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OECD Warns of Climate-alignment “Blind Spot”

Chris Hall

The OECD report analysed how the climate alignment of finance globally is assessed, the current degree of alignment, and how financial sector and real economy policies and actions influence alignment with Article 2.1c trillion of bonds issued by the fossil fuel sector. trillion, compared with US$1.7

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PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'

GreenBiz

In mid-January, PepsiCo joined that club with a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent across its entire value chain by 2030 and to reach the elusive net-zero emissions status 10 years before it’s called for by the Paris Agreement. A little over a year ago we issued our first green bond.

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Commodity AND Security

Chris Hall

Since then, the Paris Agreement and COP26 put forth new demands, resulting in more robust national climate action plans and the recognition that public and private sector initiatives across both developed and developing were required to achieve net zero.

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We Need a Faster Food Revolution for People, Planet and Livelihoods

3BL Media

degrees Celsius by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. This article series is sponsored by DSM Animal Nutrition and Health. It is important to point out that food and agriculture are not mere contributors but also among the biggest victims when it comes to climate change and biodiversity loss. Image credit: Evi T.

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Does Asia Need a Unified ESG Taxonomy?

Chris Hall

The basis for many of these is the EU taxonomy (and to a lesser extent China’s mandatory taxonomy for use of green-bond proceeds). China’s mandatory bond system covers six sectors it classes as green: clean energy, clean transport, climate change adaptation, recycling or resource conservation, anti-pollution, and energy efficiency. .

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The ESG Interview: Pension Funds not Waiting for Perfect Data

Chris Hall

degree Celsius increase in global temperatures, which is aligned with the Paris Agreement, and a 2 degree increase which is considered more likely based on recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Investing in green bonds ensures that capital is supporting progress towards climate change targets.

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Are we Eating up Our World?

Chris Hall

Research by S&P found that of 12,000 funds researched, representing US$20 trillion assets under management (AUM), only 11% were aligned with the Paris Agreement to keep temperatures below 2C increase. Of the 51 climate-focused funds, representing US$30 billion AUM, only 10% were Paris aligned.

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