Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It comes as investor focus on deforestation, to achieve net zero targets, steps up. It found that of 700 financial institutions with high profile climate and net zero commitments only 21% recognise deforestation as a business risk.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

Latest iteration of the alliance’s target-setting protocol expands coverage to private markets, providing more detail on sovereign debt.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2024

Story time – The halfway point of the calendar year brings forth a stream of impact and sustainability reports from asset managers and owners, particularly in the UK, as signatories also comply with their obligations under the Stewardship Code. Sounds familiar? That’s because it is.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Climate change is the leading issue being addressed by US asset owners that incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions, according to the US SIF Foundation’s latest biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends. We see climate change as a predominant specific factor.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 31, 2023

Despite growing sustainable investment opportunities across Africa, “business-as-usual” finance system reinforces funding gap. Currently, only about 2% of global investments in renewable energy go to Africa. Climate finance channelled into Africa cannot be upscaled in line with a 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Drawing from experiences in other regions, the UK has an opportunity to consider various use cases, prioritise them, and tailor the taxonomy to suit these purposes, particularly as it launches its taxonomy consultation in the autumn,” GTAG Member Kate Levick said during a webinar on 8 September.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

“Social issues are becoming increasingly important to investors as they look to understand the impact of their investments and ensure a just transition to net zero,” said Victor van Hoorn , Executive Director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), speaking during a webinar launching the paper.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 29, 2022

Tenisha Elliott, Associate Responsible for Investment Team at BMO Global Asset Management, told a UK Sustainable Investment Forum (UKSIF) webinar earlier this year that her firm believes poor management of ESG issues such as workers’ rights will have a “negative impact” on the bottom line of investee companies.

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3BL Media

JULY 27, 2023

Basically, nature positive is biodiversity’s net zero with a critical difference: While net zero is a destination, nature positive is a journey. This year, for the first time, a company was excluded from an investment fund on the basis of biodiversity. WHC webinars are all available for free.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2023

In mid-February last year, Sustainable Investments Institute had identified 27 anti-ESG proposals and for 2023 there are at least 40 so far, a big jump that suggests last year’s surge will be surpassed. Six proposals on reproductive health went to vote in 2022, with average support of 40%. We’re in a really tough spot on [….]

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

trillion, even more investment is needed. It is estimated that $15 trillion a year must be put toward green technologies to meet net-zero emissions. Lise Pretorius, Head of Sustainability Analysis at Matter, agreed with Free. SOURCE: Nasdaq, Inc. While ESG funds are at all-time highs, increasing by 50% this year to $2.7

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A much-anticipated ‘red wave’ of Republican victories failed to materialise in the US mid-term elections held on Tuesday, but the party’s antipathy toward ESG is likely to complicate life for sustainability-led investors, according to experts. . We’re seeing a lot of action at the state level.

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