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Thursday, November 30, 2023

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Church of England Pensions Board publishes climate plan focussing on fossil fuels, corporate lobbying, and climate finance in EM

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Nature Target Setting Framework for Asset Managers and Asset Owners launched by the Finance for Biodiversity

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Where do financial institutions stand with their climate commitments in terms of deforestation? | Global Canopy

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Nature Restoration Law on homestretch after Environment Committee endorsement | Birdlife International

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UK: The FCA has confirmed measures to improve the trust and transparency of sustainable investment products and minimise greenwashing

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VCMI releases ‘Carbon Integrity’ Claims Branding and Monitoring, Reporting and Assurance (MRA) Framework

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EU Council and Parliament agree on new rules to reduce harmful industrial emissions

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European Single Access Point platform easing access to corporate information for investors expected to be available from 2027

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First criminal complaint against French banks for money laundering and concealment of proceeds from illegal deforestation in the Amazon

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Rewilding, when used appropriately and correctly, can help the UK Government reach net zero faster | GRI

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Maintaining current wind and solar growth rates would trigger peak coal in 2023 and peak gas in 2024

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Oil and gas majors could have paid for their share of climate loss and damage and still earned 10 trillion USD | Climate Analytics

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New ICMA-aligned guide for corporates on issuing bonds to fund the climate transition | Climate Bonds Initiative

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Are climate-related matters adequately reported? Investors’ expectations | ICGN

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Net-Zero greenwashing alert? 58% of top companies’ climate commitments are at odds with their own lobbying activities

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Ep. 39 | Cities and SMEs going circular

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Gas & Oil: recognizing the transition risks for investors as peak demand approaches | Carbon Tracker

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Climate action is the new norm for many cities, including in Global South | CDP

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Long term impacts of tropical cyclones raise the global Social Cost of Carbon by more than 20% | PIK

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What makes Nature an asset? And how can we make investing in green pay? | Rebalance Earth

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The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance releases a foundational paper for asset owner expectations of asset managers’ climate engagement

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Governments allow low ambition countries to derail Global Plastics Treaty | Greenpeace

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Lawyers warn watchdog over UK government’s approval of pollinator-threatening pesticide | ClientEarth

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CFA Institute launches new Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate

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New report exposes offshore CCS as a dangerous distraction from real progress on climate change | CIEL

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National Climate Plan implementation insufficiencies show: COP28 must be a clear turning point | UNFCCC

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94% of investors believe corporate reporting on sustainability contain false claims | PwC

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Fashion brands including Adidas, SHEIN and Kering putting millions of workers at risk with gaps on human rights | WBA

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The US House Republicans’ “​Anti-ESG​”​ policy priorities closely mirror industry associations’ narratives | InfluenceMap

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Broken Records: Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again) | UNEP

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Where do UK fund managers stand in terms of sustainability? | FCA

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Innovative Social Funding: Security KAG’s social tranches | Security KAG

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New EU directive for protection of the environment through criminal law | European Commission

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Australian directors can be found liable for a failure to disclose nature-related impacts, a legal opinion found

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Export of plastic waste from the EU to non-OECD countries will be prohibited | European Commission

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Why do financial markets need to focus on nitrogen addressing food security and planetary boundaries?

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Lifetime cost of plastic 10 times higher for low-income countries than wealthy ones | WWF

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First-ever EU law to curb methane emissions in the EU and globally | European Commission

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Understanding the ESRS Thresholds | Q&A with Mike Jennings

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UK government incentives for carbon capture increase long-term reliance on fossil gas putting net zero targets at risk | IEEFA

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Fostering circular innovations: Opportunities for project development assistance and networking

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State of Climate Action 2023 | World Resources Institute

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Moving from pledges to implementation: a guide for corporate just transition action | World Benchmarking Alliance

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Direct Air Capture: Big Oil’s Latest Smokescreen | Center for International Environmental Law

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Forest IQ – a new ally for financial institutions on their journey towards deforestation-free portfolios | Global Canopy

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75% of corporate loan exposures in the euro area heavily rely on at least one ecosystem service | European Central Bank

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Unique tax incentive to support biodiversity conservation in South Africa | Sustainable Finance Coalition

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Mapping of corporate transition finance frameworks: high level of consensus | Climate Bonds Initiative

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Fidelity International reinforces its commitments to tackling nature loss and launches its nature roadmap

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Greenpeace is being sued by Shell: $8.6m damages claim and protest ban to silence climate demands

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Ep. 38 | A Week of Circularity: Carbon, Coffee and Energy Storage

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New benchmark shows impact investments in the energy sector decrease scopes 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions | GIIN

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Nature Restoration Law: EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030

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Over 3% rise in year-on-year emissions disclosed by 20 of the largest listed meat and dairy producers | FAIRR

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Latest NGFS Climate Scenarios for central banks and supervisors released

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Four ways any company can become ‘nature positive’ and help transition to a world worth living in

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CO2 emissions must be cut back by 7% annually until 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C | Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders

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Governments plan to produce  around  110% more  fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows | SEI

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EFRAG and CDP joining forces to drive market uptake of European Sustainability Reporting Standards

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Ep. 37 | A Week of Circularity: Leading with Foresight

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Legal complaint against Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone for the use of misleading ‘100% recycled’ claims | ClientEarth

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Global efforts show progress on plastic pollution is possible – but world remains off track | UNEP

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Finance gap for climate adaptation efforts at least 50% bigger than thought | SEI

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Analysis of the impact of a STOXX Europe 600 portfolio on biodiversity | Carbon4 finance and CDC Biodiversité

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CFA Institute, GSIA and PRI announce harmonised definitions for responsible investment approaches

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Next generation EV batteries eliminate the need for deep sea mining | Blue Climate Initiative

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Europe plans continued LNG infrastructure buildout despite flattening imports and demand reduction forecasts

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The energy world is set to change significantly by 2030, based on today’s policy settings alone | IEA

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Will we exhaust the remaining 1.5°C carbon budget in just six years? | University of Leeds

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Germany’s €2.6 billion sale of STEAG to a PE investor may delay company’s coal phase-out | IEEFA

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U.S. | Key banking regulators adopt interagency principles to address climate-related financial risks for large banks

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“Miraculous” pyrolysis method of plastic waste management – misleading in its efficacy?

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First set of draft ESRS approved by EFRAG – what is it composed of?

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Ep. 36 | A Week of Circularity: Education in Times of Global Crisis

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Ep. 35 | A Week of Circularity: Sustainable Food Systems

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Life on Earth endangered by the end of this century? | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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European Wind Power Package by the EU Commission – what is it about?

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New benchmark analysis of 72 companies from four water-intensive industries | Ceres

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5 Opportunities of a Circular Economy | World Resources Institute

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Transition Plan Taskforce publishes final Disclosure Framework and guidance | Comment by Deloitte

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Transition and the Enabling Role of Taxonomies and Frameworks | Investor Leadership Network

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GFANZ Launches Latin America & Caribbean Network to Support Climate Finance in the Region

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Deforestation: where do we stand and do we still have a chance? | Forest Declaration Assessment

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Are companies moving fast enough to align with Paris Agreement goals and reduce investors’ risk? | Climate Action 100+

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Large, diversified miners will not avoid growing investor pressure to act on their Scope 3 emissions | IEEFA Australia

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Catholic Investor Engagement with Brazil to protect the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous population

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Opinion | Banking on Offsets? A Brief Due Diligence

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Private equity returns have been high, but risks for fossil-fuel funds are growing | IEEFA U.S.

