Corporate Knights

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Morningstar analysis, which was released in July, is the first time the investment community has had an in-depth look at the climate commitments of NZAMI members. . They join other signatories in the banking, insurance and asset owner sectors that are also part of the GFANZ alliance. . Invesco, ranked No. 20 in the world at $1.6

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 25, 2024

That is, by showing up to shareholder meetings and trying to steer portfolio companies toward decarbonization. C It was clear at PRI in Person that investors are tired of waiting for governments to put regulations in place that will require companies to decarbonize. Company transition plans can help shine a light.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Among the key priorities outlined by the HKMA’s new agenda include directives for banks to reach net zero financed emissions by 2050 and to provide disclosures on climate risks and opportunities, and for the HKMA to incentivize sustainable finance innovation and to provide sustainable-financed training programs for finance professionals.

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ESG Today

JUNE 5, 2023

The ESAs include The European Banking Authority (EBA), The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Banking regulator EBA found a “clear increase in the total number of potential cases of greenwashing.”

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ESG Today

JANUARY 28, 2024

This week in ESG news: EU lawmakers agree to delay sustainability reporting standards for specific sectors, non-EU companies; HSBC launches net zero transition plan; BlackRock invests $500 million in clean energy infrastructure developer; GRI launches biodiversity reporting standard; Capgemini survey finds most business leaders plan to increase sustainability (..)

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 28, 2023

The company’s latest annual report says it’s also focusing on investing in “emerging transition asset classes” such as carbon capture and storage, recycling and biogas, “where our initial investment positions us for potential future large-scale decarbonization investment.” No company makes the right decision every time.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This week in ESG news: SEC chief says investors want supply chain emissions reporting to manage climate transition risk; survey finds over 80% of companies plan to increase sustainability spend next year; Apple & Nike launch supply chain decarbonization initiative; Porsche to use green steel in cars; KPMG launches decarbonization hub in Canada; (..)

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ESG Today

JULY 7, 2024

Billion from Pension Insurer Varma Fidelity International Launches New Sustainable Investing Framework to Meet New ESG Regulations Exec Moves ESG Book Appoints Justin Fitzpatrick as CEO SBTi Chief Luiz Amaral Resigns ING Appoints Cindy Jia as Head of Sustainable Finance, Americas

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ESG Today

AUGUST 18, 2024

This week in ESG news: Microsoft launches new multi-framework ESG reporting solution; Goldman Sachs exits Climate Action 100+ as political pressure builds; World Bank issues bond with interest linked to reforestation-based carbon removals; GM signs its largest-yet renewable energy deal; Texas expands its divestment list of financial companies “boycotting” (..)

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Deutsche Bank Ties Senior Exec Compensation to Loan Book Decarbonization Goals Private Equity & Venture Capital Carbon Accounting and Management Startup Greenly Raises $52 Million Fullerton Fund Management Raises $100 Million for Decarbonization Opportunities-Focused Private Equity Fund KKR Acquires Majority Stake in U.S.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 4, 2024

Million for Misleading Sustainable Investment Claims UK Sets Largest-Ever £1.5 Million for Misleading Sustainable Investment Claims UK Sets Largest-Ever £1.5 Million for Misleading Sustainable Investment Claims UK Sets Largest-Ever £1.5

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 3, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements American Airlines Signs Carbon Removal Agreement with Cleantech Startup Graphyte Dow to Build $6.5

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ESG Today

APRIL 17, 2024

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced today that it will allocate S$35 million (USD$26 million) over the next three years to support upskilling and reskilling initiatives in order to develop sustainable finance specialists in the financial services sector.

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ESG Today

JUNE 11, 2023

This week in ESG news: Germany’s €50 billion industrial decarbonization plan; U.S.

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ESG Today

APRIL 13, 2023

Proposals include the addition of information regarding the decarbonization targets of financial products, and the inclusion of a dashboard providing information about products’ sustainable and taxonomy-aligned investment.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

According to Pollination, the new partnership and investment will help extend its reach in key markets including Japan, South-East Asia, EMEA and Australia, and support the firm’s growth, including its investment strategy and decarbonization projects.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group announced the launch of a new green loan program aimed at facilitating decarbonization in the fashion sector in partnership with Singapore-based financial services group DBS. For us, sustainability investments are not only a responsible approach but a strategic necessity for future success.”

