements would need to be finalised and in effect from mid-2026. The draft legislation proposed by HM Treasury is a response to investor concerns over the quality, transparency and comparability of the ESG ratings they use to inform investment decisions. “It

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

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. This week, ExxonMobil weren’t the only ones consulting their lawyers on ESG-related matters.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The vital and expanding role of stewardship in reaching sustainable investment goals is prompting a step change in the technology deployed to support it. A revised version of the code is due to published during Q1 2025, with a likely effective date in January 2026, having been last revised in 2019.

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Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including Aviva Investors, T Rowe Price, EQT, Nuveen, M&G, ICI Global and SBTi. Sam Tripuraneni has been appointed Head of Sustainable Outcomes at UK-based global asset manager Aviva Investors.

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Chris Hall

JULY 18, 2024

Going forward, they note ”[t]he categories should be simple with clear objective criteria or thresholds, to identify which category the product falls into” and the ESAs encourage, at least, categories of ‘sustainability’ and ‘transition’. Acknowledging the need to address the SFDR’s shortcomings, with both assessments, is a positive step.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

FCA confirms sustainability disclosure and labeling regime The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a policy statement setting out its final rules and guidance on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels. Feedback welcome: The consultation will close on 29 February 2024.

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