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Optimizing the health of people, animals, and ecosystems with just transition in animal agriculture | SEI

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Water crisis threatens US$58 trillion in economic value, food security and sustainability | WWF

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Financing low-carbon transport with fuel tax rates increase by 44% in the US and by 38% in the UK? | PIK

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Collaborating on environmental sustainability goals and avoiding greenwashing for businesses: Guidance | CMA UK

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Research: Is Dow on a pathway aligned with +3°C? | Planet Tracker

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ShareAction announces the launch of a new research project on Stewardship in Private Equity and calls for Asset Owners to share their perspectives

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Responsible investment funds in New Zealand surpass laggard funds | RIAA

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World’s first nature intelligence platform powered by environmental DNA to equip businesses for nature reporting boom

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Funding textile supply chain: what shields investors from the negative harms across the rest of the value chain?

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Ep. 34 | A Week of Circularity: Indigenous Perspectives

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Market integrity and greenwashing risks in sustainable finance | ICMA

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Unlocking the biodiversity-climate nexus: A practitioner’s guide for financial institutions | Finance for Biodiversity

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New research: Carbon credits are associated with businesses decarbonizing faster | Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace

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EU now has legally binding climate targets covering all key sectors of the economy

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How does UNEP FI support financial institutions in their climate risk management efforts? | Q&A with David Carlin

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“European Green Bond” label to fight greenwashing | EU Parliament

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Amazon rainforest at risk of a large-scale dieback if South American monsoon reaches the looming tipping point | PIK

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New impact investing education initiative for investment professionals | GIIN

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Underestimated heat extremes in the soil pose risks for food security, ecosystems and natural carbon storage | UFZ

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Tackling overfishing with a Blue Recovery Bond and a new interactive tool | Planet Tracker

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Regenerative agriculture: is food sector walking the talk? | FAIRR

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Conceptual note on short-term climate scenarios | NGFS

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Ep. 33 | A Week of Circularity: Building flood resilience

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Latest assessments of 14 heavy-emitting Australian companies against the Net Zero Company Benchmark | Climate Action 100+

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The race to deplastify: how are corporations living up to their duties? | ClientEarth

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EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products: Guidance for financial institutions and corporates | Climate Bonds Initiative

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New AI tool helps financial supervisors and institutions evaluate transition plans | WWF

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The ocean can play a bigger role in fighting climate change than previously thought | World Resources Institute

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The path to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C has narrowed, but clean energy growth is keeping it open | IEA

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Developers in England will be required to deliver 10% “Biodiversity Net Gain” from January 2024

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UK government pushes climate action further off track with a new ‘carbon bomb’ – Rosebank | ClientEarth

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What is the microplastics ban by the EU Commission about?

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Nature Action 100 announces companies, start of investor engagement process to catalyze greater action on nature loss

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Is there a case for a moratorium on waste incineration? | Zero Waste Europe

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Deforestation in the context of the TNFD Recommendations: leveraging prior progress, utilising existing datasets and going further with additional guidance

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Ep. 32 | A Week of Circularity: Cyber risk and Insurability in a circular world

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Revealing the role of CFOs in driving climate transition | Climate Bonds Initiative

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Moving to a place where the cost of insurance will make the most at-risk homes effectively uninsurable? | U.S.

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Getting expectations right more relevant than getting prices right: Credibility is key for policies to achieve net zero targets | PIK

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EU Commission will invest €90 million to support healthy soils | EU

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The world will likely achieve the ‘well below 2°C’ Paris Agreement climate goals | PRI

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Guidance to Assess Transition Plans | Climate Bonds Initiative

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The world’s first Climate-Smart sovereign ratings | LBBW

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CDP announces intention to align with TNFD framework and drive implementation across global economy

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What’s in a fund name? | U.S. SEC adopts rule to strengthen fund integrity and reduce greenwashing

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EU: Agreement on new rules to ban greenwashing and improve product durability information

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New initiatives and finance to tackle the world’s biodiversity crisis announced | WWF

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Principles for Net-Zero Financing & Investment | Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of U.S. Department of Treasury

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Investors call on companies to rapidly adopt the TNFD reporting framework | RIAA

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Ep. 31 | A Week of Circularity: Embodied Carbon

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Partnerships can help scale and accelerate circularity. Here’s how | World Economic Forum

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Blue hydrogen: not clean, not low-carbon and not a solution to the climate crisis | IEEFA

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World’s first science-based decarbonization framework for the iron and steel industry | SBTi

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Final TNFD Recommendations on nature related issues published

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Compelling climate case: Reusable systems vs. single-use takeaway packaging | Zero Waste Europe

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Only one of 25 of largest listed oil & gas companies “potentially” aligned with 1.5C – Aramco ranks last

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Recommendations and progress on responsible investment practices in private debt and direct lending | PRI

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Credible engagement to foster the sustainable transformation | BKC

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How can investors influence and support utility companies in decarbonizing the gas industry? | Ceres

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Nature-Positive Insurance: Evolving Thinking and Practices | New report by UNEP FI

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The Morningstar ESG Commitment Level: Assessment of 108 asset managers | Morningstar

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The Science Based Targets initiative announces major transformation as it incorporates in the UK

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Detailed outline of planetary resilience: six of nine boundaries transgressed | PIK

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USS and University of Exeter develop new climate scenarios to help tackle climate change

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Every sector must play their part in contributing towards a nature-positive future. Here’s how | WEF

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High-resolution data for effective action on supply chain deforestation | Trase

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Electric vehicle batteries: A Guidebook for Responsible Corporate Engagement Throughout the Supply Chain | Ceres

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Antarctica’s marine ice sheet not destabilized yet, but possibly on tipping path | PIK

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Conceptual Framework for nature-related financial risks to guide policies and action by central banks and financial supervisors | NGFS

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Taking action on SDGs and avoiding “peacewashing” with Finance for Peace | Fiona Reynolds

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Nature Positive Initiative launches to promote the integrity and implementation of the Global Goal for Nature

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High interoperability achieved between the ESRS and GRI standards | EFRAG

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Biodiversity and cultural diversity are interlinked: Over 20% of species found in World Heritage sites | IUCN

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Investors need better climate data to deliver net zero | PRI

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Bayer on track for a +3ºC climate scenario by 2030, relying on unproven technologies to meet climate targets | Planet Tracker

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Economies already under stress respond more strongly to climate extremes

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An investor coalition managing assets of more than $1 trillion calls on ISSB to make human rights a priority | ShareAction

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Aegon AM is a founding member of Diversity Project Europe: Diversity and inclusion are key

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Driving real positive outcomes with ‘nature positive’ investment | Scottish Widows

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Emerging trends in Impact Investing: Investors plan to allocate more capital to emerging markets | GIIN

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What companies need to know about the first ISSB standards | World Economic Forum

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The Royal Bank of Canada has a sustainable finance credibility problem | IEEFA

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Past abrupt changes in North Atlantic Overturning have impacted the climate system across the globe | PIK

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Fossil fuel subsidies surged to record $7 trillion | IMF

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UN experts have taken action about Saudi oil major’s Aramco human rights responsibilities for climate change | ClientEarth

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More companies set science-based targets in 2022 than the entire seven years prior | SBTi

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185 countries have agreed to launch an innovative new fund for biodiversity | Global Environment Facility

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13 of the largest U.S. banks show inconsistencies between their climate commitments and lobbying practices | Ceres

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$7.3 Trillion Investor Coalition calls on G20 to align subsidies with climate and nature goals | FAIRR

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US$2.3 trillion in commercial opportunities could be unlocked if the private sector acts on water security | CDP

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“Road to Resilience”: New strategy to stimulate investment in climate resilience protecting against physical risks | IGCC

