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ESG Explainer: SFDR One Year on

Chris Hall

Of the 130 climate-themed funds, with titles such as ‘low carbon’, ‘fossil fuel free’ and ‘green energy’, and over US$67 billion in total net assets, 55% had a negative Paris Agreement alignment score. The lowest score was -42%, with the best scoring fund hitting +90%. What is being done to clarify definitions?

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: NatureAlpha Joins UN Biodiversity Data Initiative

Chris Hall

index, which will invest solely in companies within the SBF 120 Index – the 120 most actively-traded stocks listed in Paris – that have emissions reduction targets approved to be in line with the 1.5°C C goal of the Paris Agreement. The CAC SBT 1.5°

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Take Five: Immediately and Gradually

Chris Hall

Immediately and gradually – The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook calculated that keeping on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement by 2030 would cost between 0.15-0.25% Pillars of the post-WW2 global financial system are not yet on the same page for climate risk and sustainable development. of inflation a year. “If

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These 200 companies are leading the clean economy in 2023

Corporate Knights

The election of Donald Trump meant the United States would soon pull out of the Paris Agreement. The Clean200 uses negative screens. In 2016, things seemed somewhat dire for the clean energy transition. To be eligible, a company must earn more than 10% of total revenues from clean sources.

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