ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

This week in ESG news: Canada to require oil & gas industry to slash emissions; California’s climate reporting law survives legal challenge; Mizuho invests in climate solutions provider Pollination; new clean energy deals signed by H&M, Meta, Saint-Gobain; incoming EU finance Commissioner calls for sustainable investment labels, reduced SFDR (..)

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Billion Stake in Eni’s Sustainable Mobility Business Carbon Ridge Raises $9.5 Billion Stake in Eni’s Sustainable Mobility Business Carbon Ridge Raises $9.5

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The UK government launched a new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero today, focused on ensuring near- and long-term energy supply, as well as on keeping the UK on track to meet its climate commitments. Delighted to become the first Secretary of State for the new Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

The results: the best investments of the past three to five years turn out to be the companies that jumped feet-first into the green economy. “As The numbers tell the story. Between January 1, 2019, and March 22, 2023, the value of the top quintile of the SEI grew 146%, compared to 47% for the MSCI ACWI.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 19, 2025

Billion Sustainable Investing Mandate from SJP Net Zero Investor Coalition Hits Pause After BlackRock Exit Exec Moves Mars Appoints Alastair Child as New Chief Sustainability Officer Barclays Head of Sustainability Steps Down Sodali Appoints Andrew Benett as New CEO

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Government of Canada outlined a plan to develop a new sustainable investment taxonomy, a set of guidelines to help categorize sustainable economic activities aligned with the goals of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 and limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C,

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The university will allocate 10% of its $4-billion endowment to sustainable investments by 2025 (the “invest” side of DivestInvest). s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, a global group committed to setting increasingly stringent emission targets on the road to net-zero.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Among the survey respondents, half reported that they have set net zero GHG emissions goals for their portfolios, including 39% targeting net zero by 2050, with another 30% either having some emissions reduction goal, or in the process of drafting plans to do so.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Last month, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) released its 2022 Report on Sustainable Investing , highlighting its commitment to be net-zero by 2050 and its engagement strategy to pressure companies to manage climate risks.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Among the key priorities outlined by the HKMA’s new agenda include directives for banks to reach net zero financed emissions by 2050 and to provide disclosures on climate risks and opportunities, and for the HKMA to incentivize sustainable finance innovation and to provide sustainable-financed training programs for finance professionals.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

How can we transform our business model to become net-zero, regenerative, fair and equitable? but from the perspective of "How can we transform our business model to become net-zero, regenerative, fair and equitable?". How can we transform our business model to become net-zero, regenerative, fair and equitable?

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2023

The federal government is pursuing new policies on procurement and low-carbon investment standards aimed at boosting the business prospects for companies committed to net-zero climate plans. The Canadian sustainable finance council comprises 25 institutions, including banks, pension funds, insurance companies and credit unions.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 31, 2023

Investors’ willingness to deploy capital to fund the UK’s net zero transition is at risk, as recent policy signals have reduced confidence in the government’s commitments to its climate policies, according to a new letter sent to Prime Minister Sunak by a group of financial institutions managing £1.5

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

proxy voting recommendations; capital raises for battery tech, e-fuels, energy storage, carbon removal; Microsoft sources solar energy in Texas, Illinois; IBM, Ramboll partner on sustainability strategy & reporting solutions, and more.

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ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2023

Standard Chartered announced today the appointment of former Credit Suisse Global Head of Sustainable Finance Dana Barsky as Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero. Barsky will be based in Singapore, and report to Group Chief Sustainability Officer Marisa Drew.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Multi-stakeholder dialogue seen as essential in unlocking capital for net zero solutions, as GSIA calls for development of national transition plans. Examples include reducing inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and driving investment to new low-carbon technologies, such as green hydrogen. C temperature pathway.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Investment management firm Fidelity International announced today the expansion of its sustainability team with two new senior hires, including Phil Cliff, joining from M&G Investments, and Aaron Hay, from Federated Hermes, as Directors, Sustainable Investing.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres Alfa Laval Accelerates Net Zero Goal by 3 Years to 2027 Mercedes-Benz Sharpens Sustainability Focus on 6 Key ESG Areas BlackRock, (..)