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IUCN launches guide to effectively and equitably conserving at least 30% of the Earth by 2030

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CalSTRS votes against 2000+ boards of global companies due to inadequate climate risk disclosure

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What we know about deep-sea mining — and what we don’t | World Resources Institute

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Victorian ‘Renewable gas’: Legal, reputational and potential stranded investment risks | IEEFA

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The innovative climate finance model that has protected over 120 million hectares of ecosystem | WEF

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EU Commission adopts reporting rules for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s transitional phase

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Decarbonizing the cement industry: Green Cement Technology Tracker launched

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ISS Corporate Solutions to be first approved verifier for Green Company Certification under Climate Bonds Standard

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Supporting the EU deforestation regulation’s benchmarking system | Trase

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Rewards for on-farm practices critical for food companies to reach Scope 3 goals | WWF

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Avoiding greenwashing in investment portfolios through consistent emissions classification and transparent reporting of derivatives

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83% of documents from plastic industry executives don’t mention any of the plastic-related risks | Planet Tracker

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World’s first ‘Green Sukuk’ certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative

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Exploring the case for a global nature-related public data facility | TNFD

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95% of the world’s largest asset managers’ portfolios are misaligned with net zero targets | FinanceMap

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A just and sustainable transition must ensure respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights

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How blue carbon can tackle the climate, biodiversity and development crises | World Resources Institute

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Insurance sector in the U.S. has significant exposure to fossil fuel assets despite vulnerability to climate change

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Net Zero Standard for North American Banks – New guide for investors | Ceres

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Investing for the low carbon transition – turning portfolio targets into action | The Investor Leadership Network

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Debt markets retort to mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility | Scientist’s perspective

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Impact Measurement and Management: 77% of impact investors align their priorities with global development goals | GIIN

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The true value of water stewardship: an innovative approach to help investors and companies | Ceres

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Proposed Global Sustainability Assurance Standard by IAASB | Public consultation

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European Commission, EFRAG and ISSB confirm high degree of climate-disclosure alignment | IFRS

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Bulgarian supreme court allows coal super-polluter to operate despite recognition it breaches EU law | ClientEarth

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First-ever low carbon steel certification as Hybar issues USD330m Certified Climate Bonds | Climate Bonds

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US: 10 federal financial regulators have implemented key actions to address the financial risks of climate change | Ceres

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Sovereign engagement is on the rise: why are investors engaging with policymakers?

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Why is the EU Commission adopting European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)? | Q&A

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Updated Investor Climate Action Plans Expectation Ladder | The Investor Agenda

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Gender Lens Investing | 2X Certification Public Consultation

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Pension funds are risking millions of pensions by relying on ‘flawed’ economic research | Carbon Tracker

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Global benchmark for high-integrity carbon credits released | Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

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Large-scale attempts to restore deep sea ecosystems would cost trillions | Planet Tracker

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ESG Investment Europe 2023 summit | Reuters

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Ep. 30 | A Week of Circularity: Summer Break – ISO News

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First comprehensive review of U.S. insurance companies’ climate risk strategies | Ceres

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One materiality, and make it a double, please | WWF

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Companies that apply the ISSB Standards will meet the TCFD recommendations | Comparison of both standards by IFRS

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EU Commission faces court after ‘unlawfully’ approving multibillion France’s national agriculture plan | ClientEarth

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New commercially feasible technology turning sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency | Rice University

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Greenhouse gas emissions from global wood harvests are vastly undercounted | World Resources Institute

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World’s six largest accounting firms are failing on their commitments to improve climate reporting and auditing

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Survey: British public concerned by banks’ socially and environmentally harmful investments | ShareAction

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Recycling has the potential to increase exposure to microplastic pollution in our environment’ | University of Strathclyde

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Ep. 29 | A week of circularity: Desert discoveries

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Raising responsible investment best practice in asset management: Guidance manuals | ShareAction

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Fire can be a decisive factor for a potential tipping of the Amazon rainforest | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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Nature restoration law: MEPs adopt position for negotiations with Council | EU Parliament

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How to invest in a nature-positive future? | UNEP Finance Initiative

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Ep. 28 | A Week of Circularity: Human Health

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Using a circular economy approach to redesign renewable energy infrastructure | Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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Seafood products sold in the EU linked with human rights and environmental impacts putting investors at risk

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Investors and financial industry call for ambitious EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) | Eurosif

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Time to pay the piper: fossil fuel companies’ reparations for climate damages

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Three NGOs to take UK government to court over unlawful climate plans for the second time | ClientEarth

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Companies acknowledge it’s cheaper to mitigate risk caused by deforestation but only 10% report taking sufficient action | CDP

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Circular economy for textiles: New rules proposed by the EU Commission

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New definition of ‘responsible investment’ in a bid to raise standards and help prevent greenwashing | ShareAction

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Scottish Widows warns of tougher action on lagging asset managers as it issues its latest Stewardship Report

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New Soil Law offers glimmer of hope for EU soils but lacks teeth | European Environmental Bureau

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Reusable packaging is an economically viable alternative to single-use packaging | Zero Waste Europe

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EU single-use beverage container industry unlikely to achieve climate targets

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Ep. 27 | A Week of Circularity: From Public Good to Litigation Material

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The expanding appeal of impact investing is evident: Research | GIIN

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New Claims Code of Practice to accelerate corporate use of voluntary carbon markets and establish integrity | VCMI

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Oil and gas sector has made almost no progress towards the Paris Agreement goals since 2021 | CDP

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This is why the European Central Bank says that destroying nature will destroy the economy | World Economic Forum

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‘Climate-washing’ litigation on the rise | Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

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Investor expectations: A set of corporate actions released to address the urgent nature crisis | Nature Action 100

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Australia’s 1.5°C national energy pathway: good intentions without a comprehensive implementation plan | IEEFA

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New paper builds the foundations of a resilience taxonomy | Climate Bonds and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

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Why renewable energy infrastructure needs to be built using a circular economy approach | Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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Bioenergy: as bad as fossils without CO2 emission pricing from land-use change | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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How artificial intelligence can help us prepare for climate adaptation | World Economic Forum

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ISSB issues inaugural global sustainability disclosure standards

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UK government rejects a law that would force financial institutions to carry out mandatory checks on deforestation

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Aligning to support standardization: The importance of data quality in the journey toward decarbonization | CDP

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Ep. 25 | A Week of Circularity: The role of tax transparency

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Ep. 26 | A Week of Circularity: The Blue Economy

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Fostering engagement with external asset managers to advance sustainable investment | National Bank of Belgium

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Countries most dependent on natural resource exports and non-renewable resources have worst credit ratings on average

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6 Shifts the finance system can make to build a sustainable future | World Resources Institute

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GB | Investments and electricity grid upgrades are not keeping up with the rapid growth of wind power development

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Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2024 | EU Commission

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New interactive dashboard helps investors better understand the textile value chain & engagement opportunities

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New EU rules to make products more sustainable and ban the destruction of unsold items

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Seizing real-world emissions reduction opportunities with the Net Zero Bondholder Stewardship Guidance | IIGCC

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Batteries go circular: The entire life cycle of all types of batteries sold in the EU required to be sustainable

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Nature Restoration Law lives to fight another day | WWF

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Towards a robust approach for measuring business dependencies on nature | UNEP FI

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Fulfilling individual fiduciary responsibilities requires a collaborative response to climate risk | NZAOA

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New package of measures to build on and strengthen the foundations of the EU sustainable finance framework

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What’s after coal? Accelerating China’s overseas investment in renewables | World Resources Institute

