Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2024

CalSTRS Sustainable Investment Director Kirsty Jenkinson talks about taking a hard line on companies failing to disclose emissions properly and treating proxy voting as seriously as portfolio investments. We’ll continue to do that this year, because we feel directors are our representatives on the board.

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Net Zero Sustainable Investment Paris Agreement Value Creation 84

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Neervoort says that ESG metrics should be quantifiable indicators that are material to the company’s sustainable value creation and anchored in the business strategy.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

ESG an increasing factor in deal flow and value creation, but regional variations persist across markets. Meanwhile, research from investment manager Downing found a quarter of public pensions were looking to increase their PE allocations by 50% or more over the next three years.

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Value Creation Sustainable Investment Climate Change 59

Just Capital

JUNE 2, 2022

That interest had already been growing among shareholders, but investors hadn’t really been vocal about how they were increasingly viewing human capital as a source of value creation in the firm versus merely a cost to be minimized. We need that information to be able to make decisions. So what’s the issue? I don’t know.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Inconsistent, limited corporate disclosures continue to frustrate investors’ efforts to secure decision-useful data on social impact, according to panellists during a webinar hosted by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Forum (UKSIF) this week. Identifying the data.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 19, 2024

Some are also identifying synergies with the natural capital investments they are making as part of their sustainable investment strategies. Put together, these three themes form the basis of the firm’s Impact Agenda , informed by a consideration of where it has “the credibility and legitimacy to play a role”, Chapman explains.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Investors that have already expressed interest in the initiative will receive more information in the coming months. Robeco has identified biodiversity as one of the three strategic sustainability investing pillars, next to climate change and human rights. New investors can express their interest here.

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Sustainability Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Natalie Runyon of Thomson Reuters Institute writes that “it’s crucial for CFOs to navigate complex regulatory landscapes, integrate ESG factors into capital allocation, and embed sustainability into company DNA to drive long-term value creation and mitigate risk.” For more information , view the full newsletter here.

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Carlos Sanchez

APRIL 28, 2021

Moreover, if your company doesn’t share material information, rating agencies will penalize you and trillions in global institutional and retail capital will flow away from your firm. There are two megatrends behind the rise of sustainable finance and ESG ratings; the shift in companies purpose and the rise of intangible assets.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 1, 2024

Although the overwhelming majority of the Church Commissioners’ assets are UK-based, the fund does have some holdings abroad – including forestry investments in the US. As such, one may wonder whether this has impacted long-term asset owners’ sustainable investment plans.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In Europe, the Green Taxonomy and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation have set standards for what counts as sustainable investing, which include private equity. That is now changing as ESG has become a priority for asset owners and companies, and as regulation increases the risks of non-compliance.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The rise in ESG investment has contributed to an increasing demand for quality and comprehensive non-financial information disclosures. Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Consequently the information ESG investors are seeking is changing too.

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Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

Sustainable capitalism resists short-term thinking and endeavors to maximize long-term economic value creation. The grey economy, (aka the informal or underground economy), refers to a diverse array of economic activities that may be legal, but which evade taxes. However, it remains focused on profit maximization.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

With responsible investing having evolved from a niche strategy to a global trend over the past two decades, significant tailwinds have driven growth in membership of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), as asset owners and managers increasingly recognise the importance of incorporating ESG risk and performance.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 27, 2025

The regulatory roadmap for ESG has shifted once again, and asset owners need to be up to speed with how the changing policies, including in the UK and Europe, will aid or challenge, their ability to spot genuinely sustainable investments that align with their own compliance and sustainability objectives.

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