Green Investing Greenwashing Net Zero 
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
I’m reminded of this debate amid the current turmoil over a green investment label in Europe, a situation caused largely by the unwillingness of the sustainable investment sector to create its own industry standard. Until very recently, the initiative has been considered a success.
Corporate Knights
MARCH 1, 2023
If companies want to do big business with the Canadian government going forward, they’ll need to prove how green they are. The federal government is pursuing new policies on procurement and low-carbon investment standards aimed at boosting the business prospects for companies committed to net-zero climate plans.
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Corporate Knights
MARCH 3, 2025
EU climate taxonomy simplified The new rules also reduce the reporting burden under the EU taxonomy, the classification system that determines whether companies are making capital investments in line with a net-zero future. Companies are required to report under a list of hundreds of data points, which vary by company.
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
At a forum on sustainable finance in Ottawa this week, a parade of speakers, including Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, warned that Canada is falling behind global competitors in the race to attract the investment needed to fuel the transition to a net-zero economy. Canada is playing catch-up,” he acknowledged. “We
Corporate Knights
MARCH 7, 2023
The European Union, China, the United Kingdom and about 20 other countries are developing such taxonomies as a way of discouraging greenwashing and channelling investment to the climate transition. The EU’s taxonomy has been particularly controversial because of its inclusion of natural gas and nuclear as “green investments.”
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Portfolio-wide commitments to net zero emissions have surged among Asian investors, according to a new study from The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). A total of 40% of survey respondents had committed to net zero emissions, compared with none the previous year.
ESG Today
JULY 10, 2022
Pfizer Announces 2040 Net Zero Commitment. SLC Management Commits $139 Billion Portfolio to Net Zero by 2050. European Lawmakers Defeat Move to Keep Nuclear and Gas out of Green Investment Taxonomy. K2 Launches ESG Certification for Fund Managers to Tackle Greenwashing Risk. ESG Services and Tools.
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