Corporate Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

Divestment from fossil fuels is accelerating around the world. While this may shuffle assets off one company’s books, the world’s carbon emissions keep climbing, risking our safety, security and economic well-being. It’s hard for an oil giant to ignore: in 2021, Shell labelled fossil fuel divestment campaigns a “material risk.”

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 12, 2024

Understanding the extent of this transition risk, and its impact on investor returns, is vital in the construction of net zero portfolios. Net zero portfolios aim to reduce aggregate carbon emissions to zero by a specific date. In this way, net zero portfolios can be a tool for both divestment and engagement.

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ESG Today

MARCH 24, 2024

Deutsche Bank Ties Senior Exec Compensation to Loan Book Decarbonization Goals Private Equity & Venture Capital Carbon Accounting and Management Startup Greenly Raises $52 Million Fullerton Fund Management Raises $100 Million for Decarbonization Opportunities-Focused Private Equity Fund KKR Acquires Majority Stake in U.S.

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

David Byrns, Portfolio Manager at American Century, explains why transition investing is fundamental to achieving net zero. But the range of transition planning frameworks being developed to support organisations on their path to net zero is inevitably driving demand for assets turning from brown to green.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 5, 2022

C of global warming, 50% of all existing buildings need to be net zero by 2040, increasing to 85% by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency. Do they divest so the poorly performing assets are no longer on their books? In order for the real estate sector to decarbonise in line with 1.5°C Hunziker said. .

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The CDPQ divested from the oil sector five years ago and reinvested the funds in clean energy, a move that has generated an 18% annual return. “We But banks, Scott points out, have relatively short-term lending horizons: “They don’t see past a few quarters when it comes to allocating their loan books.”

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