ESG Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Government of Canada outlined a plan to develop a new sustainable investment taxonomy, a set of guidelines to help categorize sustainable economic activities aligned with the goals of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 and limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C,

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

million pounds of plastic from flights; KKR, ECP to invest $50 billion in datacenter capacity and power generation; law firms ramp up ESG training for lawyers; capital raises for sustainable heating, industrial decarbonization, energy sector emissions solutions, and more.

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ESG Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Investment management firm Fidelity International announced the launch Fidelity Global Government Bond Climate Aware UCITS ETF, expanding its climate fixed income range of offerings with an exchange traded fund targeting decarbonization goals while providing exposure to the performance of global local currency bonds of investment grade countries.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

million over ESG investing claims; IAASB releases first sustainability reporting assurance standards; EU lawmakers delay supply chain deforestation law; Shell wins appeal against landmark climate ruling; CDP strengthens alignment of sustainability reporting platform with GRI, EU standards; IKEA invests $1.6

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company announced today the launch of the Net Zero Built Environment Council, a cross-sector coalition of industry leaders aimed at supporting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and solutions to decarbonize the built environment. Click here to access the report.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

investors were particularly returns-focused, with 74% citing financial returns as a top reason for investing in sustainability strategies, followed by diversification at 66%. This implies clients want to take a more nuanced approach to sustainable investing than in the past.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 31, 2022

Pence was speaking at an oil and gas conference where executives are being asked tough questions by investors looking to decarbonize their portfolios. They show that many large financial firms are just paying lip service to sustainable investing, and we shouldn’t kid ourselves to think that they are in it to change the world.

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ESG Today

MARCH 30, 2025

This week in ESG news: EU Council approves delay of sustainability reporting regulations; ING becomes first major bank with approved science-based financed emissions targets; PwC study finds vast majority of companies are keeping – or raising – climate goals; SEC walks away from climate reporting requirements; Airbus commits to build hydrogen-powered (..)

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3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2022

Read Cynthia's full article, featuring JLL's latest research study and their new Global Sustainability Report, here - [link]. office space, Net Zero, 2030, DEI, Green Building, JLL, GreenMoney Journal.

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ESG Today

JUNE 14, 2023

Real estate and investment management-focused professional services provider JLL announced today the launch of Decarbonization Strategy, a new consulting services and technology-based offering aimed at helping commercial real estate owners and investors understand and address their carbon footprint.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Investment management firm Fidelity International announced today a new focused sustainable investment approach, targeting four systemic themes, including nature loss, climate change, strong and effective governance, and social disparities, which will drive the firm’s engagement approach towards influencing positive change.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 13, 2021

Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Next-gen talent is the winner at MIINT competition and Sustainable Investing Challenge. Sustainable investing assets have. The post The Brief: Next-gen talent, eating worms, decarbonization partners, electric motorcycles in Africa, systems-level investing appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The EU SFDR regulation includes classification levels for sustainability-focused investment funds, including ‘Article 8’ funds that “promote environmental or social characteristics or a combination of those characteristics,” and the more stringent ‘Article 9’ funds, “which have sustainable investment as their objective.”

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The acquisition follows the launch by Apollo last year of Apollo Clean Transition Capital (ACT Capital), an investment strategy with $4 billion in capital, aimed at investing in companies to provide capital for their transition to clean energy and sustainable industry.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Morningstar analysis, which was released in July, is the first time the investment community has had an in-depth look at the climate commitments of NZAMI members. . Vanguard Group, for example, the world’s second-largest asset manager at $8.1 trillion in assets, came last at 4% net-zero assets under management.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 25, 2024

That is, by showing up to shareholder meetings and trying to steer portfolio companies toward decarbonization. C It was clear at PRI in Person that investors are tired of waiting for governments to put regulations in place that will require companies to decarbonize.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Last month, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) released its 2022 Report on Sustainable Investing , highlighting its commitment to be net-zero by 2050 and its engagement strategy to pressure companies to manage climate risks.

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ESG Today

JULY 1, 2022

Sustainable investment firm responsAbility and asset manager ESG Asset Management (ESG-AM) announced the launch of the Transition to Net Zero Bond Fund. Stephanie Bilo, Chief Client & Investment Solutions Officer at responsAbility, said: “The urgency of decarbonization requires investors to take credible action.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This year, Corporate Knights set out to identify global companies that have decarbonized faster than their peers while simultaneously increasing revenue. In terms of sustainable capital expenditures, as a whole the 20 companies projected total sustainable investments of $528 billion (all figures in U.S.