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Norwegian subsea gas projects that store CO2 reveal geological risks auguring aspirations to bury carbon dioxide

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Gender-smart investing is just that: smart | 2X Global

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CDP launches publicly available transition data tracker: Only 5% of global emissions are covered by on-track targets

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New guidance: Disability in sustainability reporting | GRI

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The 2023 Climate Risk Landscape: Technical Supplement | UNEP FI

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New tool to assist asset owners and asset managers with climate stewardship | IIGCC

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Eurosif concerned with the latest changes to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

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Macquarie’s oil and gas investments are at odds with the 1.5°C goal despite net zero commitments | IEEFA

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Impact-centric investing: moving out of denial | European Investment Fund

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Turning off the Tap: How the world can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy | UNEP

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More than 90 businesses from Nestlé to Unilever and IKEA make the business case for the new law to restore nature

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Ep. 24. | A Week of Circularity: The Digital Lens

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Climate Action 100+ has launched its next phase to inspire greater corporate climate action

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Hong Kong is determined to cement its position as a green and sustainable finance hub | Climate Bonds Initiative

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The oil and gas sector in the Asia-Pacific region is likely to find fundraising trickier | IEEFA

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A groundbreaking greenwashing lawsuit against airline KLM granted permission | ClientEarth

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Plastics: Investors are pricing in lower risks than other industries and ignoring regulatory threat | Planet Tracker

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Taking a proactive approach to human rights | PRI

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Shaping a nature-positive future with the circular economy | Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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New Net Zero Standard for Banks and Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework | IIGCC

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Ep. 23 | A Week of Circularity: Solutions to plastics pollution

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Finland is on track to meet some of the world’s most ambitious carbon neutrality targets. Here’s how | WEF

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NZAOA: Driving efforts in climate action and sustainable investments | Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

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World’s 77 largest asset managers lack ambition on net-zero, deforestation and key climate and biodiversity issues

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Stocktake on Financial Institutions’ Transition Plans and their relevance to micro-prudential authorities | NGFS

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GFANZ’s APAC Network opens consultation for managed phaseout of coal in Asia-Pacific

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How Nigerian women are leading national action against plastic pollution | WEF

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EU adopts human rights and environmental impact due diligence directive | EU Parliament

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Five principles to improve the next generation of net zero benchmarks | IIGCC

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Vast majority of countries show support to the UN Plastic Pollution Treaty and binding global rules | WWF

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Global investment in clean energy is rising, with solar set to eclipse oil production for the first time | IEA

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First study quantifying safe and just Earth System Boundaries | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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From Agreement to Action: A post-COP15 Watchlist for investors | Chronos Sustainability

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What is the future of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance? | Public statement by the UNEP

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What does the revised Circular Economy Monitoring Framework teach us about EU’s slow progress and narrow view of the circular economy transition?

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Biodiversity Action Toolkit: tools, risks, and stewardship opportunities | ICGN

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Financial institutions must act now to end deforestation finance. Here’s how | Global Canopy

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Global gender finance initiative exceeds target, raising US$ 16.3 Billion in two years | 2XChallenge

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Ep. 22 | A Week of Circularity: Network Governance

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Are carbon emissions associated with stock returns? | Harvard University

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EU’s progress on Sustainable Development Goals | European Commission

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How to do engagement: alone, together and everywhere | Bank für Kirche und Caritas

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Climate change to push species over abrupt tipping points | University at Buffalo

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EU about to create a single point of access to public financial and sustainability-related information for investors

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6 Ways to remove carbon pollution from the atmosphere | World Resources Institute

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Effective capital markets needed for climate protection and the energy transition | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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Recycling increases the toxicity of plastics posing health hazards to consumers and workers in the recycling sector

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German Environment Minister: “Circular economy must become a driver for environmental protection and climate action”

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ESG funds at the largest asset managers almost always voting against biodiversity proposals | Planet Tracker

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Replacing Russian gas in EU is technically possible and economically feasible | Oxford Sustainable Finance Group

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The first corporate science-based targets for nature released | Science Based Targets Network

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Updated analysis shows dramatic variation of methane emissions among U.S. oil and gas producers | CERES

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The EU Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries has entirely rejected the Nature Restoration Law

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Just Transition Criteria: a practical tool for fund managers | Impact Investing Institute

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New global mapping of finance sources is ready to help implement the Global Biodiversity Framework | BIOFIN

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Ep. 21 | A Week of Circularity: Decommissioning by Design

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Impacts of climate litigation on firm value

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Deforestation-related risks and opportunities for financial institutions: the whys and hows | Global Canopy

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85% of the world’s largest companies have a significant dependency on nature | New Dataset by S&P

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Private market impact investing: A Turning Point | White Paper by the World Economic Forum

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Why is due diligence and corporate transparency on conflict a business necessity? | GRI

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Global infrastructure financing needs to up its biodiversity safeguards game

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Large-scale nature conservation efforts alone will not stop biodiversity loss | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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TotalEnergies fails to stop historic net zero greenwashing case from proceeding | ClientEarth

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In the US, UK, and EU over 95% of funds with the word “sustainable”, or similar term, would require renaming or restructuring

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Aquaculture industry will miss consumer demands by 2050 unless it becomes regenerative | Planet Tracker

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The U.S. is on track to close half of its coal-fired generation capacity by 2026 | IEEFA

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New rules to cut deforestation and avoid degrading forest ecosystems worldwide | EU Council

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Climate finance: What are debt-for-nature swaps and how can they help countries? | World Economic Forum

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Proportional allocation of recycled content in plastics: best option to secure a level-playing field and environmental benefits

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8 ways the circular economy will transform how business is done | World Economic Forum

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New net zero guidance for private equity with an emphasis on real economy decarbonisation | IIGCC

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Just 6% of asset managers exclude investments in human rights-abusing companies across every fund in their portfolio

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Australia is transitioning gas out of the energy system | Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

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WWF Webinar in German | Leitfaden für Finanzinstitute, um Massnahmen ge­gen Abholzung und Zerstörung von Lebensräumen zu ergreifen

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Nearly half of global public companies have set a decarbonization target, but only 17% align with 1.5°C | MSCI

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Nature should be a key consideration of asset allocation and decision-making for pension schemes | Scottish Widows

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Ep. 20 | A Week of Circularity: A Global North Bias

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Global high-risk plastic bans, phase-outs and control measures are entirely feasible | WWF

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Major food companies are setting ambitious targets to reduce their GHG emissions – lack of action remains | CERES

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New CLG Europe Materials Taskforce report illustrates how a circular economy can lead to energy savings in the EU

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BNP Paribas becomes the world’s second largest bank to have excluded financing for new oil & gas fields after HSBC

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Italian citizens and NGOs file a lawsuit against ENI for human rights violations and climate change impacts

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Eni plans to develop ‘carbon bomb’ gas field offshore Australia and could use funds from sustainability bond issue to finance it

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EU Parliament backs new rules for sustainable, durable products and no greenwashing

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Can credit rating assessments and sustainability coexist? | Report

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200 and counting – Global financial institutions committed to coal divestment has doubled in three years | IEEFA

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The Church Church of England | Commissioners to vote against directors of Exxon, Occidental, Shell, Total over lack of progress on climate change

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What are blue carbon credits and how to maximise their impact | World Economic Forum

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Can a circular economy create good jobs? New study reveals global north bias | Circle Economy

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Do ESG Efforts Create Value? | Report by Bain & Company and EcoVadis

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Climate Action 100+ | Institutional investors calling for more robust climate action as proxy season continues

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Ep. 19 | A Week of Circularity: Architecture 2.0

