Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Here, the taxonomy could play a pivotal role in how these entities communicate their investment shifts and progress,” she said. Having launched its framework in November 2022, the TPT aims to finalise its disclosure framework and implementation guidance and will develop sectoral guidance.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In the circumstances, others noted , preventing backsliding from COP26 was no mean achievement, nor were the efforts of Indonesia and India to maintain the G20 leaders ’ commitment to climate action last week in Bali.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 30, 2023

This week, the ISSB delivered its long-awaited sustainability standards, to overwhelming but not universal acclaim. Double trouble – Undoubtedly, the most significant development in sustainable investment this week was the release of its first two standards by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The topic was a focus of high-level talks during COP28’s Finance Day with former Brazil premier Dilma Roussef, President of New Development Bank, talking about the importance of deepening local currency capital markets to lower the cost of capital for organisations on the ground.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

All this work was featured in our virtual Zero Emissions Solutions Conference alongside the first week of COP26. The Networks program also issued two new SDG Action publications to support the UN’s Decade of Action : the SDGs Edition in July for the High-level Political Forum and the Climate Action Edition for COP26.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At COP26, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero ( GFANZ ) declared a sector-wide commitment of US$130 trillion – a number that has increased over the year to US$150 trillion – of private capital to transition the global economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. On this critical issue, there has been no absence of good intent.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 5, 2023

UKSIF banks “phased approach “ to sustainability disclosures for SMEs to reduce compliance burden of UK ’s proposed non-financial reporting requirements. The FCA’s consultation on SDR closed on 25 January, with the regulator intending to publish a policy statement in Q3 this year.

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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. The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance , which CDPQ co-founded with Allianz, and the Sustainable Markets Initiative, is another good example.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Customers and investors should exert greater influence over the tropical timber and pulp sectors, sustainable investment experts have said, in light of leading sector firms’ failure to reduce and report their exposure to deforestation risks.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Segal argues that Canada’s policymakers and regulatory bodies have failed to align the country’s financial sector with a “safe climate and stable economy”, leaving little incentive for companies, financial institutions and asset owners to pursue sustainable investment strategies.

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Carlos Sanchez

APRIL 28, 2021

Even JPMorgan, the bank financing the operation, declared regretting its support. Sustainable Investment and ESG ratings. Above all ESG ratings drive companies to strengthen their stakeholders’ relations, increase investment, lower their cost of capital, and drive strategic decision-making. ESG ratings Zoo.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 24, 2022

With the consultation periods for both the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) climate and general sustainability standards and the European sustainability reporting standards (ESRSs) now closed, this explainer touches on the sticking points which will need to be smoothed out ahead of their being finalised later this year. .

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Goldman Sachs ‘s and Deutsche Bank’s DWS) for exaggerating claims about their products’ sustainability credentials. Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Impact investing is getting traction and, in 2022, reached 1.2

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The ISSB was launched at COP26 alongside the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, but there was no comparable announcement of a grand sector-wide coalition in Montreal, despite the presence of GFANZ Co-chair and former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, highlighting the “interdependent” nature of the biodiversity and climate crises.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

“From steel for wind turbines to lithium and cobalt in electric vehicles (EVs), without mining we won’t be able to scale up renewable capacity,” says Harry Ashman, Vice President of Responsible Investment at BMO Global Asset Management (GAM). Ashman asks. Enough of burning and drilling and mining our way deeper.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 9, 2025

Quitting climate alliances risks trust and transparency, says Ramnath Iyer, IEEFA ‘ s Sustainable Finance Lead for Asia. The NZBA provides a framework for setting credible, science-based targets and requires banks to publicly disclose planned actions, expected timelines, and progress toward achieving these goals.

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