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AB: Materiality Check: The Next Stage of ESG and Responsible Investing

3BL Media

While the regulations may have similar goals of promoting transparency and addressing greenwashing, each framework differs in its scope or requirements, adding both a level of complexity and confusion. Case Study: Climate Research and Implementation As one of the most prominent ESG issues globally, climate change deserves special attention.

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Is green-hushing the new greenwashing?

Eco-Business

As COP27 draws near, some firms are choosing not to talk about their green targets, climate researchers say. What are the risks?

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The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023

3BL Media

The increased scrutiny over greenwashing is necessary, and will provoke the market to favor substance over style. Jonas Rooze, manager of sustainability and climate research. Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny. The ESG (environmental, social and governance) brand is under attack from Republicans, reporters and returns.

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Calling Out the VCM Middlemen

Chris Hall

Blackbox market There is no publicly available data on the prices at which individual projects are traded or retired in VCMs, Aurelia Britsch, Global Head of Climate Research at Sustainable Fitch, told ESG Investor , noting that a large share of credit transactions is done over-the-counter, via private deals.

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State Street Global Advisors’ CEO and Head of Asset Stewardship Talk Proxy Season, the State of Energy Amid Ukraine War, and the Future of ESG

Just Capital

That’s because even though the war, the COVID pandemic, a reckoning with racial injustice, and alarming climate research have pointed out specific ESG risks, they’ve also highlighted that ESG is core to holistic investment strategy. ” Now, we all know what greenwashing is, right?