Sustainability Update

MARCH 20, 2024

What immediate and then the longer-term trends could we be monitoring to identify sustainable investment opportunities in 2024 and 2025, and well beyond? What “mega forces” are at work today re-shaping the global capital markets and presenting investment opportunities (or, presenting risk in ignoring opportunities)?

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When it comes to investing, sustainable investment funds grew 15% last year , and more than half of investors plan to boost sustainable investments in the coming year. Sustainability remains a critical priority, and the participants at Climate Week NYC were fully committed to advancing it.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Regulation is helping asset owners achieve their sustainable investment goals by driving corporate disclosures and honing ESG data quality, according to research from global index provider FTSE Russell.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Deram said: “As Flexstone’s clients continue to develop sustainable investment strategies, we are thrilled to have someone as experienced and talented as Samira leading this effort. In addition to her role at Flexstone, Boussem teaches Sustainable investing at Université Paris Dauphine—PSL. ”

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including FTSE Russell, BondLink, Moody’s, Intercontinental Exchange and more. . This is the second investment the business has attracted in eight months, taking the total seed amount raised to US$13 million.

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ESG Today

MAY 13, 2024

Each of the new funds are classified as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) indicating that they have sustainable investment as their objective, and will have 100% of fund investment invested in sustainable investments.

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ESG Today

JUNE 19, 2024

In October 2023, the Swiss Federal Department of Finance (FDF) announced plans to introduce regulations this year to implement its position on greenwashing, but added that it will hold off on its regulatory efforts if the financial industry presents a self-regulation solution that meets the Council’s position.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

It includes financial operators and other organizations interested in the environmental and social impact of investments. The Forum’s mission is to promote the knowledge and practice of sustainable investing, with the goal of spreading the inclusion of environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) criteria in financial products and processes.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

announced the launch of its new Sustainable Investments 2030 Strategy, aimed at accelerating its transition to a net zero emissions portfolio, and including a new pledge to invest $100 billion in climate solutions by 2030.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

Anna Murray, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing at OTPP, said: “This year we are emphasizing the role of the Audit Committee in managing climate change risks. We believe their oversight will play an increasingly crucial role in helping companies navigate the challenges presented by climate change.”

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ESG Today

APRIL 13, 2023

The regulation includes classification levels for sustainability-focused investment funds, including ‘Article 8’ funds that “promote environmental or social characteristics or a combination of those characteristics,” and the more stringent ‘Article 9’ funds, “which have sustainable investment as their objective.”

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3BL Media

AUGUST 20, 2024

And measuring the emissions avoided as a result of these technologies is key to understanding the impact of those investments,” said Julie Gorte, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Investing, Impax Asset Management. However, measuring avoided emissions can be tricky, and it’s common to overestimate them.

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3BL Media

MARCH 14, 2024

We presented the 2024 BICEP Awards during an amazing week of advocacy focused on maximizing the nationwide surge in clean energy investment. Aaron and Kyle’s strategic and bold maneuver matches the spirit of this award named in Ryan’s honor, and we are proud to present it to them this year. Senate Climate Champion: Sen.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In the memo, Edwin Conway, Global Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors, and Philipp Hildebrand, Vice Chairman of BlackRock, wrote: “The transition to a low-carbon economy presents historic investment opportunities and challenges for clients – on par with the rise of emerging markets and digitization in recent decades. “We

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Japan has staked out a leadership position in sustainable investing. Still, two of its largest industries, energy and seafood, present continued environmental risks. Two reports call out opportunities to reduce risks and reap benefits by going green.

