Corporate Knights

JULY 14, 2022

MH: Choosing among responsible investment tools – positive and negative screening, divestment and engagement – is complicated. EE: The debate about divestment versus engagement in fossil fuels is probably more heated now than ever. What are your thoughts on that? It must be addressed by changing the economy.

Divestment 278

Divestment Ethical Investment Greenwashing Negative Screening 278

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Business Benefits of Sustainable Finance Several advantages to sustainable finance go beyond producing dividends. Here are a few of the outcomes that contribute to a company's long-term sustainability and competitiveness. Lower perceived risk can result in lower costs for financing.

Green Bonds 147

Green Bonds Sustainable Investment Supply Chains Supply Chain 147

Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2025

Under the aegis of the Sustainable Markets Initiative , pharmaceuticals giants AstraZeneca and GSK led a deal that will see the collective procurement of 225 gigawatt hours of renewable energy annually, for medical R&D and manufacturing facilities in China.

Negative Screening 87

Negative Screening Sustainable Investment Climate Change Digitalization 87

Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Larry Fink, the CEO of the largest investment firm in the world, wrote in his 2022 letter to CEOs: “It’s been two years since I wrote that climate risk is investment risk. Sustainable investments have now reached $4 trillion. The Clean200 uses negative screens. Clean 200 Negative Screens Criteria # Excluded.

Net Zero 360

Net Zero Negative Screening Divestment Manufacturing 360

Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

SFDR Level 1 requires asset management companies to provide information about their investments’ ESG risks and also their impact on society and the environment. It lays down sustainability disclosure obligations for manufacturers of financial products and financial advisers toward end-investors.

Greenwashing 98

Greenwashing Negative Screening Sustainable Investment Paris Agreement 98

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Divestment from Russian investments was a complex affair and an incomplete one. New research finds that many major firms are sending mixed messages on their withdrawal, while reports elsewhere suggest firms including weapons manufacturers continue to evade sanctions.

Negative Screening 52

Negative Screening Divestment Supply Chain Supply Chains 52

Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

of the capital expenditure, acquisitions, and research and development expenses among the Clean200 companies were defined as sustainable by the Corporate Knights Sustainable Economy Taxonomy, compared to only 7% among MSCI ACWI constituents. The Clean200 uses negative screens.

Banking 334

Banking Manufacturing Negative Screening Paris Agreement 334