GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

With ESG gaining more attention and more companies committing to reaching net-zero emissions in the coming decades or otherwise pledging to do better by people and the planet, it’s inevitable that the next generation of professionals in the field will define the future of sustainable finance. Gabrielle Xu.

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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

APRIL 19, 2022

But the sustainable investing boom has not been without growing pains. Asset managers are launching funds labelled as sustainable; firms are creating new roles to oversee sustainable investments; and a new crop of sustainability-minded startups are drawing large funding rounds.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The global education goal, part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), remains significantly off track. The world today is grappling with a polycrisis a complex set of interconnected global challenges that impact economies, industries, and job markets simultaneously.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Liudmila Strakodonskaya, Responsible Investment Analyst, AXA IM, said: “Nature protection is a challenge that needs to be addressed to preserve the existence of our societies and global economies. Companies and investors must integrate nature and biodiversity considerations in their research, engagement and investment processes.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This is, presumably, what the new BlackRock and State Street stewardship programmes offer: the opportunity to have their voices heard at the companies whose business plans will make a meaningful difference to achieving global climate goals and the sustainable growth of the global economy.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2023

As climate change climbs on the list of corporate priorities, resource allocations to address these issues has grown, with three quarters of the executives indicating that their organizations have increased sustainability investments over the past year, including 19% who reported increases of 20% or more.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Examining these differing scenarios helps businesses better understand the range of possible futures and develop strategies that are robust across different potential outcomes. Technological development proceeds slowly with reliance on existing technologies. Emissions decrease at a pace insufficient to meet ambitious climate goals.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This increase is a major development for the evolving ESG market. trillion, even more investment is needed. She cited the massive growth of ESG initiatives as a great achievement but was wary of the lack of democratized data that can clearly define certain ESG investments as sustainable. SOURCE: Nasdaq, Inc.

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James Militzer

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2009, developed countries committed to mobilizing US $100 billion per year for climate action in developing countries by 2020. As of 2020, the annual SDG financing gap for developing countries stood at $4.2 They failed. trillion — up from $2.5 trillion pre-pandemic. The key elements of this blueprint are outlined below.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The Corporate Engagement workstream will focus on developing a multi-year engagement plan to engage companies deemed most important to stemming nature and biodiversity loss, while the Technical Advisory Group will help to identify priority engagements and develop science-based investor guidance and tools. We have no time to lose.”.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Natural capital provides the building blocks that enable ecosystem services—the positive benefits that societies and economies derive from nature—to sustain life and create wealth. Rosner is also developing and implementing AB’s Climate Transition Framework.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Copenhagen-based Kristensen will account for regional variations in effort to deepen direct institutional relationships with sustainability-focused manager. His predecessor, Viktoria von Kunow, will now focus on developing relationships with Impax clients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Impax manages assets worth £36.9

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Financial Gains and Competitive Advantage While consumer demand and regulatory pressures remain drivers, financial and operational benefits are increasingly steering sustainability investments. Additionally, 30% view sustainability as a means to enhance supply chain resiliencea critical attribute in an era punctuated by disruptions.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Both were speaking at a panel session on putting net zero commitments into practice on the second day of the event, hosted by the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) this week in Toronto, Canada.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

With the global economy heavily reliant on ocean health, a sustainable future is paramount. To date, the ocean and its ecosystems have provided significant benefits to the global community, including climate regulation, coastal protection, food, employment, recreation and cultural well-being.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including OnePlanetCapital, Cardano Advisory, Marsh, Brown Advisory and Xpansiv. Anthony Chant has been appointed as Investment Director at OnePlanetCapital , the climate change focused early-stage venture capital fund.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

The resources included deep-dive guidelines for seven sectors – including asset owners, asset managers and banks; high-level guidance for 30 sectors of the global economy; and advice on how to undertake a transition planning cycle. At the core of the centre’s thinking is the integrated transition-planning ecosystem.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

The growth of ESG investing, in terms of assets under management, is driven both by investors, whose activities are affected by factors not limited to economic performance, and therefore to the risk-return trade-off, and by regulation aiming to promote sustainable investment and financial products as part of the green transition.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Federated Hermes, SLM Partners, DIF, PGGM, MEAG and Future Planet Capital. . Global asset manager Federated Hermes has launched a Biodiversity Equity fund, with insights from the UK’s Natural History Museum.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

According to the World Bank , daily per capita waste in developed markets is expected to increase by 19% by 2050,” Stefanie Mollin, Global Equities Portfolio Manager at GIB Asset Management (GIB AM), a UK-based boutique with US$6 billion in AUM, told ESG Investor. billion tonnes. The economic cost is also substantial.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of moves and appointments in the sustainable investing sector, including CCLA, Pantheon, Cubera, and Just Climate. . Ben Funnell has been appointed Head of Investment Solutions by UK-based charity fund manager CCLA Investment Management.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

Regardless of geopolitical developments, decentralised energy systems based on renewable energy sources increase energy independence and security, while lowering costs for end-consumers and contributing towards the decarbonisation of economies,” says Marco van Daele, Co-CEO and CIO at SUSI Partners, a Swiss-based infrastructure fund manager.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 27, 2024

While the non-profit acknowledged that economic prosperity is linked to energy access, it argued that transitioning the global economy doesn’t hinge on demand being met, but rather on how it is met. There are signs that this trend is continuing through this [proxy] season,” Considine said. “We

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Mediolanum, KBI Global Investors, Pictet Asset Management, Invesco, Nuveen, SWEN Capital Partners and SIS Ventures. The fund has already invested around £1.3

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In Europe, the Green Taxonomy and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation have set standards for what counts as sustainable investing, which include private equity. We believe that private markets are uniquely positioned to promote sustainable practices, to the benefit of the planet, society and portfolio performance.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

International shipping accounted for 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has estimated that maritime trade volumes will triple by 2050. This year, the EU reached two important agreements.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 19, 2022

Louis Bromfield, Lead Sustainable Investment Associate, Foresight Capital Management, identifies the changes needed for mining to play its part in the green transition. The UK government has recently published its Critical Minerals Strategy, and in Europe, mining legislation is being drafted to encourage sustainable extraction methods.

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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.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including MSCI, Tumelo, DSD Lab, Exabel, YoujiVest, R3 and Hope for Justice. .

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Rocher added that these companies face a “unique set of challenges” compared to their larger counterparts.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

In its latest synthesis report , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a “final warning”, calling for swift and decisive action to keep global average temperature rise to <1.5°C Averting this cataclysm requires the reduction of global anthropogenic greenhouse (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 19, 2022

With the UK set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 – and similar targets being introduced in other developed countries around the world – the market penetration for electric vehicle sales could well exceed 50% by 2030. Dynamic market expansion. The reason for this dynamic market expansion in recent years is two-fold.

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2022

Institutional investors should be aware of the immediate and future opportunities arising from the development of the green economy, when assessing equity allocations in their portfolios. Over the last five years, the FTSE Environmental Opportunities All Share (EOAS) Index outperformed the FTSE Global All Cap by 5.9%.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including HSBC AM, Invesco, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Janus Henderson and Mirova. . Viable companies will include those “designing out” waste and pollution, regenerating natural systems and keeping products and materials in use.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Invesco, Edentree, AXA IM, HSBC AM, Octopus, Brown Advisory, NEC, Tabula and Global Palladium Fund. Invesco has rebadged its Invesco UK Companies fund as the Invesco Sustainable UK Companies fund.

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