Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 24, 2025

Not all mergers require such significant investment, but since nonprofits cant bank profits for future investmentand social enterprises often struggle to maintain margins that would support rapid growththis leaves us primarily dependent on fundraising campaigns and specific investable moments as vehicles for scaling.

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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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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

It includes financial operators and other organizations interested in the environmental and social impact of investments. The Forum’s mission is to promote the knowledge and practice of sustainable investing, with the goal of spreading the inclusion of environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) criteria in financial products and processes.

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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. Dispel the myth that clean investing is about sacrificing returns. Source: CK, AYS) 10.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Shell Board of Directors Sued over “Flawed” Climate Strategy Wendy’s Commits to Slash Emissions Across Operations, Franchisees and Supply Chain HVAC Giant Carrier Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across Value Chain (..)

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ESG Today

JULY 7, 2022

In a LinkedIn post today, Kirk wrote: “Ironically given my job title, I have concluded that the bank’s behaviour towards me since my speech at a Financial Times conference in May has made my position, well, unsustainable.”. If companies believe in diversity and speaking up, they need to walk the talk.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including MSCI, Tumelo, DSD Lab, Exabel, YoujiVest, R3 and Hope for Justice. . The EBA ESG Pillar 3 disclosure standards are a mandatory requirement for banks with securities traded on a regulated market of any EU member state.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

Follow that – ExxonMobil’s decision to sue two shareholders sent ripples across the sustainable investment pond, ahead of another fractious annual general meeting (AGM) season. Banking on transition – Banks’ role in the net zero transition was in the headlines this week, for a number of reasons.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

The new President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, recently spoke about investment’s role in delivering positive change. Sustainable investing of every kind is to some degree geared towards addressing the biggest threats facing our planet and its inhabitants, which means our collective response must itself be monumental.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The award, which recognizes high-impact research in sustainable finance, was presented to Stefano Giglio (Yale School of Management), Theresa Kuchler (NYU Stern), Johannes Stroebel (NYU Stern), and Xuran Zeng (NYU Stern). First presented in 1996 by the U.S.

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James Militzer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Since 2010, we’ve raised more than $420 million for WSMEs and other inclusive businesses in Africa, and we’ve seen how investors can miss good investment opportunities in high potential WSMEs by not being gender sensitive. For instance, in 2022 KCB Bank Kenya announced the creation of a KShs 250 billion (US $1.65

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

FCA confirms sustainability disclosure and labeling regime The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a policy statement setting out its final rules and guidance on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels.

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James Militzer

JUNE 21, 2024

This interest is driven by new climate science findings and the strong performance of sustainable investments: In 2023, sustainable funds outperformed traditional funds , delivering an overall return of 12.6%, which is almost 50% higher than that of traditional funds. trillion in 2022, a 15% decrease from 2020.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including SDI AOP, UBS, Climeworks, AXA, Moody’s RMS, Fathom, Reask, Carbon Direct, Genpact and Climate Vault. . Swiss bank UBS has signed a ten-year agreement with Climeworks ,?a

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis recently said divergence between Asias taxonomies had created confusion , with criteria differing according to countries specific challenges and priorities on the path to a sustainable economy. The increasing importance of taxonomies was evident during COP29 in Baku.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 11, 2021

The Inter-American Development Bank and the SDSN published a special edition of the SDG Index focused on Uruguay. The report benchmarks Uruguay's progress on the Sustainable Development Goals against progress of OECD countries. Want to learn more? The report is available free of charge at [link]

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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. Frustrated by the analysis we have presented, and continually asked for advice, we decided to delve deeper.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 23, 2023

And significantly, market participants warn EU’s beleaguered Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could overlap, and potentially conflict with, ESMA’s plans for labelling rules. ESMA said it would be open to other ways to define a sustainable investment, such as those included in MiFID II.

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3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

Today’s bond market presents unique opportunities for responsible investing in the form of ESG-labeled bonds. Patrick O'Connell, CFA | Director—Fixed Income Responsible Investing Research. Tiffanie Wong, CFA | Director—Fixed Income Responsible Investing Portfolio Management; Director—US Investment-Grade Credit.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Presented by. Marco Folino 27, Vancouver manager of sustainable investing, BentallGreenOak When Marco Folino started working as a management consultant, he found that there were rarely enough sustainability experts to help companies considering integrating ESG into their strategic goals. trillion in coal.

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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. Professor Sachs began his keynote discussing the sobering present global economic and geo-political situation which requires global leadership and cooperation. The first speaker Prof.

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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. It’s no secret that the renewable energies industry is crucial to meeting the needs of society without harming the planet for present and future generations.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

Europe is currently in the process of implementing, extending and refining the pillars of its sustainable investment legislative framework, which includes the sustainable finance taxonomy and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On sustainable development, climate and financing for development, much ink was spilled on reform and repurposing of the international financial architecture, covering democratisation, debt sustainability, use of metrics beyond GDP to capture “human and planetary wellbeing ”, and increased climate finance.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Unlike ever before, non-party actors, (businesses and subnational government representatives), were invited to present best practices and lessons learned to UNFCCC negotiators. SDSN is especially grateful to Enel , for its support of the event. More information can be found here.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Nonetheless, she presented the city’s Climate Action Plan which includes 67 projects in mitigation and adaptation such as the promotion of distributed photovoltaic generation in facilities, hydraulic generation pilot tests with ALS University, and an economic fund to assist in the adequacy of housing. Representing the aviation sector was Ms.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

As a result, the NGO warned greenwashing – whereby funds make sustainability claims that are not backed up by the performance or impact of their investments – was a rising concern in the world’s second-largest economy. But its provisions are voluntary and impose no quantitative standards on managers.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Asset owners, managers and pay experts agreed that the present system is failing, but there was less consensus on the way forward. Long-term incentives plans (LTIPs) may be part of the problem, according to Ola Peter Gjessing, Lead Investment Stewardship Manager at Norges Bank.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Mediolanum, KBI Global Investors, Pictet Asset Management, Invesco, Nuveen, SWEN Capital Partners and SIS Ventures. Mediolanum International Funds is the European asset management platform of Medio lanum Banking Group.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure, serving as a tool to “operationalise” the achievement of Target 15 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). According to Tony Goldner, Executive Director of TNFD, the recommendations (..)

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Four teams have been recognised at a regulator-run TechSprint event aimed at developing technological solutions to counteract greenwashing, boost trust in sustainable finance and improve accuracy of information for investors.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Though the diversity in approaches reflects each country’s situation and context – each of them being at various stages of their net zero transition – it also presents significant challenges for interoperability and consistency, the report noted.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Though the diversity in approaches reflects each country’s situation and context – each of them being at various stages of their net zero transition – it also presents significant challenges for interoperability and consistency, the report noted.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA), European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) want to collate stakeholder views on the main drivers of greenwashing and practical examples of potential greenwashing practices. More time needed .

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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. Reconciliation: Ensuring the alignment of reporting with consolidated financial reporting is crucial for accurate and useful data presentation.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2024

However, only about US$150 billion has been earmarked on the balance sheets of sovereigns or multilateral banks to address this issue – resulting in a US$850 billion annual financing gap. This presents a compelling addressable market, argued Matt Christ, Portfolio Manager in Fixed Income at Ninety One.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including EQT, DWS, Unigestion, MEAG, Brown Advisory and PGIM. Other investors include the Ireland Strategic Investment fund (ISIF) and European Investment Bank (EIB). “In

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