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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Guest Post: Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in a World Running Out of Time. UK Regulator Targets Greenwashing with New Sustainable Investment Labels and Disclosure Rules. RBC Sets Goals to Reduce Emissions in Loan Book. Triodos Commits to Reduce Emissions in Loan Book and Investments 32% by 2030.

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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

I first met Moira Hutchinson in 1987 when I was working on the first of my series of books on responsible investment. She was generous with her time and provided a wealth of insight into “ethical investing,” as responsible investing was known then. . And what can investors do about it?

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Impact Cubed Tools Target Greenwashing

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Impact Cubed, NatureAlpha, Sylvera, Carbon Trust, Themis, Manifest Climate and AirCarbon Exchange. Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.”

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

UK Launches “Green Nudge” Initiative to Encourage Sustainable Investment Choices. Australian Securities Regulator Warns it’s on the Lookout for Greenwashing. EU to Require Auditing of Sustainability Reporting, Disclosure by Large non-European Companies. ESG Data Platform ESG Book Raises $35 Million.

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Focus on Outcomes

Chris Hall

David Byrns, Portfolio Manager at American Century, explains why transition investing is fundamental to achieving net zero. While global sustainable investments reached US$30.3 It has proved the high-level economic logic that more sustainable businesses are more valuable,” explained Byrns.

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Study of EU 100 largest companies shows streamlining and precision needed for optimal EU Green Taxonomy

We Mean Business Coalition

The EU Green Taxonomy was designed to accelerate the flow of money into green companies and projects, while simultaneously protecting investors from greenwashing accusations. Our analysis also shows that financial companies appear to overestimate the share of their loans and investments on their books that are covered by the Taxonomy.

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The fight for a better tomorrow: Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2022

Corporate Knights

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. A better world doesn’t just have to be a side hustle.