Corporate Knights

JULY 14, 2022

EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. MH: Choosing among responsible investment tools – positive and negative screening, divestment and engagement – is complicated. Both divestment and shareholder action have a role. What are your thoughts on that?

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Larry Fink, the CEO of the largest investment firm in the world, wrote in his 2022 letter to CEOs: “It’s been two years since I wrote that climate risk is investment risk. Sustainable investments have now reached $4 trillion. Cement carbon laggards Companies in the cement industry that were divested by NBIM.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements. Florida Bans ESG Investing in $228 Billion State Pension Funds. Texas Places BlackRock, Credit Suisse & UBS on Divestment List for “Boycotting” Fossil Fuel Companies in Anti-ESG Backlash.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

With competition around sustainable investing heating up globally, the UK government to ensure the country remains attractive – particularly at a time when green pledges have been rolled back by the incumbent administration, driving potential scores of investors away. “The

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In particular, many states have enacted laws or other policies requiring state entities to integrate sustainability factors into their investment policies, processes and decisions. For instance, Illinois enacted the Illinois Sustainable Investing Act in 2019. Legislators in New Jersey have introduced a similar bill.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The measures serve as a reminder of the long-term consequences of the invasion, for human rights on the ground, and for business and investment ties further afield. Divestment from Russian investments was a complex affair and an incomplete one.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2024

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. He reported that many original equipment manufacturers want to be more vertically integrated.

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