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A necessary but dilemma-ridden transition of the energy and steel sectors | Danica Pension

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Overcoming critical minerals shortages is key to achieving US climate goals | World Resources Institute

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In case you missed it | Sustainable Finance in Europe: Regulatory State of Play – Report

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82% of UK SMEs recognise importance of net zero amidst cost pressures and lack of clarity | BSI

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The (re)insurer Talanx will no longer provide cover for new oil and gas fields

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Asset managers committed to 1.5°C have $417 billion invested in oil and gas companies | Carbon Tracker

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The hidden nature-related risks investors need to know about and collectively act on | WWF

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ASEAN Green and other labelled bond market contracted 32% YOY in 2022 | Climate Bonds Initiative

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Legal complaint against agricultural giant Cargill over deforestation and human rights violations | ClientEarth

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Global energy transition off-track: USD 35 trillion needed by 2030 | International Renewable Energy Agency

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4 things to know about new developments in Carbon Dioxide Removal | World Resources Institute

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The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) seeks feedback on its priorities for the next two years | IFRS

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Investors call for urgent action to reduce plastics from intensive users of plastic packaging

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European banks have poured US$1.3 trillion into fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement was adopted | NGOs

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InvestEU | EIF and BBVA sign €200 million guarantee agreement to support startups with innovative and sustainable investment plans

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4 ways to scale blue carbon | World Economic Forum

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Blue Finance Innovation launched by WWF and Finance Earth

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Ep. 18 | A Week of Circularity: The Informal Economy

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European Parliament | Textiles should be produced in a circular, sustainable and socially just way

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Right to repair needs fixing: proposed legislation misses the mark on delivering affordable repairs for all | NGO

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We know plastic pollution is bad – but how exactly is it linked to climate change? | World Economic Forum

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Standardizing GHG accounting to decarbonize the transport sector | Science Based Targets initiative

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EU Diversity Month kicks off with the winners of the 2023 European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards

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European banks: quality of disclosures still too low to meet upcoming supervisory standards | ECB Report

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How great companies deliver both purpose and profit | Alex Edmans

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New tracking tool detected an average of 64 football pitches of deforested land every single week in 2022

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EU | New law to help decarbonise the aviation sector by promoting sustainable aviation fuels

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Half of textile companies have no link between executive pay and sustainability goals | Planet Tracker

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Companies and climate change | New tool for investors to assess investments at the issuer-level

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EU Parliament committee votes to strengthen new corporate due diligence rules, but cracks remain | ClientEarth

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Singapore and China joining forces to foster green and transition finance | The Monetary Authority of Singapore

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EU pledge to ban most toxic chemicals is failing | NGO Perspective

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EU border tax on CO2 offers huge opportunity to tackle climate change | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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Does the potential for corruption in the mining sector threaten a just energy transition? | World Economic Forum

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All forms of renewable power are better for nature than fossil fuels | New Report

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The first lawsuit against aviation industry greenwashing | KLM tells Dutch court it will pull ‘Fly Responsibly’ ads

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Climate change risks – the future of law as we know it? | Law Society

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26 investors responsible for $3 trillion of assets call on Nestlé to make their food healthier and affordable

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ICGN calling for further revisions to the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive | EU

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Ep. 17 | A Week of Circularity: Invest In Our Planet

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New EU-Norway Green Alliance for joint action | Climate, environment, energy and clean industry

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The Science Based Targets initiative has updated its key resources for financial institutions and companies

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The chemical industry’s overlooked role ushering in the low-carbon economy | World Economic Forum

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2040 vision for a sustainable future requires radical rethink on EU materials and waste policy | White Paper

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Tooling up to finance nature | WWF

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UK | Firms using gender pay gap reporting to drive positive change

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Green and other labelled bonds fought inflation to amass USD858.5bn volume in 2022

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The costs of avoiding deforestation | Energy Transitions Commission (ETC)

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EU | New law obliges companies to ensure products sold in the EU have not led to deforestation

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35 European businesses call for a strong EU Nature Restoration Law with legally-binding targets

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ExxonMobil says they are not interested in drilling in the arctic national wildlife refuge

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ICGN cautions against a rise in the number of companies organising virtual-only AGMs

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CDP’s disclosure system opens for reporting on plastics at request of investors with US$130+ trillion in assets

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Net Zero Standard for Oil & Gas outlines investor expectations and corporate engagement priorities | IIGCC

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Law Society’s guidance on the impact of climate change on solicitors: a starting point to consider professional and regulatory obligations

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Accelerating reuse models to achieve a world free of plastic waste | World Economic Forum

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Nothing left behind: modelling Material Recovery and Biological Treatment’s contribution to resource recovery and fighting climate change

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EU Taxonomy | Environmental groups take EU to court to stop the EU labelling fossil gas as ‘sustainable’

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Ep. 16 | A Week of Circularity: All Minerals Considered

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Time is now – biodiversity risks and opportunities explained | The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative

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The end of nuclear power use in Germany by 15 April 2023

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Heat islands in cities: Large investments in the electricity network will be necessary | Lund University

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CFA Institute launches the ‘AI Handbook’ revealing how asset managers use AI and Big Data technologies | ESG

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The latest evolution of the Net Zero Company Benchmark | Climate Action 100+

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Lowest pollution limits could save 37,000 lives and €103 billion in taxpayer money per year

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Circular transformation of industries: Unlocking new value in a resource-constrained World | World Economic Forum

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Ep. 15 | A Week of Circularity: The Stewardship Lens

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Deforestation: New due diligence guidance for financial institutions | Webinar

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The majority of pension providers in major climate coalitions do not have credible policies or commitments to tackle deforestation

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Companies with the greatest influence on deforestation unprepared for incoming EU regulation | Forest 500

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Banks have provided more than US$314 billion to the gas sector from 2019 to 2022 | Report

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Best Practice for Issuing Green Bonds in Brazil | Guide for investors, asset managers, and governments

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Avoiding climate chaos | Coal plants must be retired by 2030 in the richest countries, by 2040 everywhere

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World-first investment tracker for plastics circularity | Emerging markets

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3 circular economy approaches to reduce demand for critical metals | World Economic Forum

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Sovereign debt sustainability, climate and nature goals, and economic resilience | New financing instrument

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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive for Biodiversity & Ecosystems (CSRD)

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Zurich has decided to withdraw from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance days after Munich Re

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New guidance for impact investing in listed equities | GIIN

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“Save bees and farmers!”: One million signatures in European Citizens’ Initiative | EC Response

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The EU Parliament proposed including “ecocide” into the EU’s revised environmental crime directive

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ISSB decides to prioritise climate-related disclosures to support initial application

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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance outlines four key principles for evaluating asset managers’ climate policy engagement

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Research reveals building sector is dangerously behind on climate progress and planning for net-zero

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$24bn climate risks forecast to push half of livestock giants to operating loss in 2030

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More transparency on employee satisfaction and human rights needed | Workforce Disclosure Initiative

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Decoupling growth from resource consumption | Systemiq

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NZAOA sets expectations for oil and gas investments and calls on companies and policymakers to align with 1.5C pathways

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Report calls for a risk-based due diligence approach to inform business decisions | GRI

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Munich Re exits Net Zero Insurance Alliance and keeps on sticking to its own emission targets instead

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Ep. 14 | A Week of Circularity: Out of fashion

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The 2030 Strategic Framework | How will UK deliver on its climate and nature goals?

