3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

The investment firm has spent more than two decades helping companies adopt climate-friendly business models which will continue this year with a focus on the phase-out of unabated coal generation by 2030 for developed markets and 2050 for developing markets, in order to achieve the goals, set out in the Paris Agreement.

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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

MARCH 30, 2022

166 companies on the initiative’s focus list were measured on their progress against the initiative’s three engagement goals and a set of key indicators related to business alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement. C climate goal agreed in Paris and reaffirmed in Glasgow last year. C goal of the Paris Agreement.”.

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3BL Media

MAY 23, 2022

Northern Co-operative Development Bank: An institution that funds local food production cooperatives and kickstarts rural development in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, a region where residents are strapped with indebtedness and a mistrust of predatory lending schemes. Sustainable Development Goals.

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James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As we’ll discuss below, these individual impacts are further amplified by the ways off-grid solar can advance global progress toward our shared climate and development goals. This makes the off-grid industry a natural focus for climate-aligned financing, whether it comes from the public, private or development sectors.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 30, 2022

Releasing its second round of Net Zero Company Benchmark assessments, which measures the progress of 166 carbon-intensive companies in aligning with the Paris Agreement, Climate Action 100+ said the vast majority of companies had not set Paris-aligned medium-term emissions reduction targets.

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Sustainability Update

JUNE 28, 2022

S&P Global has issued a report that says only 12 percent of so-called “green” or “environmental” investment funds are on track to meet the global climate goals agreed to at the Paris Agreement / COP 21 meetings in 2015. Only about 12% were on track to meet Paris goals.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Yet the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement is to limit long-term temperature increases to well below 2 degrees—preferably 1.5 Many of these economies are currently more dependent on fossil fuel use than developed ones, which means that in the race to reach net zero emissions, the playing field isn’t level.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

In 2021, Bloomberg expanded its solar energy capacity, developing an additional 2.55MW solar project at the Princeton office, with solar energy now providing 100 percent of the electricity needed for the two buildings on site. Bloomberg provides insights and tools to help firms develop and execute strategies for achieving net zero goals.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2022

A new report has outlined near-term guidance for asset owners struggling to find “consistent and meaningful ways” of measuring the contribution of their investments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). . To achieve the SDGs by 2030, between US$5-US$7 trillion of investment is needed a year, according to the World Bank. .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2022

The UK impact investment market reached an estimated £58 billion in 2020 according to research published last month, which while representing a significant increase in total market share still amounts to less than 1% of the available assets under management. A survey conducted by the Impact Investing Institute reveals growing interest.

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B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

a new way of dealing with money management, funding business activities, and creating investment products? Yes, sustainable finance is a new field of finance, with a new industry and new jobs, new regulations and frameworks developed by various governmental and nongovernmental bodies. My answer: Yes and no. private and public?—?have

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

But despite congregating on the margins of the 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action did not appear to discuss the need for more urgent action on climate mitigation and adaptation from multilateral development banks (MDBs).

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

UK pension schemes will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement from October, but will also be given greater flexibility to make climate-positive investments as well as new stewardship guidance, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey confirmed today. Paris alignment. degrees Celsius.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Next month’s COP27 Summit will be held in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, providing opportunity for policymakers to focus on Africa and develop new initiatives and strategies investment for the most needed areas. The lack of progress since puts emerging and developing economies at the top of the COP27 agenda. Growing economies.

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Chris Hall

JULY 15, 2022

This is the excoriating view from the 2° Investing Initiative (2DII), an independent, non-profit think tank working to align financial markets and regulations with the Paris Agreement goals. This reflects the nascent state of impact measurement and management. In a report ‘Fighting greenwashing… what do we really need?’,

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As we approach the final seven years to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and grapple with our commitments under the Paris Agreement, it is becom ing increasingly evident that the clock is ticking. It is a testament to the fact that the global impact ecosystem is growing stronger by the day.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

The UNFCCC’s “ much-work-remains ” press release diplomatically reflected the wide gaps between the global north and south on adaptation , loss and damage , and on climate finance for developing countries more broadly. But it was left to others to express the desperation and urgency felt in island states and elsewhere.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including AustralianSuper, Morningstar, Tikehau Capital, Oak Hill Advisors and Guinness Global Investors. . He has also previously held roles at the Global Impact Investing Net work and the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank initiative.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

The developing world offers potential for greater investment impact. . Emerging market investments have the potential to deliver greater real-world impact than investing in developed markets, said a report from the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2023

n December 2015, the world took a vital step in tackling climate change by adopting the Paris Agreement. In 2023, the UK Transition Plan Taskforce aims to finalise its disclosure framework and implementation guidance and will develop sectoral pathways.

