ESG Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Natixis Investment Managers today announced that it has appointed Laura Kaliszewski to the newly created role of Global Head of Client Sustainable Investing. Kaliszewski joined Natixis IM in 2020 and has been serving as Head of Sustainable Investment Solutions.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A group of Japan-based financial and industrial companies, and France-based energy giant TotalEnergies announced the launch of the Japan Hydrogen Fund, dedicated to developing a low-carbon hydrogen value chain. for Carbon Neutrality, and the Bank of Fukuoka.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Divestment can lead to more sustainability in the real economy,” said Martin Rohleder, the university’s chair of finance and banking, calling it “the first empirical evidence on the impact of divestment.”. U of T is also the first university to join the U.N.’s

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It would create a focal point to engage the private sector to contribute to current and future priorities and to further accelerate the private sector’s focus on sustainability. The Office of Sustainable Finance and Business would develop a national strategy for U.S. leadership in sustainable finance and business.

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3BL Media

JULY 5, 2022

SOURCE: Regions Bank. Further, these reports illustrate key elements of our strong corporate culture, including sound risk management; fostering greater diversity, equity and inclusion; supporting associate well-being; advancing learning and development and prioritizing business ethics.”. DESCRIPTION: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,

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ESG Today

JULY 31, 2024

The new, sector-based data set enables users to estimate emissions for non-listed companies, small and medium enterprises, and other alternative investments. In particular, it enables banks to estimate emissions for large portfolios of companies where data is scarce in support of EBA Pillar 3 reporting.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), an expert group mandated by the European Commission to advise it on the development of sustainable finance policies, announced today the publication of a new report with comprehensive recommendations aimed at simplifying the EU Taxonomy.

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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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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

institutional investors, and 91 percent across six global markets, expect their firm to increase prioritization of ESG as an investment criterion, according to a recent Edelman Trust Barometer survey of institutional investors. Tower of Babel. Fully 96 percent of U.S. Three in four U.S. The explosive growth of green finance makes sense.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Private banking and asset management company Edmond de Rothschild announced today the appointment of Nathalie Wallace as Chief Sustainability Officer. She is a highly qualified professional who will strongly contribute to the further development of our ESG strategy, to which we have long been committed.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Read Tim's informative article here - [link]. Tweet me: Tapping the Catalytic Capital Potential of Donor Advised Funds by Tim Freundlich of ImpactAssets -- [link] || #impinv #philanthropy #donoradvisedfunds #climatesolutions #socap22 @ImpactAssets.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 14, 2022

We had developed a strong methodology of research and engagement with companies, regulators and governments for work on a range of issues. For example, we developed a significant investor presence on issues of forest land management. How does this history relate to our climate change crisis and the debate over fossil fuels?

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

The most well-known ones become part of the pop culture ethos and get nicknames: The Apple Spaceship, The GooglePlex, The Salesforce Tower, The Amazon Biodomes, The Hearst Tower, The Bank of China Tower, Lloyd’s "Inside-Out Building.". Sustainable cafeterias might be replaced with high-waste food delivery services. .

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

The green loan was provided by a consortium including 23 commercial banks, in addition to the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), who are both supported by the European Commission’s InvestEU programme , which mobilizes investment towards sustainable investment, innovation and job creation in Europe.

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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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

This week in ESG news: Australia passes mandatory climate reporting law; Google signs carbon removal deal at landmark $100/ton price; Bain survey finds CEOs losing focus on sustainability as it becomes more important to consumers and corporate buyers; SEC fines Keurig over coffee pod recycling claims; Oracle launches sustainability data and reporting (..)

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ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2023

Barsky joins Standard Chartered from her role of President at environmental sustainability-focused special acquisition company Growth for Good. Barsky will be based in Singapore, and report to Group Chief Sustainability Officer Marisa Drew. Drew said: “I am delighted to welcome Dana to Standard Chartered.

