ESG Today

AUGUST 1, 2024

Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds – including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds – declined sharply in the second quarter of 2024, as fewer new issuers entered the market and issuers contend with regulatory scrutiny, according to a new report released by Moody’s Ratings.

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3BL Media

JULY 13, 2023

In this article, we will explore various aspects of sustainable forestry certifications, including the certification process, objectives, audits, and the importance of continually raising the bar for environmental and social sustainability in the forestry industry. What is a sustainable forestry certification?

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Just as environmental and economic sustainability require careful preservation and use of natural and financial resources, people sustainability requires treating people and human potential as precious resources that must be supported and valued to drive resilience and agility — and the future we all wish to see.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 5, 2024

In relation to the other two labels, I suggest examples which can usefully be adopted for real estate strategies: Sustainability improvers: invest in assets that have the potential to become more sustainable, determined by their potential to improve environmental and/or social sustainability over time.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

An important key to unlocking that finance lies in green and sustainable emerging market bonds, which promise lenders both returns and the opportunity to invest in projects with an ESG impact. Inclusion of a requirement that details community and grassroots-level involvement. Recourse for misuse of funds.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Bloomberg, Normative, Sugi, ISS ESG, FE fundinfo and MSCI. .

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 30, 2021

We are committed to adopting, within the supply chain, every useful tool to ensure respect for social and environmental sustainability, the protection of workers' rights and a fair economic return for the various operators.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Looking forward, WELL is poised for even faster adoption, bolstered by signature partnerships, global policy advancements and an increased focus on social sustainability. Beyond formal reporting, WELL has also been included in over 200 ESG, CSR and sustainability reports since 2018.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

The finalised DR document outlines all 13 RTSs and provides an explanatory memorandum. Further, it includes templates for a principal adverse sustainability impacts statement , pre-contractual disclosure documents for Article 8 and 9 funds, and periodic disclosure documents for Article 8 and 9 funds. .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Under the proposals , part of the watchdog’s consultation on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements , there will be three categories of labels for sustainable investment products. But at least with the new regime it will no longer be possible to bury caveats at the back of fund documents,” he said.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The overwhelming market consensus is that this is will not be reflected in documentation anytime soon. There is, and will continue to be, discussions as to whether a breach of an ESG provision should constitute a default and/or an event of default.

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B the Change

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Companies may withhold identification documents, deceive workers about their contract, and threaten those who complain with deportation. Initiatives such as KnowTheChain , NGOs such as Verité and IHRB , and social sustainability consultancies such as ELEVATE offer guidance. (As Would you ever pay this much to get a job?

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 11, 2021

Best practices during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially those adopted in Asia-Pacific countries, should be documented and disseminated rapidly. Considering their size and importance in the global economy, G20 countries should intensify policy efforts and actions for a Covid-19 recovery built around the SDGs.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What are global asset managers doing to address social concerns? According to figures published from Environmental Finance Data, US$889 billion was raised through green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds in 2022 – taking the cumulative total raised by these instruments to $3.5

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 29, 2020

He noted that the recovery from the 2008 financial crisis was based on the notion of economic sustainability, whereas little attention was given to the notion of social sustainability. In all academic and scientific documents, sustainability includes resilience.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2024

Second-quarter issuance represented US$238 billion, down 20% year-on-year, while global issuance of green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds totalled US$238 billion – also down 20%.

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