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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

We used to be concerned about greenwashing, but now it seems that many companies are deliberately staying quiet in what some are calling greenhushing – the practice of downplaying or keeping quiet about their sustainability initiatives. Divestment is different from ESG, which is different from impact investing.

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Intent on Impact

Chris Hall

In mid-September, ESG Investor and Artemis Investment Management gathered asset owners and other experts to consider the current and future state of impact investments. Appetite for impact was strong, guided by emerging frameworks, but the forces of inertia were present too, both internal and external. Setting objectives.

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The Power of Transition Finance

Chris Hall

Ninety One has been among the first joiners of the World Benchmarking Alliance’s call on asset managers to review their approach to sustainable investing to ensure it does not unintentionally lead to divestment from EMs. Closing the gap Both public and private credit will be needed to address financing needs, Christ explained.

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What is Ethical Consumerism?

Steven Mintz

Eradicating these investments from your portfolio is known as socially responsible investing (SRI). In addition to divesting from unethical stocks, you can make investments in companies that make a positive change in a practice called  impact investing. Environment,

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

These new requirements are part of a bigger push right across the economy for new standards on environmental reporting to weed out greenwashing and support our transition to a net zero financial system – for example, through our new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ,” she said.