James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Working with local and international businesses and investors, CATALYZE explores commercially-viable opportunities and approaches to creating jobs, developing sustainable social services, tightening and rationalizing supply chains, advancing inclusive growth, and protecting natural resources – including the Amazon.

Climate Change 98

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Chris Hall

APRIL 1, 2022

Net Purpose CEO Sam Duncan explains the need to bring more structure to sustainability data. A survey conducted by the Impact Investing Institute reveals growing interest. A survey conducted by the Impact Investing Institute reveals growing interest. We need more data and fewer scores,” she says.

Impact Investing 52

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

The report , published alongside the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2) and Proxy Impact, reviewed at least 527 shareholder resolutions filed on ESG issues for the current proxy season. The environment remains a central shareholder concern with more than 190 proposals filed, a near 20% increase on 2023.

Sustainable Investment 69

Sustainable Investment Climate Change Supply Chain Supply Chains 69

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This aligns with the broader context of the current state of ESG, where sustainable investing is gaining momentum and making a significant impact on the market.” In May, the EU adopted new rules for deforestation-free products. The post Earth’s Balance Sheet appeared first on ESG Investor.

Carbon Offsets 111

Carbon Offsets Supply Chain Supply Chains Development 111

Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2024

Follow the trend Aiming to capitalise on the positive state of play, Federated Hermes launched the UK Nature Impact Fund last year, alongside environmental impact investment adviser and fund manager Finance Earth. Overall, there’s quite a lot of science behind the outcomes that you’re producing.”

Impact Investing 81

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

The report , published alongside the Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2) and Proxy Impact, reviewed at least 527 shareholder resolutions filed on ESG issues for the current proxy season. The environment remains a central shareholder concern with more than 190 proposals filed, a near 20% increase on 2023.

Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainable Investment Climate Change Supply Chain Supply Chains 52

Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 12, 2022

indigenous populations), as well as working conditions throughout the supply chain (e.g. Another distinction is that ESG investment considers ESG factors to have financial implications, as opposed to only ethical ones. In other words, a positive impact is valued above financial returns.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Impact Investing Stranded Assets Ethical Investment 52

Richard Matthews

MARCH 21, 2022

This alphabetized list of PEs is composed of firms that focus on one or more of the following SDGs: Climate action, clean energy, sustainable cities and communities, quality education, innovation and infrastructure, life below water, and life on land. To illustrate, last year KKR ‘s Euro Global Social Impact Fund raised $1.3

Climate Change 64

Climate Change Impact Investing Development Waste 64

Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Figure 1: Emerging Regulations and Standards on Sustainability and Climate Disclosure and organizations involved (Source Deloitte ). Besides, mandatory sustainability reporting is also progressing rapidly at the country level. Examples are the Swiss art 964 and the German supply chain act. Thank you GRI! Source VBA.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Carbon Offsets Supply Chain Supply Chains 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2022

Increasingly, however, we see that loop between the trustee and the manager closing, with the CIO getting a clearer mandate from trustees on their sustainable investment priorities and providing a more granular steer to asset managers on their expectations.”. Deeper ESG insights desired.

Analytics 52

Analytics Impact Investing Climate Change Supply Chain 52

Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including LSEG, ISS ESG, Mercer, ICE, Euroclear, Scoot Science, Tumelo, GoldenSource and more.

Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainable Investment Analytics Development Supply Chain 52

Chris Hall

MAY 20, 2022

The survey suggests that challenges in finding, collating and analysing social data is the main reason investors favour E over S in sustainable investment strategies. Virtually all the food we eat is grown by a farmer, many of whom are working on small holdings.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

The draft provides “structure” for US companies already reporting climate-related information to investors, said Lisa Woll, CEO of the US Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF). . Today’s proposal thus is driven by the needs of investors and issuers.” .

Climate Change 52

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

As we enter an age of double materiality, allocators all along the investment value chain may find themselves having to go back to first principles and rethink their entire approaches to asset allocation, portfolio construction, fund and security selection and engagement.

Digitalization 59

Digitalization Supply Chain Supply Chains Impact Investing 59

Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2019, just 15% of the US$16.9 billion in climate-related venture capital funding went to start-ups with at least one female founder, BCG said.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Development Supply Chain Supply Chains 52

3BL Media

JULY 18, 2022

DESCRIPTION: by Amy Domini, author and founder of Domini Impact Investments . The first phase of the responsible investment movement has matured. We find our approach of arguing that scrutiny of the way companies respect their relationships with people and the planet adds value to the investment decision-making process.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

A “fuller response” to the IRA and NZIA would have ensured the UK went beyond building net zero infrastructure, maximising benefits from the supply chains of such infrastructure, “both economically and socially”, Serin told ESG Investor.

Net Zero 72

Net Zero Sustainable Investment Supply Chain Supply Chains 72

James Militzer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It asks investors to consider not only who owns and leads a business, but also the company’s gender strategies and policies, as well as its inclusiveness of women along its supply chain, from its employees all the way to its consumers. Nathalie Gogue-Ebo is a Partner and Katharina Weber is a Project Leader at Open Capital.

Banking 119

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Shell Board of Directors Sued over “Flawed” Climate Strategy Wendy’s Commits to Slash Emissions Across Operations, Franchisees and Supply Chain HVAC Giant Carrier Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across Value Chain (..)

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Stanford Social Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Although ESG investing is often lumped in as part of the broader impact investing ecosystem, it’s important to be clear about their differences at the outset. Changing Course. Could it be that over the long term ESG could come to be seen as a diet of cigarettes and alcohol to shrink a tumor?

Negative Screening 133

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2024

Many investors also have weapons-focused exclusions enshrined in their investment policies. Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s 2024 statement on sustainable investing, for instance, alluded to its exclusionary framework – which included civilian firearms and controversial weapons.

Divestment 139

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 16, 2024

While his party’s wider anti-ESG agenda is hitting some bumps in the road – a federal judge this week struck down efforts by Missouri’s attorney general to limit ESG investment advice – the impact of a second Trump presidency on sustainable investment remains worryingly unclear. The funding is part of a £1.25

Net Zero 78

Net Zero Banking Paris Agreement Development 78