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ESG Today

MARCH 23, 2025

This week in ESG news: SBTi publishes first draft of new corporate net zero standard; Canadas new PM cancels consumer carbon tax; Amazon launches service to sell carbon credits to companies; UBS pushes back net zero goals after acquiring Credit Suisse; BlackRock enhances sustainability characteristics for funds ahead of new regulations; global accounting (..)

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 8, 2023

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. With this investment, Cibus has been able to scale its operations and expand its product line, including the development of a plant-based alternative to meat.

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ESG Today

JUNE 20, 2024

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group announced the launch of a new partnership with zero-carbon industrial heat solutions provider Rondo Energy, aimed at applying Rondo’s industrial decarbonization solution to help address the emissions footprint of H&M’s supply chain.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

boards lose focus on ESG, say it’s not the same as sustainability; Microsoft to restart Three-Mile Island nuclear plant to decarbonize data centers; IFRS launches guide for voluntary application of ISSB sustainability reporting standards; Brookfield raises $2.4 This week in ESG news: U.S. Billion Air France-KLM Signs Deal for 1.9

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ESG Today

JANUARY 28, 2024

This week in ESG news: EU lawmakers agree to delay sustainability reporting standards for specific sectors, non-EU companies; HSBC launches net zero transition plan; BlackRock invests $500 million in clean energy infrastructure developer; GRI launches biodiversity reporting standard; Capgemini survey finds most business leaders plan to increase sustainability (..)

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

This week in ESG news: Microsoft launches new supplier decarbonization team for cloud and AI; competition for clean energy from data centers forces megaton carbon capture project out of state; EcoVadis acquires human rights analytics provider; ESMA report finds transition funds outpacing sustainability funds; Australia senate passes climate disclosure (..)

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ESG Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. ESG Investing. Robeco Opens up Access to Sustainable Investing IP. Sustainable Finance. Eaton Ties Terms on New $1.3 Billion Bond to Performance on Climate Goals.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This week in ESG news: SEC chief says investors want supply chain emissions reporting to manage climate transition risk; survey finds over 80% of companies plan to increase sustainability spend next year; Apple & Nike launch supply chain decarbonization initiative; Porsche to use green steel in cars; KPMG launches decarbonization hub in Canada; (..)

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ESG Today

JUNE 23, 2024

This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs largest-ever carbon removal purchase deal; EU Council agrees on rules to fight greenwashing product claims; Bloomberg launches new CSRD sustainability data solution; H&M partners with industrial decarbonization startup to tackle supply chain emissions; Workiva launches carbon data management and reporting (..)

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ESG Today

APRIL 26, 2023

We are thrilled to extend our long track record in this area and expand our commitment to driving a more sustainable future, recognizing the urgent need for climate capital deployment.”

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We regularly leverage our operational experts such as KKR Capstone and our Sustainable Investing subject-matter experts to help our portfolio companies develop, shape, and enhance their climate-focused strategies. INVESTING IN A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION. Read the full 2021 Sustainability Report.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 20, 2024

This week in ESG news: Google, Amazon turn to new nuclear technology to tackle data center carbon footprints; IFS, PwC launch sustainability reporting solution; BlackRock survey finds nearly all insurers have climate transition goals for investment portfolios; IBM acquires renewable energy asset performance management software provider; Fidelity launches (..)

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ESG Today

MARCH 29, 2023

Osei Van Horne, Managing Partner and Co-Global Head of Sustainable Growth Equity at J.P. Tanya Barnes, Managing Partner and Co-Global Head of Sustainable Growth Equity at J.P. Morgan Private Capital, said: “J.P. Brian Carlin, CEO of J.P.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Google Signs 435 MW Solar PPA to Power U.S. Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

announced the launch of its new Sustainable Investments 2030 Strategy, aimed at accelerating its transition to a net zero emissions portfolio, and including a new pledge to invest $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Natron's cutting-edge sodium-ion batteries presented an ideal opportunity to both potentially expand our sustainability investment portfolio to our ground operations, and to help make our airport operations more resilient. Learn more about their sustainability investments here: [link].

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In that competitive environment, it is even more important to consider how the benefits from sustainable investments are measured, rather than focusing solely on the short-term costs associated with them. Traditional rate of return metrics often fail to capture the broader beneficial impacts of sustainable investments.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Graham’s speech also included dubious statements about divestment and the pace of transition away from fossil fuels, claiming that the “global investment community has also changed its tune when it comes to fossil fuel divestment.” This “consensus” is imaginary.

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