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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

Church investors dared to come to annual meetings to ask questions, or even worse, church investors filed shareholder proposals,” she wrote in a 2018 blog about her early work. EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. Both divestment and shareholder action have a role.

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Dutch Pension Giant PFZW Divests 98% of Oil and Gas Companies over Lack of Climate Action

ESG Today

In a blog post announcing the divestments, PFZW described the remaining companies as “fully committed to the transition from fossil energy to renewable energy or are currently already producing mainly energy with a low carbon footprint.”

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Russia: Sanctions and divestment. The case for a nuanced approach

Tobias Webb

Likewise, companies in all sectors have been rushing to divest of holdings in Russia , or halt operations there. This piece examines sanctions and corporate divestments through a slightly more sceptical lens. We are not arguing that divestment is or is not the right course of action for companies to take.

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Sofidel: “Visionary” Entrepreneurs and Managers

3BL Media

Read more about topics related to environmental and social sustainability, themes and projects close to us in terms of culture and corporate modus operandi on our Soft&Green blog.

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Time to re-invigorate this blog, what posts will cover

Tobias Webb

Dear reader, I’ve been writing ‘blog’ posts on and off, for about 15 years. I let the blog drift for a while and the emailing of posts function stopped working. If you decide to stay on the list, here’s a bit more about what you’ll get in terms of posts from the blog. in the last 6-12 months.

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To Meet Net Zero, Prioritize ESG Laggards

3BL Media

When a responsible investor sells – or divests – from companies that are low-performing on ESG metrics, this provides an opportunity for an indiscriminate investor to buy the security in their place. Visit www.brandywineglobal.com and the Firm’s industry-leading Around the Curve blog. It potentially exacerbates it.

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Take Five: Bound by Destiny

Chris Hall

According to a recent blog by Emine Isciel , Co-chair of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, a critical factor will be reducing existing harmful financial flows. Investors will be paying close attention to progress on the GBF’s fourth over-arching goal, the alignment of financial flows.