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If done well, financial regulations play a crucial role in cutting carbon emissions

Corporate Knights

This cannot continue if we are realistically going to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and keep global warming below 1.5 ° C. Canada needs to adopt a package of financial regulations that will drive down carbon emissions and shift billions of dollars toward investing in clean technology and renewable energy.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Sustainable development bank Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) or Austrian Control Bank is a special-purpose financial institution owned by Austrias main banks. Banks, asset management and insurance peer groups are not assessed on the sustainable investment KPI. Canada 47.2%

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These 50 Canadian corporations are betting big on green

Corporate Knights

The companies that made the Best 50 are mostly corporations with more than $1 billion in annual revenues, as well as Crown corporations, large co-ops and members of the S&P/TSX Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Index. Crucially, the companies’ average sustainable investment (as a percentage of total investment) hit 58.9%

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COP29 Deal Can Unlock Public and Private Climate Finance

Chris Hall

The UK’s latest nationally determined contribution (NDC), along with the anticipated launch of the UK Industrial Strategy in the spring, should provide the platform for greater business funding to support these goals, and for finance to be structured around specific targets, such as investments in clean technology or energy-efficient buildings.

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Global 100 companies prove sustainability is good for business

Corporate Knights

Members of the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), a global equity index, derive just 30% of their earnings from products or services aligned with the Corporate Knights Clean Taxonomy, while 47% of the Global 100 do so (up from 41% last year). 19 Evoqua Water Technologies Corp United States of America SBTi B+. C, SBTi A+. C, SBTi A.

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How the US Is Running Away with Green Investment

Chris Hall

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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Ongoing Oil and Gas Support Undermines Climate Transition

Chris Hall

Asset owners have been urged to “scrutinise” the investment practices of their managers, following new research highlighting that asset managers committed to net zero have billions invested in oil and gas companies failing to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement.