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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

While some recognise carbon offsets markets as key for us to achieve net-zero emissions world by 2050 by funnelling cash into cost-effective projects, others believe credits are a dangerous distraction that allows polluters to pay their way out of the problem. Introduction. 1 – 1.5ºC emission pathway (Source McKinsey & Co).

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The JUST Report: Should CEO Pay Be Tied To Stakeholder Value Creation?

Just Capital

But what if CEO and senior executive pay was tied more explicitly to total stakeholder value creation? On environmental and climate issues, it focuses intensively on the environmental impact of its products, with a goal to create products with Net-Zero carbon impact by 2030.

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Focus on Outcomes

Chris Hall

David Byrns, Portfolio Manager at American Century, explains why transition investing is fundamental to achieving net zero. But the range of transition planning frameworks being developed to support organisations on their path to net zero is inevitably driving demand for assets turning from brown to green.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends. Among companies, Impact Valuation as an approach to valuing a company’s impact on society has hit an inflexion point. 2022 Sustainability Summary.

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Staying the Course

Chris Hall

We’ve seen greater engagement from the investment community which wants to make good decisions about long-term value creation and address systemic risk,” the PRI’s CEO David Atkin told ESG Investor. “By The risk of greenwashing has also been a growing concern.

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Take Sustainability to Heart

Chris Hall

Proactive ESG compliance by asset managers will drive value creation, says Melanie Wadsworth, Corporate Partner at Faegre Drinker. However, the risk of accusations of ‘greenwashing’ and the reputational damage that can cause is real, and firms are rightly concerned to avoid this.

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State Street Global Advisors’ CEO and Head of Asset Stewardship Talk Proxy Season, the State of Energy Amid Ukraine War, and the Future of ESG

Just Capital

We are pushing our portfolio companies to tell us not whether they want to get to net zero, but also as importantly tell us how are they going to get there. ” Now, we all know what greenwashing is, right? How are we thinking about net zero as an asset manager and what kind of disclosure do we want to see?