Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment. In late April, the UK High Court ruled that charity trustees can consider climate change factors when making decisions over their investments, even if it means making lower returns.

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UNEP Net Zero Sustainable Investment Stranded Assets 52

Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

There have been longstanding concerns that there is a “sequencing” issue as the requirements for investors under SFDR came into force before the ESRS requirements for companies.

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UNEP Sustainable Investment Climate Change Banking 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) was founded in June 2021 to provide a framework for corporations and financial institutions to assess, manage and report on their dependencies and impacts on nature beyond climate change.

Climate Change 59

Climate Change UNEP Sustainable Investment Corporate Financiers 59

Chris Hall

JUNE 9, 2022

In a statement, the GFANZ said it is critical to unlock investment in low carbon and renewable energy in the APAC region if the world is to limit global temperature rise. trillion in investment is required in Asia-Pacific this decade to advance the global net-zero transition and avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero UNEP Sustainable Investment Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It was carried out by the UN-supported worldwide body, Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the Generation Foundation, which promotes an equitable world in which climate change is confronted.

Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainable Investment UNEP Climate Change Development 52

Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

C higher than in the pre-industrial era, the physical effects of climate change have already started to materialize. ([1], Natural disasters have always occurred, but climate change is making them more frequent and more intense. trillion investment in adaptation measures [9]. 1], [3], [4]). Pörtner, D.C.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Paris Agreement UNEP COP26 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2022, WWF commissioned an independent analysis of the critical minerals needed to support the climate transition.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2023

“We are concerned that [insurer] laggards may now use this pressure as an easy, cheap excuse.” Maria Lettini, CEO of the US Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF), said that insurers are very exposed to climate-related physical and transition risks, which gives firms “a unique vantage point to help drive climate change solutions”.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero UNEP Paris Agreement Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“We encourage international standard setters and regulatory authorities to consider how the [TNFD] framework can be rapidly adopted into corporate reporting requirements,” said James Alexander, Chief Executive of UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), adding that the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) should “turn (..)

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CDP Banking Corporate Social Responsibility UNEP 64

Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including GRI, Sustainalytics, ISS ESG, CDP, Diginex, Esgaia and Normative. . More scrutiny is needed on the companies that remain in the coal sector, with accountability for their impacts.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

In March 2021, the Align project was also launched, led by the United Nation’s Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and funded by the European Commission.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Development Analytics Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

, hosted by Euroclima+ and presented their modelling results, as part of their collaboration with Argentina's government to develop its Long-Term Strategy on Energy and Climate Change 2020-2050. impressions on Twitter alone for #VYS2021.

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COP26 Decarbonize Development Climate Action Tracker 52

Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

Our economic system has failed to address long-standing threats like climate change, biodiversity loss, disease, water scarcity, and inequality. Current economic paradigms are myopically fixated on growth and this is not sustainable. However, it remains focused on profit maximization.

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Development Waste Value Creation UNEP 59

Chris Hall

AUGUST 16, 2023

C overshoot still feels like the elephant in the room. Tim Mohin, Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), questions whether there is a time lag in capital markets which has prevented the consideration of a temperature overshoot in climate engagements. C of global warming by 2100 – and between 2.4-2.6°C C by 2050, the report said.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change UNEP 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2022

Shareholders at other North American banks – including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Bank of Montreal and TD Bank – have also filed proposals asking for lending and financing policies consistent with the IEA’s scenario for limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. at Trillium Asset Management.? “In

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Net Zero UNEP Banking Stranded Assets 52