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Don’t Throw out ESG with the Greenwashing Bath Water

Chris Hall

ESG has gone mainstream and generated a backlash because our collective definition of value creation is evolving. The recent tide of stories about greenwashing and divergent ESG ratings by financial actors have called into question the whole enterprise. A new, expanded definition. A tale of two paradigms.

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Focus on Outcomes

Chris Hall

A unifying viewpoint among sustainable investors globally is that more sustainable businesses are also more valuable, almost by definition,” he said. Plus, we have aligned the KPIs with value creation,” he added. A second differentiator from many other ‘green’ funds is the source of alpha. “A

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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

Cyrus Taraporevala: When it comes to our proxy guidelines and ESG issues, by definition these are long-term issues that go over many, many, many years. ” Now, we all know what greenwashing is, right? You have the planet no better off, potentially worse off, and you definitely have the shareholder worse off.

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Fidelity Confirms Sustainable Investing Framework Shift

Chris Hall

The integration of sustainability into investment research and portfolio construction is part of Fidelity’s fundamental process to identify the drivers of long-term value creation, Tan explained. The frameworks they create also attempt to bring consistency across jurisdictions.”

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Credible Reporting of Sustainability Impacts Benefits all Stakeholders

Chris Hall

The GRI Standards, for multi-stakeholder applicable reporting on broad impacts, and SASB Standards, for value creation focussed disclosure for the investor-only audience. That is why all stakeholder groups benefit from credible reporting standards , which are essential to mitigate lingering concerns about greenwashing.

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The Evolution of Investor Stewardship: Investor Views on What’s NOT in Company Financials and Why It’s So Valuable

Just Capital

At its core, this expanded assessment allows fiduciaries to perform due diligence and assess issues before they become problematic to company operations, as well as better understand the drivers of growth and value creation.

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SAP Announces General Availability of SAP Green Ledger

3BL Media

Only by moving from averages to actuals audited at reasonable assurance can freeriding and greenwashing be avoided, thereby protecting such valuable investment and our planet. CBAM will apply in its definitive regime from 2026. SAP Green Ledger delivers precisely that.

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