Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Researchers presented investors with two different investments with equal returns where one generates positive externalities (as measured by reduced carbon emissions reductions) and the other does not. Frustrated by the analysis we have presented, and continually asked for advice, we decided to delve deeper.

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We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU Green Taxonomy was designed to accelerate the flow of money into green companies and projects, while simultaneously protecting investors from greenwashing accusations. The EU Green Taxonomy is also instrumental for the upcoming EU Green Bonds Standard.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Sovereigns have been relatively late entrants to sustainable bond markets following corporates and supra-national entities (such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), which issued the first green debt securities in the mid-2000s.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 8, 2024

No country in the region has made reporting against the frameworks mandatory, further increasing greenwashing risk and due diligence costs. A comprehensive taxonomy can mitigate the risk of greenwashing by enforcing stringent requirements and maintaining transparency.”

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 8, 2024

No country in the region has made reporting against the frameworks mandatory, further increasing greenwashing risk and due diligence costs. A comprehensive taxonomy can mitigate the risk of greenwashing by enforcing stringent requirements and maintaining transparency.”

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

There is a need to look beyond surface-level commentary that a company produces, which may include promising ESG jargon, and gain a deep understanding of its sustainability strategy – as well as a method of tracking and comparing one period with another, to ensure companies are moving in the right direction and not simply greenwashing. .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Anzetse Were, Senior Economist at FSD Kenya, explains how international investors can overcome the barriers presented by Africa’s informal economy. The good news is that this impasse also presents an opportunity to improve the financial architecture in Africa and increase deal flow.

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Chris Hall

MAY 25, 2022

The goal should be to ensure that asset managers have all the data needed to fulfil regulatory requirements by aligning with the taxonomy and to ensure that investors are investing in sustainable funds validated by regulators and avoiding greenwashing,” she said.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Although the EU Taxonomy and SFDR were designed to increase transparency and reduce opportunities for greenwashing, it’s still early days, and there is much work to do. The Morningstar report notes that present percentages are “difficult to gauge” due to different interpretations of sustainability in the market.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This lack of support from governments will present a challenge as the private nature finance market is growing but remains far short of the scale needed to complement public nature finance commitments. Sustainable finance such as ESG-linked financial products and green bonds are projected to expand rapidly.

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Sustainability Update

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This lack of support from governments will present a challenge as the private nature finance market is growing but remains far short of the scale needed to complement public nature finance commitments. Sustainable finance such as ESG-linked financial products and green bonds are projected to expand rapidly.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

This week in ESG news: Shell’s board of directors sued over climate strategy; UK regulator to test asset managers for greenwashing claims; Nordea ties top exec compensation to ESG goals; CDP says only 1 in 200 companies have credible climate plans; KPMG & Workiva partner on ESG reporting solutions; Aviva Investors to require climate transition (..)

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James Militzer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In a sector where greenwashing is an increasingly common problem, and practically anything can be presented as an impact investment regardless of the business’ actual impact, this transparency is important. Such incentives ensure accountability and a focus on delivering measurable social impact alongside financial returns.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

Will financial allocators support the energy transition of the future or capitulate to the demands of the present? One of Atkinss first targets will be Biden-era SEC guidance making it easier for investor activists to present shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues at corporate annual meetings. Shareholder rights.

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