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.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2024

More vibrant corporate green bond markets can promote more advanced corporate green strategies: companies tend to set comprehensive targets and improve disclosure by engaging in sustainable finance. This plays a particularly crucial role in supporting the UK’s 2050 net zero goal.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Levick also noted that the taxonomy could be employed via initiatives such as a net zero test, which the UK might apply to all its public investment decisions, utilising the taxonomy to evaluate whether investments align with the its definition of ‘green’.

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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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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

While this may seem a long way from where things stand today, there is no denying that addressing environmental concerns – and social and governance issues – is increasingly expected to be at the heart of every firm’s investment process. In part, this shift has been driven by the regulators.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2022

This not only creates considerable confusion among investors but exposes them to accusations of greenwashing, as well as the risk of holding investments that are not aligned with their own ESD/SDG requirements. And just as well! Capture the opportunity. The post From Rhetoric to Practice appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), US$4 trillion needs to be invested in renewable energy globally every year by 2030 to achieve net zero by 2050. At least US$1 trillion of this needs to be annually invested in EMDEs. The finance sector .

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ESG Today

MARCH 31, 2024

This week in ESG news: Biden admin invests $6 billion in industrial decarbonization projects; Microsoft signs one of largest-ever biochar carbon removal deals; Mississippi orders BlackRock to ‘cease and desist’ from ESG investing; Walmart invests in 1 GW of new clean energy projects; Vanguard found guilty of misleading green investing claims in Australia; (..)

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

Sitting uncomfortably – A change of tactics now seems clear for asset owners seeking more credible and transparent net zero transition plans from investee firms. To quote a past contributor to ESG Investor , for fund managers, it’s still not easy being green.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

To reach net-zero emissions by 2060, the World Bank estimates China needs between US$14-17 trillion in additional investments for green infrastructure and technology in the power and transport sectors alone, and much of this will need to come from the private sector. ChinaSIF estimates that the size of China’s ESG market in 2022 was RMB 24.6

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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

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

US sustainable investment non-profit Ceres remarked on its rapid economic impact, pointing to the creation of 170,000 green jobs already. The act also kickstarted an era of green investment competition.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

The year started optimistically, fresh off the bold and ambitious agreement in November 2021 that established the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Index fund managers slow-walked on net-zero. More than US$8 trillion removed from sustainable investment tally. Canadian and U.S. In the U.S.,

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