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3BL Media

JULY 5, 2022

Previously, she served as Managing Investment Director for Board Governance & Sustainability with the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS); she led the development and execution of CalPERS’ award-winning Sustainable Investment Strategy across a global portfolio of $500 billion.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Based in France, Boussem will lead Flexstone’s sustainability strategy and responsible investment approach, focusing on developing Flexstone’s in-house ESG investing framework, stewardship strategy, and product offering. She will report to Eric Deram, Managing Partner at Flexstone Partners.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Investment data and research provider MSCI announced today as Head of ESG and Climate, responsible for leading the firm’s ESG and Climate product development and business strategy. His leadership will not only drive our initiatives forward but also inspire new strategies that align with the evolving sustainable investment landscape.”

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

“The Emerging Leaders program provides a forum where environmentally focused youth can explore and learn about climate solutions and sustainability efforts across public and private sectors,” said Alex Liftman, global environmental executive at Bank of America, which sponsored the program at GreenFin. Gabrielle Xu. Mecca Luster.

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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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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Just as getting qualified women into the C-suite and the boardroom, female ownership and developing policies supporting diversity are important, there are other dimensions of gender equality that motivated investors can also support. For example, investing in companies providing products and services that benefit women and girls.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Gauging Sustainability with Precision Metrics To solve the problems of subjectivity, reactivity and obscurity, we’ve identified six measures by which a sovereign issuer may be ruled in or out of an investable universe of sustainable sovereign debt. A country that passes all six metrics qualifies for sustainable EM investing.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2024

​In this edition of the Insights Series, we look at the key themes in ESG reporting and the main responsibilities of those specialist functions across investment management, banking and insurance and private markets. Identifying areas for improvement and implementing appropriate measures to enhance ESG performance.

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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

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The UN SDGs refer to the 17 categories of goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with the aim to protect the planet and improve the quality of life globally. Arsalan Mahtafar, Co-Chair of the Impact Disclosure Taskforce and Head of J.P.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 27, 2023

Alyson Slater, head of sustainable investments, Manulife “They didn’t want it done in a fluffy way,” Todd says of her Vancity employers. Likewise, the European Central Bank recently reported that “banks do not yet sufficiently incorporate climate risk into their stress-testing frameworks and internal models.”

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ESG Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Purcell will join Credit Suisse’s Global Sustainability Management Committee, and Sustainability Leadership Committee, and will co-head the Credit Suisse Research Institute’s Center for Sustainability.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK, September 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - On the heels of layered crises and big challenges for small business in the New York City region, JPMorgan Chase , M&T Bank , Principal Foundation , Santander Bank , and Surdna Foundation have come together to launch the NY Small Business Funders Collective (SBFC).

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And, as said by Frank Elderson of the European Central Bank at the recent IUCN Leaders Forum in Geneva, if we destroy nature, we destroy the economy. Investment firm Blue Orchard was highlighted for its micro-insurance packages to smallholders in Indigenous communities, which insure against weather events, for example.

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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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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Signals: Ahead of the Curve Climate finance gains momentum at international development banks. The world’s largest multilateral bank will no longer fund fossil fuel projects post-2022. The European Investment Bank is on a new strategy to unlock $1.1

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including OTPP, IOSCO, Legal & General, AXA IM, Persefoni and UKSIF. . Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has appointed Anna Murray as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The UN SDGs refer to the 17 categories of goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with the aim to protect the planet and improve the quality of life globally. Gergana Thiel, Global Co-Head of Macro Sales, J.P.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

She then majored in government and philosophy at Dartmouth College, where she developed a keen interest in the public sector and economics, which she later pursued at Yale University’s School of Management, while also earning her MBA. After earning her MBA, Chionuma landed at Morgan Stanley in 2006 as an Investment Banking summer associate.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Zurich-based asset management firm Vontobel announced today the appointment of Jean-Louis Nakamura as Head of its Sustainable Equities Boutique. Nakamura joins Vontobel after 14 years at Swiss private bank Lombard Odier, where he most recently served as Chief investment officer for Asia Pacific and CEO of Lombard Odier Hong Kong.

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