ESG Today

APRIL 24, 2024

Firms with assets under management greater than £50 billion would be required to begin providing product-level disclosures under the SDR from December 2025, and those with AUM greater than £5 billion from December 2026. Click here to access the proposal to extend the SDR to portfolio managers.

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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 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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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

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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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

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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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

APRIL 21, 2023

Moving forward, companies will have to report on their alignment to the new activities starting in 2025, while FMPs will need to disclose in 2026. Considering that aviation is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions, developing a common lexicon to describe and encourage sustainable investments is critical.

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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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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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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

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

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

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

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.

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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 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

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”.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The compelling logic would seem to be that release next year would set the clock for enforcement in 2026, in parallel with California’s recently-passed climate disclosure rules as well as the roll-out of European Sustainability Reporting Standards under its Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive.

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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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Corporate Knights

MARCH 13, 2024

Sustainable Investment Forum, in a statement. When fully in place in 2026, the rule will require large, publicly listed companies to disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from their direct operations and energy use if the emissions are sizeable enough to represent a material financial risk to the company.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 24, 2023

“It’s an unparalleled and historic piece of climate legislation that’s likely to be a significant catalyst for driving investment into the country’s [net zero] transition for years to come,” says Nikita Singhal, Co-Head of Sustainable Investment and ESG at Lazard Asset Management. gigawatts (GW) by 2024.

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