ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The new fund is launching with $400 million in commitments at its first close, with initial investors including Toyota Motor Corporation, Iwatani Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, Tokyo Century Corporation, Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality, and the Bank of Fukuoka.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 3, 2025

Drastic changes to the scope of sustainability reporting rules will limit investor access to comparable and reliable sustainability data, said Aleksandra Palinska, executive director at the European Sustainable Investment Forum, Europes umbrella network for sustainable finance, in a press release.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 7, 2024

HSBC Asset Management and World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced an agreement to launch a new fund targeting SDG-aligned corporate bond issuers in emerging markets.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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. The UK, meanwhile, is trailing behind in terms of green investment.

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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.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In addition to the financing, suppliers in the program will also receive technical support from sustainability consultant, Guidehouse, to embark on factory upgrades to decrease their climate impact. For us, sustainability investments are not only a responsible approach but a strategic necessity for future success.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2024

It had previously been possible to launch an EU environmental opportunities fund, claiming Article 8 classification under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) , while allocating as little as 10% of assets to demonstrably green investments.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Many of the difficulties stem from how multilateral development banks (MDBs) operate and interact with the private sector, but one channel for private investment flows was also flagged as problematic this week. Perhaps more significant was the African Development Bank’s US$750 million issuance, which attracted 275 investors.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IHA said it would expect its members to certify new projects under the Hydropower Sustainability Standard, in line with the organization’s updated membership charter. It will address any confusion about whether a new hydropower project is sustainable and will, crucially, help to unblock green investment and licensing decisions.”.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Our recommendations aim to align these objectives with government policy, tracking progress, consumer protection, national and local actions, private sector engagement, and international efforts,” she said. “By carefully considering these aspects, the UK can harness the power of its taxonomy to drive sustainable and green investments while preventing (..)

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2018, the Asset Management Association of China, a self-regulatory body set up by the sector, released Green Investment Guidelines for trial implementation. The guidelines define the concept of green investment, and set out basic objectives, principles, and methods of supervision.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tim Day, Investment Fund Manager at Trina Solar, explains the importance of Europe’s sustainable investment community in the growth of solar power. EU regulation goes hand in hand with a decade-long trend of increased focus on green investment in the EU.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

ING Asset Management’s new SDG Impact Strategy will provide clients with exposure to companies that contribute specifically to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responding to strong demand for ‘dark green’ investments. The funds downgraded in Q4 2022 were worth a combined €171.1 billion from January to April.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

This surrender was part of a wider pullback, as banks, investment funds and asset owners axed billions of dollars from sustainable investment funds and reined in marketing excesses. North American banks dug in on fossil fuels and pressured GFANZ to capitulate. What caused this turnaround? Canadian and U.S.

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Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

However, she noted that the success of such plans will be determined by the levels of investment the government must mobilise, noting that the international environment for green investment is becoming “more competitive”, as other countries begin to put their transition plans into action. US President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act – which (..)

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

The world cannot win the fight against climate change without China successfully transitioning to a low-carbon economy, with it accounting for 27% of global carbon dioxide and a third of the world’s greenhouse gases, according to the World Bank.

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We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU Green Taxonomy is one of the cornerstones of the EU Action Plan on financing sustainable growth and is also the foundation of many other pieces of legislation currently being implemented. Striking the right balance between robustness and simplicity is crucial.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In 2021, China’s Green Bond Endorsed Project Catalogue—its green taxonomy—officially removed ‘clean coal’ and fossil fuel-powered generation, including gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), from the definition of ‘eligible green project’. The CGT does not have a legal effect and is not formally endorsed by either party.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As sukuk are linked to assets that may be eligible for green and social projects, they will become vital tools to fund the UN SDGs,” said Shrey Kohli, Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets, London Stock Exchange, and Chair of the HLWG on Green and Sustainability Sukuk. Future growth potential in Gulf.

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Richard Matthews

MARCH 21, 2022

While most of these firms are located in the United States, there are some serious players in Africa and Europe leads in terms of PE support for standards of responsible and sustainable investments. billion to invest in companies that provide solutions to environmental or social challenges. Gender Inequality. WaterEquity, Inc.

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Eco-Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

"We are excited to partner with Rabo Foundation, which belongs to one of the world's top sustainable agribusiness finance groups, to leverage its investments to mitigate climate change and reduce carbon emissions."

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

AIGCC said “significant research” would be required to assess the sustainability of storage formations, such as how to reduce the risk of carbon leaks. It also identified a “financing dearth”, noting that some commercial banks are reluctant to finance CCS due to “a lack of revenue stream and high commercial failure rate”.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

UK ministers enthuse about the post-Brexit potential to unleash a new wave of green investment, but not everybody is convinced. But Salkeld at ShareAction called for a much more active approach from the authorities to encourage this newly-released money into sustainable investments. “We

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ESG Today

JULY 24, 2022

This week in ESG news: Vanguard launches its first impact fund; Biden considers declaration of climate change emergency; Deutsche Bank appoints its first Chief Sustainability Officer; UK government given 8 months by high court to come up with a climate plan; BlackRock acquires waste-to-renewable gas company for $700 million; PepsiCo issues $1.25

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This is the view of experts speaking to ESG Investor in response to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 Autumn Statement on 22 November, which many investors had hoped would increase certainty around the government’s climate policy ambitions following months of u-turns and rollbacks.

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Chris Hall

JULY 29, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including EQT Future, SCOR, LeapFrog, GIG, SMBC and the US SEC. . London-based LeapFrog Investments has announced the appointment of Roger Ferguson as a member of its Global Leadership Council and Julia Wallace as its Head of Impact.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

Energy security has become an overriding concern in the last two years as oil and gas prices have shot up, and sustainable finance has faced an increasingly hostile political environment in the United States. Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF). What does this mean for the year ahead?

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 29, 2025

Kenneth Lamont, Senior Researcher at data and analytics firm Morningstar, acknowledges EUGBS is another milestone on the road towards the formalisation of sustainable investing in Europe. Another milestone Not everyone is convinced. Moreover, there is just a lack of data to prove full taxonomy alignment, he adds.

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