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How Millennials Can Make an Impact With Their Money

3BL Media

In spite of this interest in sustainable finance, confusion about sustainable investing prevails. First, many investors – as many as 70 percent, according to Morgan Stanley – continue to believe that there is a trade-off between “greeninvesting and returns, despite ample evidence to the contrary.

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Reset Connect Showcases Net Zero Business Solutions at London Climate Action Week

3BL Media

All areas of sustainability were covered, from the showcasing of energy innovation and green transport solutions to investors and sustainable business accelerators, all with the same goal of encouraging networking, engagement and collaboration to effect change and lower the global climate impact.

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La Banque Postale Launches €1 Billion Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund

ESG Today

.” Olivier Guigné, Group Chief Investment Officer at CNP Assurances, added: “This fund demonstrates a perfect alignment around our shared values and our commitment to an inclusive and sustainable society. With this investment, our total impact financing commitments now exceed €1.5bn.

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MetLife 2022 Sustainability Report: Creating Value as an Investor

3BL Media

1 Represents responsible investments managed by MIM at estimated fair value as of December 31, 2022. 2 For definitions of responsible investments, impact investments and green investments, please see pages 96 and 97 of the Sustainability Report PDF. 3 Annual investments in 2022.

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Redefining ‘Business as Usual’: Three Ways to Overcome Barriers to ESG and Climate Finance

James Militzer

Meanwhile, most people – 79% overall and 90% of investors under age 45 – say they want to invest in socially and environmentally friendly ways. We also need to foster peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, within and between sectors and countries, to spread the word about what works and doesn’t work, and how best to unlock and spur green finance.

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New Zealand a Laggard in Net Zero Investment

Chris Hall

“For a country that takes pride and capitalises economically on its green image… this is surely a long way from where our investment industry collectively wants to be,” said the report. “ Not proactively setting mandates ”. million people. But the report found the financial sector lagging.

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Take Five: Into the Stratosphere

Chris Hall

billion) green investment pledge. But Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves did earn applause from the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association when she recognised “the potential for private capital to finance a significant portion of the UK’s transition to net zero”.