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Chris Hall

MAY 6, 2022

The Pioneer Infrastructure Partners fund has closed at €575 million and will target climate infrastructure investments that support Europe’s energy transition and circular economy over the next ten years. Other investors include Texas Municipal Retirement Systems and the European Investment Fund. “We

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

These goals outshine those of many developed nations, and for good reason: Brazil is one of the few countries where emissions reduction can be achieved with remarkable efficiency. Finally, and equally important, guaranteeing transparency and compliance throughout this territorial development process is non-negotiable.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The US has re-signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and will bring forward new mandatory disclosure rules for public companies in 2022. Investment firms wanting to be leaders in sustainability are already getting ahead of these challenges, rather than waiting for policymakers to deliver.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

In April, a report published by the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) noted that increased investment in emerging markets has the potential to deliver a greater real-world impact than investing in developed markets, therefore mitigating some of the worst impacts of the climate crisis. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 10, 2023

Standards and expectations To support the investment community, ShareAction will launch a series of guidance papers that set out Responsible Investment Standards and Expectations across specific topics, said Considine.

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Stanford Social Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But in other places they use the term as a noun—as when saying that “ESG integration has impact”—such that the term is likely to be interpreted as “has environmental or social benefits.” Or simply invest in new technologies or programs yourself. Work with governments. Revisit your range of ESG Funds.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

As a result, this year’s proposals ask the insurers to commit to a time-bound phase-out of underwriting new fossil fuel exploration and development projects aligned with limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

It will track the EU Climate Paris-Aligned Benchmark and MSCI’s China Paris-Aligned Indices and aims to support investors seeking to reduce their exposure to transition and physical climate risks. SUSI Partners , a Swiss fund management firm with €1.7

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Banks and other financial intuitions (FIs) have the potential to help transition land-use to become ‘nature positive’ in addition to ‘net zero’, by redirecting investment to sustainable land-use projects. Of the 51 climate-focused funds, representing US$30 billion AUM, only 10% were Paris aligned. Risk management.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2023

Analysis by non-profit Net Zero Tracker showed that only 32 of the 100 largest private firms have set net zero targets, compared to 69 of the biggest publicly traded companies – highlighting that the role that investor engagement can play in aligning private markets to the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

The EU Taxonomy Regulation, for example, provides a “practical tool to bridge the gap between international sustainability goals, like the Paris Agreement, and investment practice”, says PRI. Pirovska says the EU is leading in policy reform, while other markets are “catching up”.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2022

CA100+ typically selects two member organisations to lead engagement with individual corporates with a view to encouraging them to develop processes and practices aligned with its core aims of reducing corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The group is actively seeking further investor participation.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 27, 2022

At COP26 in Glasgow last year, governments, businesses, and other stakeholders in the automotive industry and road transport committed to “rapidly accelerating the transition to zero emission vehicles to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement”. Other forms of escalation are now emerging,” says Wiggs.

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James Militzer

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Nearly 70 countries have already included household energy or clean cooking-related goals as part of their climate plans through the Paris Agreement. And KOKO Networks is developing Rwanda’s first national renewable cooking fuel utility, leveraging $25 million in private climate finance. For instance, Bboxx received $5.5

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Sustainability Update

DECEMBER 1, 2024

out of the 2015 Paris Agreement climate treaty for the second time. In our Top Stories in this issue, we have several articles on the developments that came out of COP29 and what they mean for efforts to reduce carbon emissions worldwide. of the Paris Agreement. of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

New Zealand’s government is also committed to work on a sustainable taxonomy across Australia and New Zealand to enhance interoperability, says Kelly and the NZ Super Fund has shifted about 40% of its overall investment portfolio to market indices that align with the Paris Agreement.

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