Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

C, and investee companies are not yet facing full scrutiny of their net zero transition strategies, posing challenges for institutional investors committed to decarbonising their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement. Others might set a target for some or all portfolio companies to be net zero aligned by 2030.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Global sustainable investment has passed US$30 trillion, but US excluded from majority of trend analysis figures due to “material change” in methodology. According to the GSIA’s data, the value of sustainable investments in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand has risen from US$18.2 trillion to US$21.9

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance. Their creative thinking and perspective will help build more sustainable solutions for the future.". It is definitely something I will keep my eyes on. Investments Leadership Development Program at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, U.S. Deonna Anderson.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Several of these funds also tackle broader social and environmental themes alongside the energy transition, which has led to inconsistent definitions and approaches across strategies. There are now over 100 transition-labelled funds, but investors can’t yet be sure they will keep their promises.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

With the US rowing back on its climate commitments and the European Union potentially weakening core legislation on corporate sustainability disclosure as part of its forthcoming omnibus package, there is a danger that international pressure in the region might lessen. But Kwan remains optimistic.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) will pursue carbon neutrality by 2050 via a strategy of active engagement to drive real-economy decarbonisation, according to Deb Orida, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Real Assets. Whole economy transition. It’s something we will continue to look at.

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Jon Hale

DECEMBER 10, 2021

End of Week Notes Spelling out terms and clarifying the scope of the field will produce better outcomes This was the year that sustainable investing became truly entrenched in the investment world. Assets continued to move into sustainable funds. include sustainable funds in retirement plans. It is not activism.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Market participants flag importance of double materiality to enhance Article 8/9 definition alignment, stress need to recognise transition strategies. Risk of uncertainty French asset manager Mirova’s response said the current definition of Article 8 products is “too broad”, while the definition of Article 9 is “too narrow”.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5 trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Transition” refers to activities that do not meet the green thresholds now but are on a pathway to net zero or contributing to net zero outcomes. EU agrees new corporate sustainability due diligence rules EU negotiators reached a political agreement on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD).

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

David Byrns, Portfolio Manager at American Century, explains why transition investing is fundamental to achieving net zero. While global sustainable investments reached US$30.3 Best-in-progress approach American Century launched a new strategy called Global Sustainable Value in November 2023. “The

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

DWS whistle-blower Desiree Fixler has criticised European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for not reaching out to her regarding their investigation into greenwashing in sustainable investment, while other consultation responses focused on ESG rating agencies, harmonisation, and definitional nuances of greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Taxonomies define economic activities aligned with sustainability goals across multiple sectors and provide guidance to corporates and investors with an aim to mitigate greenwashing. Despite the current drawbacks to the EU model, significant investments in taxonomy-aligned sustainable investments have taken place, notes Vandermosten.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 12, 2024

The investment community may have limited control over net zero targets, but it can enable better outcomes, says London Business School Executive Fellow Tom Gosling. This requires a different skill set.” In Gosling’s view, asset owner groupings are not engaging enough in this.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 29, 2022

All were quick to acknowledge the progress made since the last time such sustainable investment get-togethers were done face to face. This message found some echo across the water in Bankside on Tuesday, at the Sustainable Investment Forum Europe. The message was that more of the same is not enough.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It comes as investor focus on deforestation, to achieve net zero targets, steps up. It found that of 700 financial institutions with high profile climate and net zero commitments only 21% recognise deforestation as a business risk.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 4, 2024

Last year, the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) published a paper on asset managers’ net zero engagement strategies, which identified four principles for engaging with investee companies on climate. “We [at the NZAOA] engaged with the FRC when developing [this paper],” said Komulainen.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Net zero investors do not start with a blank piece of paper. So, while it’s important to identify companies with inherently sustainable operations, products and technologies – such as renewable energy – asset owners also recognise the importance of funding the transition efforts of hard-to-abate industries. . “A

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Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2024