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

Robeco said that its new engagement theme targeting the transition metals supply chain comes as the focus of climate change initiatives increasingly moves towards the achievement of net zero emissions, setting transition as a principle topic.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 29, 2024

Ninety percent of the world has set a net-zero target. We should see so much more lobbying towards that,” said former environment minister Catherine McKenna, now chair of the UN’s High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities, at the InfluenceMap launch, hosted by Corporate Knights.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP), one of Canada’s largest investors, with over $240 billion in assets under management, announced today the appointment of Anna Murray as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing. We look forward to Ms.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The International Energy Agency has outlined that 50% of all existing buildings need to be net zero by 2040, increasing to 85% by 2050.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 24, 2023

The results: the best investments of the past three to five years turn out to be the companies that jumped feet-first into the green economy. “As The numbers tell the story. Between January 1, 2019, and March 22, 2023, the value of the top quintile of the SEI grew 146%, compared to 47% for the MSCI ACWI.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 7, 2022

In a statement supporting the resolution, BCGEU recommends the affiliated companies, Brookfield Business Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, reduce their portfolio emissions by 22% to 32% between 2020 to 2025, a target in keeping with the UN-backed Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. More RBC scrutiny. Canadian oil.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2022

JetBlue’s most aggressive near-term emissions reduction target to-date, this science-based target aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the growing airline’s own goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of broader airline industry targets. Charting a path to net zero. Reducing Fuel Burn.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 8, 2023

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. found that 90% of limited partners factor ESG into their investment decisions, and 77% use it as a criterion in selecting general partners.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Republican denunciations of sustainable investing are an absurd caricature of the industry, but they have helped to expose the confusion and lack of standardization in ESG assessments, making the industry and the money managers that rely on them vulnerable to attacks from both climate-concerned investors and business-as-usual conservatives. .

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 26, 2024

New figures showed that carbon emissions in 2022 fell to “significantly lower” than pre-pandemic levels in 2019, giving hope that Canada can meet its net-zero commitments. Crucially, the companies’ average sustainable investment (as a percentage of total investment) hit 58.9% Climate commitments legend 1.5°C:

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 22, 2023

Our new report, produced in collaboration with the Ottawa-based Smart Prosperity Institute and funded by the Trottier Family Foundation, finds that pension managers’ support for the green transition is growing but still nowhere near the pace required to meet global net-zero-carbon targets. trillion, versus just 7% of $2.1 79000 0.14

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 2, 2023

While most have set net-zero targets, nearly all of the equity fund portfolios that were assessed – some 95% – are “misaligned” with the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 that much of the world is chasing, as a tipping point in climate appears ever nearer. Canadian managers average a stewardship score of C. Neither U.S.

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3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

We will be focused not only on our corporate sustainability efforts, which include reducing the organization’s greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing our reporting infrastructure, but also expanding our stewardship and sustainable investing practices across our global investment portfolios.” . Major 2021 CSR Achievements.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 6, 2024

A net zero-focused investing ecosystem requires flexibility in thinking, not dogmatic views. Shared beliefs and challenges Concern about global warming and belief in the importance of net zero was consistent among participants in the research. billion to US$5.97

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 16, 2024

In the 2024 Global 100 ranking, the top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% the year prior. That compares with sustainable investments at a paltry 17% among the broader universe of publicly traded companies with more than US$1 billion in annual revenue.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

BlackRock Global Head of Sustainable Investing Paul Bodnar announced that he will be departing the firm, to join the Bezos Earth Fund. BlackRock has changed the way the financial sector thinks about sustainability. The fund has provided over 100 grants to date, allocating more than $1.6

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 24, 2023

Signals of change in the net zero transition this week show businesses advocating for strong climate policy in the finance, transport and land sectors. The post Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 24, 2023 appeared first on We Mean Business Coalition.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2025

The standard setter emphasises internal decarbonisation, action-based targets as part of revamped net zero standard for corporates. Wyburd said that while carbon credits and removals can support the path to net zero, they must never be a substitute for internal decarbonisation.

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