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The Council of the EU and Parliament reach provisional deal on renewable energy directive

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EFRAG | The sector-specific standards will be delayed upon request from the European Commission

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TNFD releases fourth and final beta framework | 60-day consultation

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UN Calls on International Court of Justice (ICJ) to Issue Critical Guidance on Climate Change in International Law

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Scale up of clean energy funding in Southeast Asia needed to meet climate goals | Report

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Financial institutions could cut global emissions by 20%, and the food system’s footprint by 60%

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New agriculture impact performance benchmark launched by GIIN in collaboration with investors

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Investors controlling over $4 US trillion demand chemical companies to set credible strategy to align with 1.5°C

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The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to explore inclusion of climate-related risks in companies’ financial statements

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Net Zero Engagement Initiative (NZEI) launched by IIGCC

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Financing Circular Economy and Business Models

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Communicating Your Company’s ESG Strategy in 2023

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USA | Hundreds of investors and businesses calling on policy makers to protect the “Freedom to Invest”

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Potential 40% freshwater supply shortfall by the end of the decade | Global Commission on the Economics of Water Report

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Right to repair | European Commission pushing forward the circular economy efforts

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UN Water Conference 2023 to mobilise global action for water resilience and security

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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches its first circular design strategy to support the transition to a circular economy

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Sizing the ESG data challenge for asset owners | Part 1

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IPCC Report | Humanity’s last chance to secure a livable future

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Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU

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Investors throwing themselves at labelled bonds offering transparent debt fit for the net-zero future

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The first EU Commission infringement action demanding penalties for air pollution rejected by the EU Court

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Asset managers lay groundwork for governance and stewardship improvements but flinch from boldest action

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BPA | The final blow to the plastics industry by the EU Court

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UN Women launching a digitized gender equality project for asset owners and managers

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EU Court: Bulgarian government’s air pollution permission to the biggest coal plant in the Balkans was illegal

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Girls Who Invest and CFA Institute bringing more women into the investment management industry

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High Seas Treaty to protect the ocean, tackle environmental degradation, fight climate change, and prevent biodiversity loss

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Updated technical specifications for standardized exchange of emissions data | PACT

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New Investor Collaboration to Engage the Seafood Sector on Key Nature Risks and Impacts

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UK democracy, biodiversity and climate-related efforts in danger? | Retained EU Law

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Marine protection | EU announcing 39 commitments and €816.5 million funding

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Majority of world’s asset managers failing to invest responsibly | ShareAction

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EC admits that its legally binding objective to end overfishing by 2020 was not met

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Barclays radically reduces financing for oil sands following investor action

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Consultation | Climate stewardship questionnaire for asset manager selection and monitoring by IIGCC

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ClientEarth filing a case against the UK financial regulator over fossil fuel-related climate risks

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Financial institutions and companies failing on deforestation | Global Canopy Forest 500 report

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Greenpeace will take the European Commission to the court over taxonomy greenwashing

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Child labour and staff shortages in the meat industry pose operational and reputational risks for investors

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EU Taxonomy | Major NGOs consider filing a lawsuit against the European Commission

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CFA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Code for the investment industry | 100 Signatories

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Five of Europe’s largest banks are under fire from investors for financing the fossil fuel industry

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Companies recognize the need for transition plans, but only 0.4% demonstrate best practice | CDP

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U.S. in biodiversity crisis: 34% of plants, 40% of animals, and two-fifths of ecosystems at risk

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Institutional investors with over 12 mio. shares in the company backing ClientEarth’s climate risk lawsuit against Shell’s Board

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East Africa | $30 million for a three-year project for biodiversity, marine protection and women’s empowerment

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Biodiversity: fiduciary duty and systemic risks | Game changers for board directors and stewardship teams

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Consultation on a new mining sector standard | GRI

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Five percent likelihood of phasing out coal by mid-century. Is net-zero by 2050 possible at all?

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The first public investor framework to assess sovereign bond issuers on climate change | Consultation

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Gender lens in climate investing | Guidelines

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Decade of green bond growth halted, but ‘stellar’ 2023 expected | Climate Bonds

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Climate goals? Social change matters more than physical tipping points, according to research

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Europe’s net-zero industry competitiveness to be boosted by the Green Deal Industrial Plan

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Tackling nature-related risks with WWF’s Biodiversity Risk Filter

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Global plastic pollution reducible by changing the type of labelling

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ESG & DEI-related legal risks rapidly mounting according to a global law firm

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Managing the double materiality in biodiversity finance? Here’s how.

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How’s the weather in Tibet? Depends on Amazon | Cross-continental climate risks

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A New Deal for Pollinators to tackle their decline by 2030 | European Commission

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GFANZ, quo vadis? Net-Zero alliance members still financing fossil fuel expansion

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Four biggest asset managers’ voting performance inconsistent with public climate commitments

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Insurers becoming more transparent about climate risks |  ClimateWise

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Net-zero Target-Setting Protocol for the insurance industry launched

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Integrating the climate principles into gas and oil dealmaking

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Biggest methane emission funders? World’s top financial institutions.

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Too poor to be a climate refugee

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Green energy and global integration will sustain positive economic outlook | WEF

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New global action network to tackle plastic pollution and foster circular economy

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Standardization Roadmap Circular Economy | German Institute for Standardization (DIN)

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Circularity Gap Report 2023: Cutting material consumption to tackle climate change

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The greenwashing ‘hydra’ getting more sophisticated

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89% of business leaders stating that carbon credits are a valuable tool to accelerate climate action

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New ENCORE biodiversity module enables banks and investors to analyse their potential impact

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Three environmental groups filing a lawsuit against Danone over its global plastic pollution

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The Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) launches first integrated nature and climate scenario

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German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act aiming to make globalisation fairer entered into force

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Global collaboration between PRI and GSIA to develop ESG terminology

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Germany and Norway reactivate the fund to combat Amazon deforestation in Brazil

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COP15 – Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement

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Energy of the future and nature

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The challenge of reporting on GHG emissions

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ISSB will consider nature-related standards and disclosures

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Deforestation investment mandate and guidance for family offices and foundations

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COP15: Momentum for corporate transparency

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CSDDD – promoting environmentally and socially responsible business practices

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New ESG index series for the Chinese market

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ESG and sustainability fund names under review

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“What’s in a fund name?” Shakespeare would ask

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First batch of EFRAG standards for CSRD

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The Unhedgeable Risk

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How many ESG IT tools will you need?

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Sustainability moving from the ESG to the accounting department

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COP27 must look beyond carbon emissions | GRI

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Asset owners: Decarbonisation strategies on company and portfolio level

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The case for integrating natural capital and biodiversity in the investment process

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Least developed countries bear the burden of climate change impacts

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ECB sets deadlines for banks to deal with climate risks

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2022 Progress Update for the U.S. Department of State’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan

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Four-in-five largest global companies report with GRI

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Facilitating business action on the SDGs

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Bridging the gap between sustainability and fiduciary duty

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CFA | New report on biodiversity and natural capital integration in investment process

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Council approves conclusions for UN biodiversity summit in Montreal (COP15)

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SFDR: Article 8 and 9 funds update

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EU priorities for COP27 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biodiversity

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Demand for ESG investment products is outstripping supply

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Religious value more important than environment in U.S. fund market

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Delivering business impact in support of the SDGs

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Assurance as key to enhance sustainability data quality

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IOSCO on assurance of sustainability-related corporate reporting

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GRI celebrates 25 year anniversary

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High quality data, double materiality, assurance and TCFD | EFFAS

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Collective action for a sustainable future

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Europe dominates sustainable fund universe

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Business reporting on the SDGs

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Circulate Capital achieves third close for circulate capital ocean fund I-B, led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Proparco

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Finding common ground for ESG raters and rankers

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IOSCO welcomes engagement on proposed standards issued by ISSB

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Financial stability at risk due to climate shocks

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GRI opens office in Brussels and deepens engagement in Europe

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Research on the mood in sustainable investment decisions

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Active ownership as a greenwashing tool?

