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Which banks are financing the clean energy transition?

Corporate Knights

In an ideal world,” explains Matthew Malinsky , research manager at Corporate Knights, “we’d look at banks’ annual audited financial statements and see the specific outstanding exposures to sustainable activities on the loan book and the investment book, as well as any new additions throughout the reporting period. ” .

Banking 360
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Boardroom Evolution: From Shadows To Spotlight on Sustainability

3BL Media

“To enable board directors to make informed decisions in a modern world, it is essential for them to be well-versed in a variety of critical topic areas,” says Bank Jorgensen, adding “there are a lot of things coming at them – geopolitics, cyber-attacks, AI considerations, human capital and climate change risk and opportunities, to name a few.

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How Do We Break the Death Grip of Mistrust? Through Action, Transparency, and Accountability.

Just Capital

“What capitalism lacks is an inherent mechanism that justly distributes gains,” he notes in a piece adapted from his book. For the market to truly hold corporations to account for their performance on stakeholder value creation, it must have a way to gauge performance accurately and openly.

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Systems Change Key to Future of Responsible Investment 

Chris Hall

In a new book, the PRI’s former head of policy argues for a more focused approach that leans into systemic stewardship. The rapid growth of responsible investing has brought the industry to an inflection point requiring practitioners to reconsider their focus and purpose if they are to deliver on its potential, a new book contends.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

A court forced Shell to reduce emissions, an activist investor forced ExxonMobil to replace three board members better suited to fight climate change, and Chevron shareholders voted against their board to achieve faster-cut carbon emissions. Complex Supply Chains designed to run efficiently failed under the pandemic.

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Focus on Outcomes

Chris Hall

And while he used climate change as an example, the strategy is applicable to other sustainability-related issues. As part of this approach, American Century actively engages with incumbents, accelerates business model progression and drives change in the company and across the industry.

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Summit for Sustainable Business VII – Scope 4 Impacts on Climate Policy

Sustainable Round Table

The Summit began with a keynote by Andrew Winston , co-author of the new book Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take. According to Winston, enormous opportunities exist for companies to profit from solving the world’s problems and focusing on multi-stakeholder, long-term value creation.