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Guest Post: Six Steps Leaders Can Take to Accelerate Their Sustainability Transformation Efforts

ESG Today

According to The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requirements , it is mandated for organizations to conduct a double materiality assessment, which in turn helps them determine which sustainability issues are material and should be included in their emissions reporting.

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Sustainability in Packaging: Facts Instead of Buzzwords

Sphera

It is perceived as a source of waste and a symbol of the modern throw-away society. Thanks to increasingly strict environmental legislation, national bans on the importation of plastic waste and public pressure, packaging manufacturers, consumer goods producers and retailers are being forced to rethink their approach to packaging.?.

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Storebrand Fund a Gauge for Green Bond Growth

Chris Hall

The tenth anniversary of Nordic asset manager Storebrands Green Bond Fund offers a yardstick for the significant growth of and interest in green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition (GSS+) bonds during the last decade. Launched in 2015, the fund has hit almost SEK 11 billion (US$1.1

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Managers’ Eyes on SFDR Prize

Chris Hall

Combined, the regulation is designed to help European asset owners understand, compare and measure the sustainability characteristics of investment funds, limiting their exposure to greenwashing. . “We There may be areas where we may need to take further action, if we notice that there is a real risk and reality of greenwashing.

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Engagement Drives Growth in Australian Responsible Investment

Chris Hall

“Investment managers are also getting much better at backing up their claims around the sustainability of their portfolios, as they don’t want to find themselves on the wrong side of tightening greenwashing regulation and scrutiny.”. Thematic variations.

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ESG’s Backlash Demands Better Data

Chris Hall

Richard Hardyment, Head of Engagement at the Institute of Business Ethics, calls for a revolution in the mechanics of measurement to realise sustainable finance’s potential. There are accusations of greenwashing from one side, ‘wokeism’ from another, and a lingering question on everyone’s lips: is it making a difference?