Europe’s new code – As Ursula von der Leyen mulled over the composition of her top team for the next five years , the European Commission’s incoming finance chief was already getting advice on the future of sustainable investment. Withdrawals from Climate Action 100+ have been taken by many as signs that the red team is winning.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Initiatives offer breakthrough for asset owners looking to align their sovereign debt investments with net zero; open door to engagement with governments. Scope 1 covers domestic production GHG emissions, PCAF said, including consumption and exports.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends. trillion of assets by almost 500 pension funds, insurers, foundations, endowments and family offices.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Efficient, reliable and trusted benchmarks can cut the cost of sustainable investment, as they allow passive, index-based strategies to support sustainable investment objectives. Passive funds, she said, account for roughly 40% of all US sustainable investment assets under management.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

Supporting resilience and just transition are as important as climate mitigation, says Lihuan Zhou, Associate at the World Resources Institute’s Sustainable Finance Center. Sustainable investing is a key part of curbing climate change, and the sector is showing some signs of progress. Going Beyond Net Zero Emissions.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, responsible for financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union, told this October’s EU Sustainable Investment Summit taxonomies are critical to “identify environmentally sustainable investments and to increase transparency on sustainability”.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

Net-zero CO2 energy systems entail: a substantial reduction in overall fossil fuel use, minimal use of unabated fossil fuels, and use of CCS in the remaining fossil system,” says the report. This explainer looks at the potential of CCS in CO2 emissions reduction and the net zero pathways of investee firms in asset owners’ portfolios.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2022

Pressure is mounting for those tracking climate-related SDGs, as 2030 is also a significant milestone for investors, companies and governments that have set ambitious decarbonisation targets on the way to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It’s definitely challenging.”.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Discussing climate and nature risks at roundtable hosted in Hong Kong in early October by ESG Investor and S&P Global Sustainable 1, organisations acknowledged the links between the two. “If The climate data challenge is one of definition as well as collection.

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2022

Sindhu Krishna, Head of Sustainable Investments at Phoenix Group, explains how the asset owner is holding managers to account. If the UK stands any chance of minimising further dangerous heatwaves, it must take the necessary steps to realise its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050; an ambition that needs £2.7

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2022

Energy management and efficiency sectors also flagged in FTSE Russell report, but investors warned of differing definitions across funds. Differing definitions. Different funds have different definitions of ‘green products and services’. Growth drivers.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

These ESG ratings and data products now underpin a wide range of financial products, from indices to derivatives and are actively used by market participants such as asset managers in their investment decisions. Importantly, definitions of ESG-related factors should be clear and aligned with what any rating or score intends to measure.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Further, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delayed the publication of the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) policy statement from Q3 to Q4 of this year, with the resulting implementation of its labelling scheme, product naming and marketing rules now expected H2 2024.Levick

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 16, 2023

Unclear terminology has been a criticism of other EU legislation, most notably the definition of “sustainable investment” under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). . There is also the difficulty of ensuring equity amongst member states,” Curran added. .

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 24, 2022

“The current lack of [standardisation] poses a significant cost to asset owners and limits their ability to incorporate these issues into investment decision-making,” says the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA), a group of 74 institutional investors with US$10.6 trillion in assets. .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“Finding investible projects can be a challenge. There is sometimes a lack of projects with the scale and risk/return profile to attract institutional investment,” said Laura Kaliszewski, Global Head of Client Sustainable Investment Solutions, at Natixis Investment Management.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Though the diversity in approaches reflects each country’s situation and context – each of them being at various stages of their net zero transition – it also presents significant challenges for interoperability and consistency, the report noted. It should also mandate compliance and reporting.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Though the diversity in approaches reflects each country’s situation and context – each of them being at various stages of their net zero transition – it also presents significant challenges for interoperability and consistency, the report noted. It should also mandate compliance and reporting.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A recent benchmarking project conducted by Canadian asset owners found a marked gap between the fund-level disclosures of asset managers offering sustainable investments and evidence of firm-level commitment to and understanding of ESG integration. . The group of nine endowments, foundations and trusts awarded a C$104.5

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