Strategic Sustainability Consulting

JULY 7, 2021

With the SEC seeking input on new climate financial disclosures and activist shareholders at the big oil and gas companies demanding reductions in carbon emissions, many companies are taking climate change seriously. A new way to fund sustainability and renewable energy investments is through green bonds.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Mandatory EU Green Bond Standard risks slowing issuance, but voluntary approach can still drive Taxonomy-aligned volumes. On the face of it, the market for green bonds is heading in the right direction, and fast.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In fact, almost 85 percent of individual investors say they are interested in sustainable investing and more than three quarters believe they can use their investments to influence the extent of climate change. Issuance of green bonds has more than tripled from 2017 to 2021. A prominent example is “Engine No.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Sovereigns have been relatively late entrants to sustainable bond markets following corporates and supra-national entities (such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), which issued the first green debt securities in the mid-2000s. We expect continued growth and diversification in this sector.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2024

Solid Stiell – The Bonn Climate Change Conference kicked off on Monday with a trenchant call to action from Simon Stiell , Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). billion) in green sovereign debt. basis points below the ten-year benchmark.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The impacts of climate change continue to compromise the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of Africans. This is especially true of those that are dependent on sectors directly impacted by rapidly changing environments, such as agriculture. The impact could lower gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 3% by 2050.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 30, 2024

Ceres’ analysis was based on submissions made against the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) by institutional investors managing a combined US$60 trillion in assets – representing more than half of the global GDP. This is one area where there’s still a lot of work to do,” said Snow Spalding. “In

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Jon Hale

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Some fixed-income funds may purchase green bonds issued by fossil fuel companies to help them finance renewable energy projects. A lot of the claims of “greenwashing” really have to do with a mismatch between investor expectations and a fund’s specific sustainable-investing approach. investors.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Drawing up public plans Before the implementation phase, which will involve private investors, it’s crucial that governments involved in JETPs iron out the details to maximise subsequent impact. The initial focus on primary public finance is “somewhat necessary”, says Mahesh Roy , Investor Strategies Programme Director at the Institutional Investors (..)

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Jon Hale

JANUARY 7, 2022

As a result, much of the criticism stems from a mismatch between what a critic thinks sustainable investing is or should be about and how it is actually being practiced, often leading to claims of “greenwashing.” A case in point is a recent Bloomberg Businessweek critique of MSCI’s ESG ratings.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Germany, and other major economies will likely have an impact on global efforts to combat climate change. At the same time, many experts are optimistic that the use of advanced technologies and the implementation of mandatory climate disclosures will help companies make progress on their sustainability goals.

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Sustainability Update

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Germany, and other major economies will likely have an impact on global efforts to combat climate change. At the same time, many experts are optimistic that the use of advanced technologies and the implementation of mandatory climate disclosures will help companies make progress on their sustainability goals.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

The world cannot win the fight against climate change without China successfully transitioning to a low-carbon economy, with it accounting for 27% of global carbon dioxide and a third of the world’s greenhouse gases, according to the World Bank. ChinaSIF estimates that the size of China’s ESG market in 2022 was RMB 24.6

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

This week, green and blue debt were in focus around the world, while the US courted further climate controversy. New peaks – Green bonds and other sustainability-related instruments demonstrated their resilience this week. A selection of this week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.

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James Militzer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Philanthropy has the opportunity, the privilege even, of acting as a catalyzer to crowd in larger investors to fund large-scale solutions like off-grid solar, financial inclusion or nature-based strategies for addressing climate change. In that way, philanthropy and impact investing can complement each other.

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ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2023

This week in ESG news: BCG launches sustainability and climate policy & regulation center; Congress votes down Biden ESG investing rule; Deutsche Bank eyes big sustainable finance opportunity; Canada government to require suppliers to disclose emissions, set targets; Citi sets climate goals for carbon-intensive sectors; EU lawmakers agree to new (..)

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 29, 2025

After years of debate, the European Union Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) finally made its formal debut at the end of last year. However, all of the projects must comply with the taxonomys do no significant harm (DNSH) criteria, as well as be certified by a designated EU green bond reviewer.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change James Shaw tells ESG Investor that Australia and New Zealand have a uniquely close relationship. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “By By working together we can achieve more.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

Expect continued growth of sustainable finance assets by these investors in 2025, especially by pension funds weighing the evolving risks of heat, floods and storms and economic transformations from climate change. By the second quarter of 2024, Morningstar estimates that net inflows had dropped to US$6.3

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CleanTechnica

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Our conversation centered around several key examples of greenwashing that have been harming the world for years. I recently interviewed Assaad Razzouk, CEO of Gurin Energy and host of “The Angry Clean Energy Guy” podcast, for CleanTech Talk, and — wow — was it an eye-opening discussion!

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