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Eurosif: Implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

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Sustainable production on land and sea

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Many ways leading to Net Zero

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Eurosif on the ESG Ratings Market

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Value Reporting Foundation: Integrated Reporting Framework

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Creating a baseline of investor-focused sustainability disclosure

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International Day of Biological Diversity | Collaboration is key to meet targets

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CFA Institute: Technology and Product Personalization Fuel Investor Trust

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Progress on corporate transparency in EU

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NGFS: Enhancing market transparency in green and transition finance

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Partnership for responsible business in Africa

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SDGs: The Rising Tide

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The color of microfinance funds was always dark green!

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GRI & IFRS to align sustainability standards

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Coal: Managing the impacts of a sector in transition

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UN tax convention would ‘advance tax transparency’

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ISOCO on increase of transparency and mitigation of greenwashing

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Credibility through accountability: setting the standard | GRI

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EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board

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IPCC: Alarm bells ringing loud and clear | PRI

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Blue economy & plastic waste in the oceans | Swimming from Durban to Cape Town

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ESMA’s Roadmap for Sustainable Finance 2022-2024

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The case for impact-focused reporting is as clear as black-and-white

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The Role of Family Offices in Accelerating Impact Investing

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PRI Statement on EU Sustainable Taxonomy

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PRI: Investors must improve performance on diversity issues

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The Great Resignation – Covid-19 Impact on Employment

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EU Commisson criticized for classifying nuclear and natural gas as green

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Asset Managers expected to commit to 1,5 °C and Net Zero

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ISSB Vice-Chair and Special Advisors appointed

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GRI’s role in the reporting landscape

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ESG and sustainable finance: The road ahead

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Get ready for Human Rights Due Diligence!

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Are companies committed to SDGs?

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Gen Z: Human rights most investable megatrend ahead of climate change

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Hedge fund strategies for ESG risk management

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How to manage climate risk and achieve net zero?

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What’s the comeback role of coal?

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What’s to come for sustainability reporting in 2022?

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Sustainability and financial reporting | GRI and ISSB

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Emmanuel Faber appointed as ISSB Chair

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Governance still drives corporate decision-making

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Eurosif welcomes the implementation of the EU Taxonomy rules

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Climate Bonds Initiative welcomes the adoption of EU Taxonomy Regulation

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CFA Institute welcomes IOSCO recommendations on sustainability

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CDP support the update of GRI’s Biodiversity Standard

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The Value Reporting Foundation publishes new Integrated Thinking Principles

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Corporate Reporting Dialogue Dissolves | Value Reporting Foundation, EFRAG, GRI, CDP, IFRS, ISSB

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EFRAG and GRI to co-construct biodiversity standard

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61 major asset owners call for larger scale support for emerging markets | Net Zero

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European Commission Proposals: ESAP, ELTIF, AIFMD, MiFIR

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The German government’s climate plans

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The Risk of Considering an Inclusion of Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy in the EU Taxonomy

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EU Taxonomy and the Nuclear Energy and Gas-Fired Power Issue

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ESG Assessment of Asset Managers

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SFDR implementation challenges until regulation framework is complete

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Inflation and strategies to hedge against inflation

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Investor action and real economy impact needed | PRI

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How can the U.S. reach Net Zero?

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Russian Federation adopts green taxonomy

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Avoiding carbon tunnel vision: action on climate change needs an inter-connected response

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Short selling as an engagement strategy?

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Attribution and causal link in climate risk assessment & litigation | NGFS

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EFRAG: Members of the Expert Working Groups appointed

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Global Carbon Pricing Can Reduce Emissions and Pay For Itself

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BVI heißt das ISSB in Frankfurt willkommen

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LEAF Coalition exceeded its target of mobilizing $1 billion

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Moves to expand disclosure for financial markets are welcome | GRI

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‘NGFS Glasgow Declaration’ by Central Banks and Supervisors

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IFRS Foundation announces International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

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Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

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Allspring Global Investments commences operations

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PRI appoints David Atkin CEO

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AXA IM launches the AXA WF Euro Inflation Plus

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WHEB’s Investment Strategy – Q3-2021

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CFA Institute Releases Global ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products

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CEO confirmed as GRI embraces global role

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Strengthened governance to position GRI for the future

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Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance issues the first progress report

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“Scenarios in Action: a progress report on global supervisory and central bank climate scenario exercises | NGFS

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Corporate Sustainability Data Challenge

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Risky business: Why sustainability is now central to mitigating risk

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US SIF: ESG Funds in ERISA plans and as QDIA

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Good Practices in Business Model, Risks and Opportunities Reporting in the EU

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Finnfund and University of Helsinki to invest together into microfinancing in Africa and Asia

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Invesco launches a Solar ETF

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Why asset owners need a good sustainable investment policy and strategy?

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Nordea Asset Management to open an ESG hub in Singapore

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GAM launches new sustainable climate bond strategy – Environmental Transition

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Lyxor broadens Green Bond ETF range with Corporate Green Bond ETF launch

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Eurizon launches Sustainable Multiasset fund

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SKAGEN to reclassify equity funds as Article 8

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Managing Through Shades of Gray: Stewardship and Impact in EM Equities

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Oil and gas transparency standard including Scope 1,2,3 | GRI

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GRI raises the global bar for due diligence and human rights reporting

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Taxonomies emerging around the globe

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion across the public sector workforce

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First-Ever LP and GP Partnership to Standardize ESG Reporting

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Release of SASB Standards XBRL Taxonomy Accelerates Structured Reporting of ESG Data

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UNDP: Unlocking digital investments for a sustainable recovery

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Towards new EU sustainability reporting standards

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Using ESG data without big picture thinking generates patchy results | Church Commissioners for England

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UN Food Systems Summit: How to best finance the transformation?

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Pandemic raises stakes for success of the SDGs – with private sector crucial

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Stagflation or Inflation? Labour – Green Energy – Electronics

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SFDR: The start of a longer ESG classification journey

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Beating the Market with ESG: Cases, Interviews and Tools

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The green finance revolution is underway in the bond market

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A Nature-Based Solution with Deforestation-Linked Sovereign Bonds?

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Half of central banks still don’t integrate ESG

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EU proposes a Green Bond Standard (EUGBS)

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VBV wird mit Preis für “Beste Umwelterklärung 2021” ausgezeichnet

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Social cost of CO2 emissions underestimated

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Eurosif statement on Social and extended Environmental Taxonomy

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New York State Common Retirement Fund lowers assumed rate of return to 5,9 percent

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CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing

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German investors hold more than EUR 360 billion in sustainable funds

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Pandemic sees business sustainability take centre stage | GRI

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Goldman Sachs to Acquire NN Investment Partners

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The challenge of measuring and quantifying the impact

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Public perception of globalization has declined | World Economic Forum

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Germany: Sustainable products account for 10 per cent of fund assets | BVI

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The Chief Sustainability Officer: organizational strategist and futurist 

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Zurich on crossing the environmental metrics frontier

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Covid-19 – Risk, Reward and Impact | Vikram Gandhi | Harvard Business School

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IPCC – 6. Bewertungsbericht | Einschätzungen von ESG and Sustainability Analysten

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ESG Herausforderungen im Private Credit-Bereich | Kartesia

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Sustainability and performance: Echiquier Positive Impact Europe

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Emerging Markets Equity Research Strategie | MFS

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Besser als ihr Ruf: Das große Potenzial von Cat-Bonds | BKC

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COP26 crucial to safeguard net-zero transition pathway, says AXA

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Asset owners’ duties involve rectifying inconsistencies in impact mandates

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Kreislaufwirtschaft: von Müll zu Mehrwert – auch im Depot | Goldman Sachs

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Why Investors should rely more on Impact Investing than ESG Investing?