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. Apple to Track Suppliers’ Emissions, Targeting a Decarbonized Supply Chain by 2030. Mondelez Ramps Investment in Sustainable Cocoa Initiatives to $1 Billion.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Larry Fink, the CEO of the largest investment firm in the world, wrote in his 2022 letter to CEOs: “It’s been two years since I wrote that climate risk is investment risk. Sustainable investments have now reached $4 trillion. Actions and ambitions towards decarbonization have also increased. Source: CK, AYS) 10.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Credit Suisse announced today the publication of its Climate Action Plan for its investment businesses, outlining the strategies and actions to be taken by Credit Suisse Asset Management and Credit Suisse Wealth Management to achieve net zero across their portfolios by 2050.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

Gailliot joins KKR after more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs as a private investor in the firm’s merchant banking division, most recently serving as head of the Energy Transition and the Diversified Industrials investment teams. Lagarrigue and Arora both joined KKR in 2022.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This work culminated in a new report, “ Decarbonization Pathways for Paraguay’s Energy Sector ,” published in November of 2021 by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), and co-authored by the Quadracci Sustainable Engineering Lab at Columbia University, and Paraguay-based Centro de Recursos Naturales, Energía y Desarrollo (CRECE).

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3BL Media

APRIL 2, 2022

Kirsty Jenkinson Kirsty Jenkinson is the investment director for the Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies (SISS) team for CalSTRS, the largest educator-only public pension fund in the world with an investment portfolio valued at over $320 billion. Prior to joining CalPERS, Ms. About Ceres.

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ESG Today

JUNE 26, 2022

UK Launches “Green Nudge” Initiative to Encourage Sustainable Investment Choices. EU to Require Auditing of Sustainability Reporting, Disclosure by Large non-European Companies. Mirova Acquires Emerging Markets Clean Energy Investment Investor SunFunder. Sustainable Finance. Government & Regulators.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In fact, almost 85 percent of individual investors say they are interested in sustainable investing and more than three quarters believe they can use their investments to influence the extent of climate change. Since their onset in 2019, a related instrument, sustainability linked bonds have surged as a source of financing.

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3BL Media

JUNE 12, 2024

Sustainable Business Summits - Bloomberg’s Sustainable Business Summits bring together business leaders and investors globally to drive innovation and scale best practices in sustainable business and finance. We also hosted New Economy Gateway events for regional leaders in Ireland and Morocco.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

such as California’s corporate climate disclosure laws and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which is already delivering hundreds of thousands of new jobs and sustainable investments across the country—there is much more that needs to be done to limit global temperature rise and achieve a net zero emissions economy by 2050.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 24, 2023

At Ceres Global in New York City, 250+ investors and businesses launched a call for policymakers to protect the freedom to invest responsibly, following recent political attempts to frustrate sustainable investment practices. HGVZero2023 has expanded to include new members.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

This year's event built off the learning from the SDSN's Roadmap to 2050 A Manual for National to Decarbonize by Mid-Century report published in partnership with Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM). The event’s panels on the first day were focused on the decarbonization of the power, transport, industry, and buildings sectors.

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Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A large and growing share of that investment capitol is going towards impact investments. In an interview with Private Equity International (PEI), Tania Carnegie, the Global Private Equity and Asset Management Leader for KPMG Impact, said she is confident about the future of impact investing.

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3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

Fossil fuel companies won’t be credible ESG-labeled bond issuers unless they also have a credible decarbonization plan. 1 Fatica, Serena and Panzica, Roberto, Sustainable Investing in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Bond Holdings and the COVID-19 Pandemic (December 21, 2021). Available at SSRN: [link] or [link]. Location: London.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Clim-Ex: Climate Change, Extractive Industries, and Resource Efficiency The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) , host institution of SDSN’s Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources, participated in a COP23 event on the role of extractive industries in a decarbonized world.

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Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It began with a keynote address by Professor Mari Pangestu , Managing Director of World Bank of Development Policy and Partnership. He discussed graduate salaries and made suggestions on the policy agenda, including ASEAN working with multilateral institutions and taking action on climate through decarbonization.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

Supporting resilience and just transition are as important as climate mitigation, says Lihuan Zhou, Associate at the World Resources Institute’s Sustainable Finance Center. Sustainable investing is a key part of curbing climate change, and the sector is showing some signs of progress.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

This transition will require a far sharper focus on short-term, sector-specific benchmarks tied to decarbonization pathways — starting with the high-impact industries that matter most for solving the climate crisis. . For banks, climate benchmarks should influence loan eligibility, interest rates and debt covenants.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In South America , we co-organized a regional virtual dialogue of Finance Ministers, economists, and energy experts entitled " Towards Decarbonization of the South American Economies ” and also published Decarbonization Pathways for Paraguay's Energy Sector.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“Finding investible projects can be a challenge. There is sometimes a lack of projects with the scale and risk/return profile to attract institutional investment,” said Laura Kaliszewski, Global Head of Client Sustainable Investment Solutions, at Natixis Investment Management.

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