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Article 9 funds are considered the most sustainable, requiring portfolios with 100 per cent sustainable investments. The advantages of Article 9 funds lie in their ability to provide clear signals to investors regarding their commitment to sustainability.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Article 8 funds promote “environmental and/or social characteristics”, while Article 9 refers to products that have a sustainable investment objective; all holdings within a fund must be sustainable investments that meet the standard of “do no significant harm”.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Having reached the standards required to obtain a label, the global investment manager also encouraged peers to “keep trying” in order to support the flow of capital to low-carbon and sustainable investment opportunities. million of investment by the end of October. billion (US$164.4

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3BL Media

JULY 16, 2024

The award presentation was held in Chicago in June, during US SIF’s (Sustainable Investment Forum) Forum 2024. The award continues the legacy of the late Joan Bavaria, whose pioneering work is viewed as helping to catalyze positive change in capital markets.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pacifists may choose not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons. Environmentalists may choose to invest in companies that produce durable products from natural materials. Terms like sustainable investing, impact investing, and ethical investing were used to describe this activity. In the U.S.,

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3BL Media

MAY 25, 2022

Greater diversity among sustainable investment teams is not just about sustainability professionals practising what they preach, but diversity of thought also delivers greater performance. Tweet me: @Acre shares their approach on achieving greater diversity among sustainable investment teams.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Natron's cutting-edge sodium-ion batteries presented an ideal opportunity to both potentially expand our sustainability investment portfolio to our ground operations, and to help make our airport operations more resilient. Learn more about their sustainability investments here: [link].

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Promoting private credit Hay will lead the development and execution of the sustainable investing strategy for Fidelity’s private credit capabilities.

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3BL Media

APRIL 12, 2024

Neglecting to account for climate-related modern slavery threats may present material financial risks to investors. The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations and do not necessarily represent the views of all AB portfolio-management teams. But it’s also a human rights issue.

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ESG Today

JULY 7, 2022

The comments were made in his conference presentation, entitled “Why Investors Need Not Worry About Climate Risk,” where Kirk suggested that more of a focus should be made on directing capital to climate adaptation rather than climate mitigation. If companies believe in diversity and speaking up, they need to walk the talk.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Driven by a heightened interest in responsible investing, ESG has become a significant factor in evaluating the long-term prospects of organizations around the world. Amid this shift, the convergence of ESG with AI technology presents an exciting opportunity.

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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. Aggressive deployment Next month, CalSTRS will present an update on annual net zero strategy progress to its board.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 17, 2023

Investors must now apply a double materiality perspective to their sustainable investment process to ensure real economy impacts, according to Louis Bromfield, Lead Sustainable Investment Associate at Foresight Capital Management. What next for sustainable investing?

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ESG Today

APRIL 17, 2024

Mr Chia Der Jiun, Managing Director, MAS, said: “ASEAN’s sizeable sustainable financing needs over the next decade present significant opportunities for Singapore’s financial centre to support the region’s transition to net zero.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

ESG portfolios not only have outperformed traditional financial assets this year, but also a data analysis prepared by Morningstar, a financial advisory research firm, concluded that almost 60 percent of sustainable investments delivered higher returns than comparable funds over the past decade.

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ESG Today

JUNE 23, 2022

The company was established in 2018 and incubated as a subsidiary of Arabesque Group, a group of financial technology companies offering sustainable investment, advisory, and data services. Sustainability isn’t just a fad or a phase. It’s our necessary present if we are to have a future.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Additional clarifications about the definition of a sustainable investment and about Article 8 and Article 9 classifications are expected soon, but in the meantime, caution and thorough due diligence remains key,” said Hortense Bioy, Global Director of Sustainable Research at Morningstar. targeting an allocation of 50%.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 23, 2023

And significantly, market participants warn EU’s beleaguered Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could overlap, and potentially conflict with, ESMA’s plans for labelling rules. ESMA said it would be open to other ways to define a sustainable investment, such as those included in MiFID II.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In November 2021, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said there is need for the global investment industry to “develop common sustainable finance-related terms and definitions” to ensure consistency.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Investors have also become more interested in information on the impact of companies on the environment and society, with 75% wanting reporting on these issues, up from only 60% last year.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The award, which recognizes high-impact research in sustainable finance, was presented to Stefano Giglio (Yale School of Management), Theresa Kuchler (NYU Stern), Johannes Stroebel (NYU Stern), and Xuran Zeng (NYU Stern). First presented in 1996 by the U.S.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Initiatives to decarbonize the built environment also present significant investment opportunities, with McKinsey stating that the launch of the council aims to “help industry players to tap into an estimated US$800 billion – US$1,900 billion in potential green markets.”.

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