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Major investor alliance working to clean up greenwash lurking in ESG

Corporate Knights

A technical committee is reviewing key ESG and sustainable investing concepts, which will go to a steering committee by the end of the year, says Mary Robinson, director of research and investor networks for RIA and a member of the CARET technical committee. As a result, the official estimate of sustainable investment assets in the U.S.

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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

General sustainability definitions Climate risk Two types of climate risks exist, transition risks and physical risks. According to the EPA , transition risks are related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, while physical risks are associated to the physical impacts of climate change. Let’s get into it.

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Synergies and Trade-offs at the Climate-nature Nexus

Chris Hall

C without nature, and that climate change is one of the five main drivers of biodiversity loss. As Siga suggests, factoring climate change into investment decisions is more of a known quantity, if far from an exact science. These plans and projects stem from a broadening awareness that there is no path to 1.5°C