Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

For example, an asset manager may have a limited carbon footprint and can appear to be on track to net zero by divesting its high-carbon assets, however such action is effectively passing the problem onto someone else. At the end of its formal mandate, the taskforce plans to publish a document setting out a forward pathway.

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Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change Banking 81

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 13, 2024

While most of the funds’ documentation analysed explicitly cite exclusions relating to fossil fuels and controversial weapons, none outright exclude companies linked to deforestation in their screening process. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

The regulatory fatigue is palpable among asset managers,” Hortense Bioy, Head of Sustainable Investing at Morningstar Sustainalytics, told ESG Investor. Greater impact of the regulation has yet to be seen, as we anticipate a wave of fund rebranding and divestments,” she said.

Greenwashing 64

Greenwashing Sustainable Investment Divestment Banking 64

Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

The regulatory fatigue is palpable among asset managers,” Hortense Bioy, Head of Sustainable Investing at Morningstar Sustainalytics, told ESG Investor. Greater impact of the regulation has yet to be seen, as we anticipate a wave of fund rebranding and divestments,” she said.

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Greenwashing Sustainable Investment Divestment Banking 52