Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including WWF, UNEP, S&P Global Sustainable1, ISS ESG, and CHOOOSE. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched a Biodiversity Risk Filter, which looks to aid companies in tackling nature-related risks.

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UNEP Analytics Logistics Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

To boost sustainable investment in ocean economies, the International Capital Market Association, in partnership with other industry bodies, has consolidated existing blue finance guidance and principles under one framework. As of January 2023, green bonds had raised US$2.5 we combine this so the guidance draws on that ”.

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Green Bonds UNEP Banking Climate Change 64

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The FfB Foundation was set up in March 2021 after the launch of the FfB Pledge in the previous year, which currently has 153 signatories across 24 countries with a collective US$22.6 trillion in AUM.

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UNEP Sustainable Investment Net Zero Development 64

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Her Triple B Framework – an approach to blended finance incorporating behavioural change and greater alignment of different types of capital – underpins the Bahamas Sustainable Investment Programme , announced at Clinton Global Initiative in September and in Dubai during COP28.

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UNEP Climate Change Net Zero Development 64

Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2024

DSM excluded from ESG portfolios Many investors and financial institutions have excluded DSM from their definitions of sustainable investment. The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) issued guidance on sustainable blue economy bonds, explicitly excluding DSM.

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UNEP Sustainable Investment Banking Development 78

Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2023

Last year, UNEP FI issued a briefing paper for investors and other financial institutions which said “there is no foreseeable way in which the financing of [DSM] activities can be viewed as consistent with the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 9, 2022

The APAC Network will be led by newly appointed GFANZ Director Yuki Yasui, who previously served as the APAC lead for the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).

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Net Zero UNEP Sustainable Investment Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 2, 2022

For sustainable investment professionals, reporting against the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) or the Task Force on Climate-related Financia Disclosures, stewardship code disclosures, and standardised, comparable corporate reporting are now part of the day job. Real economy impact.

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Stewardship Code UNEP Sustainable Investment Development 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 18, 2024

The TNFD’s LEAP approach (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare) has proved a popular and easy-to-apply methodology for helping companies report their sustainable investing activities in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) disclosures or regulatory directives such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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Climate Change UNEP Sustainable Investment Corporate Financiers 59

Sustainable Development Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

This new land-rights indicator has achieved a high level of consensus: it has been endorsed by 30 civil society organizations, supported by a network of development partners, suggested by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and recommended by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

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UNEP Development Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainability Update

MAY 28, 2024

It represents not only a lost opportunity to feed food-insecure people but also a substantial contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – an estimated 8 -10% of total global emissions , according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) , as well as 58% of all landfill methane emissions , according to the EPA.

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Waste EPA Corporate Social Responsibility UNEP 64

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“We encourage international standard setters and regulatory authorities to consider how the [TNFD] framework can be rapidly adopted into corporate reporting requirements,” said James Alexander, Chief Executive of UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), adding that the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) should “turn (..)

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CDP Banking Corporate Social Responsibility UNEP 64

Chris Hall

MARCH 18, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including GRI, Sustainalytics, ISS ESG, CDP, Diginex, Esgaia and Normative. . The working group emphasised climate change as the most critical issue for the sector, requiring enhanced disclosure.

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Net Zero CDP Supply Chain Supply Chains 40

Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

As the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) summarises in their Adaptation Gap Report [8], “adapting to climate change makes economic sense” – with the Global Commission on Adaptation estimating a return of US$7.1 trillion investment in adaptation measures [9]. For many institutional investors, physical risks remain ‘terra incognita’.

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Climate Change Paris Agreement UNEP COP26 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2023

“Biodiversity in rural England is clearly not the same as a Brazilian biome, and [companies in each region] have vastly different potential risks and impacts,” notes Aela Cozic, Sustainable Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager at UK-based investment manager Fidelity International.

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Net Zero Development Analytics Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Fixing the Business of Food The project team led by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment issued its 2021 project report that provides an update on the food and agribusiness sector’s alignment with the SDGs, as well as offering guidelines to help companies accomplish the change of direction needed to address this challenge.

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COP26 Decarbonize Development Climate Action Tracker 52

Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

Sustainable finance, until recently still a niche activity, is now a mainstream strategic consideration for banks, asset managers and insurers. For example, the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance is not led by sustainability teams, it’s typically CIOs who are driving it.”. Focus on nature.

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Net Zero UNEP Greenwashing Banking 98

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

There were mixed signals and missed opportunities on sustainable investment in the UK’s latest fiscal statement. UNEP did at least try to change the mood by also examining solutions, specifically traditional, land-based and less-proven newer forms of carbon removal.

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UNEP Climate Change Sustainable Investment 81

Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

DWS whistle-blower Desiree Fixler has criticised European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for not reaching out to her regarding their investigation into greenwashing in sustainable investment, while other consultation responses focused on ESG rating agencies, harmonisation, and definitional nuances of greenwashing.

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Greenwashing Net Zero CDP Sustainable Investment 96

Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

Sustainable capitalism also invites efforts to reinforce sustainability as a fiduciary issue, create advisory services for sustainable asset management, expand the range and depth of sustainable investment products; reconsider the appropriate definition for growth beyond GDP and integrate sustainability into business education at all levels.

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Development Waste Value Creation UNEP 59

Chris Hall

AUGUST 16, 2023

C temperature pathway. Last year, the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) ‘ Emissions Gap Report ’ said climate policies enacted worldwide could result in 2.8°C C as possible, experts say. The IPR forecasts that climate policies put in place since COP26 set the world on a 1.8°C C of global warming by 2100 – and between 2.4-2.6°C

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Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change UNEP 52

Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment. In late April, the UK High Court ruled that charity trustees can consider climate change factors when making decisions over their investments, even if it means making lower returns.

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UNEP Net Zero Sustainable Investment Stranded Assets 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Taxonomies define economic activities aligned with sustainability goals across multiple sectors and provide guidance to corporates and investors with an aim to mitigate greenwashing. In November, Eurosif published a roadmap on scaling-up investments for sustainable growth.

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UNEP Sustainable Investment Net Zero Development 72

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The issue is longstanding, but has been thrown into sharp relief by the sharp rise of ESG-related investing in recent years, with existing regulatory frameworks increasingly requiring fiduciaries to consider whether to simply pursue maximum returns for clients and trustees, or take into account wider issues, typically related to sustainability.

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Sustainable Investment UNEP Climate Change Development 52

Chris Hall

JULY 7, 2023

There have been longstanding concerns that there is a “sequencing” issue as the requirements for investors under SFDR came into force before the ESRS requirements for companies.

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UNEP Sustainable Investment Climate Change Banking 52

Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2023

Insurance firms must not use the US anti-ESG campaign as a justification for climate inaction, warned Peter Bosshard, Global Coordinator for the Insure Our Future Campaign. “We are concerned that [insurer] laggards may now use this pressure as an easy, cheap excuse.” Maria Lettini, CEO of the US Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF), said that (..)

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Net Zero UNEP Paris Agreement Sustainable Investment 52

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

ISS ESG, the sustainable investment-focused arm of ISS STOXX, announced today the launch of launched a customizable version of its Climate Impact Report, designed to help investors assess and communicate their climate-related target setting, risk management, reporting, and engagement activities.

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UNEP Net Zero Analytics Climate Researcher 104

Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2022

Heidi Welsh, Executive Director at the Sustainable Investments Institute, which co-authored the Proxy Preview report, said the combination of stronger support for ESG-related votes at last year’s AGMs and the likelihood of fewer omissions this year may lead to an increased number of resolution withdrawals. .

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