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Wenn der Klimawandel die globale Politik trifft | DPAM

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Nordea Life & Pension transition plan factors in real economy impact

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Climate as Core | Arabesque Asset Management

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ESG-Compliance: Vom Trend zum Standard

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GRI ‘co-constructor’ of new EU sustainability reporting standards

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ESG criteria crucial for outperformance

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Sustainability reporting disclosures in accordance with the GRI Standards

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NEST invests USD 2 billion in Climate Transition Credit Strategy

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Final Report on Sustainability-related Issuer Disclosures | IOSCO

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Social sustainability connecting to social market economy | BST-Impact

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Diversity & Inclusion Tool | Main Issues | investRFP.com

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Striving for sustainability in global food systems | GRI

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Only 10 percent of Investors active in EM | New Infrastructure Debt RFP

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ESG without “R” is incomplete | ARTS Asset Management

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Pressure on companies to achieve net-zero emissions | LGIM

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Druck von Stakeholdern verändert Schweizer Versicherungen | ASI

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SASB and IIRC merge into Value Reporting Foundation

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The Search for a Global Baseline in Sustainability Reporting

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FNG-Marktbericht: Nachhaltige Investments in Deutschland steigen um 25 Prozent

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FNG-Marktbericht: Nachhaltige Geldanlagen bleiben in Österreich auf Wachstumspfad

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APK Vorsorgekasse optimiert Nachhaltigkeit und Performance

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Taxonomie allein ist kein Maßstab für Nachhaltigkeit von Fonds | BVI

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VBV als einzige Vorsorgekasse bereits zum elften Mal mit Gold-Standard bei ÖGUT

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The Challenge of Human Rights Due Diligence

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Neunte ÖGUT-Goldzertifizierung für Valida Vorsorgekasse

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Carbon Pricing & Net Zero Targets

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Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk | The White House

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CFA Institute Publishes Exposure Draft of ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products

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The Common Market, sustainability and the basic values of the EU

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This is living up to International Obligations

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Taxonomy-related sustainability disclosure | Eurosif

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Sustainability in EM Bond Strategies – Interpretation of data is crucial | GAM

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Institutional Investors: Human Rights & Due Diligence

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Certificate in ESG Investing | CFA Society Germany

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Assurance of Sustainability Reporting

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ESG – The rules of alpha engagement in China | ASI

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Eurosif welcomes proposal on the taxonomy and the corporate sustainability reporting

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Transparency offers the pathway to a more sustainable Earth | GRI

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University of Cape Town (UCT) | Rebuilding and Recreating | Chancellor’s Message

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New Financial Alliance for Net Zero Emissions Launches

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ESG-Bestandsaufnahme für institutionelle Mandate | QNG

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China and ESG | Franklin Templeton

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Investor priorities in a post-Covid-19 world | PRI

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Can ESG metrics ever converge globally? A view from the U.S.

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SASB Publishes Updated Climate Risk Technical Bulletin

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ESG goes towards Human Rights and the Social becomes Concrete. Finally

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Climate scenario analysis – a unique investment framework

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A Practical Guide to Sustainability Reporting Using GRI and SASB Standards

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GRI and SASB reporting ‘complement each other’

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Aviva Investors steigert ESG-Engagement-Aktivitäten

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Climate Action in the MENA Region | Regional Dialogue in UAE

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European investors acting for a responsible future | Responsible Investment Live 2021

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LGIM’s company engagements rise due to COVID-19 and climate change threat

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ESG and Emerging Markets | J.P. Morgan Asset Management

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Virtueller Tag des Stiftungsvermögens am 12. Mai 2021

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ESG Policy & Strategy – Key Questions

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Cyclical Process

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Green bonds are on the rise | AXA Investment Managers

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Non Financial Reporting under regulatory or market pressure? | Victor van Hoorn | Executive Director of Eurosif

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ESG Disclosure and Scoring – a new feature on the CEO dashboard

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Awareness and attention towards rights and standards

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ESG as a real sustainability tool

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New Stewardship and Sustainability Council | Franklin Templeton

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Private Impact

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Bring it down to “earth”

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ESG Investments and proxy voting by employee benefit plans | U.S. DOL

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ESG Disclosure Best Practice for Municipal Bonds

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Due Diligence, Supervision and Enforcement Mechanisms

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Right, necessary and urgent | Nordea

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ESG ratings: diving into divergences | DPAM

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Eurosif very supportive of European Single Access Point (ESAP)

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Working towards the SDGs – at 360 degrees

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EU requirements for impact-focused sustainability reporting are one step closer | GRI

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The EU Taxonomy – Fostering an honest debate | Eurosif

investESG -

The Impacts of SFDR on the European Distribution Landscape

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SFDR aims at preventing greenwashing and ensuring data comparability

investESG -

Jede Stiftung hat eine ESG Investment Policy

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SFDR vs. CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ESG DISCLOSURE IN THE EU

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Corporate Governance and ESG Disclosure Challenge for Investors in EU

investESG -

The Responsible Investing Podcast Ep. 14: Assessing the impact of different climate pathways – with Jeremy Lawson

investESG -

ESG-Politik aus Anlegerperspektive | Konzentration oder Überdiversifikation?

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ESG Drives Better Financial Performance | NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

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ESG AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: Uncovering the Relationship by Aggregating Evidence from 1,000 Plus Studies Published between 2015 – 2020

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What is the portfolio manager thinking? | ESG Investing in 2021

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EU: Mandatory Reporting System With Global Reach Required | GRI

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How Investors can implement rights | Working towards the SDGs with true ESG

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Supply Chain Decarbonization | Opportunities for Companies | World Economic Forum

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Social Bond for Impact | Mission-related Investments | Ford Foundation

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VBV Gruppe | EU-Öko-Audit „EMAS“ zertifiziert | Seit 2018 klimaneutral

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USA Back on the Road to Net Zero | Accelerate Innovation | John Kerry’s Keynote

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Impact Investment & the Role of SDGs, Global Standards and Regulation

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Labour Rights & Regulation of Less Concern in Asia | Climate Change & Public Health Dominate

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The importance of being active on climate change

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Natural Capital Investment Alliance | HRH The Prince of Wales | Sustainable Markets Initiative

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Double Materiality and Taxonomies | Internal Assessment vs. External Reporting & Disclosure

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Sustainability Reporting as a Global Governance Challenge | Perspectives & Comments

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Net-Zero Challenge: The supply chain opportunity

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Scaling Sustainable Finance Through Integrated Corporate Finance | Jerome Lavigne-Delville | IFC | UN Global Compact

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Correlation between XDC Temperature Alignment and Financial Performance | right. based on science

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Climate Financial Risks: Assessing Convergence, Exploring Diversity

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Climate Risk Metrics Can And Should Be Integrated Into Risk Assessments | ETH Zurich | CEP

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2020 Responsible Investment Annual Review

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Why The Pensions Industry Should Be Ambitious In Tackling Climate Risk | Joanne Etherton | ClimateEarth

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ESG in Private Equity: Value Creation, Misperceptions and Solutions | Jeff Cohen | SASB Standards

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Corporate Climate Responsibility: From Reputational to Liability Risk | Andreas Hoesli

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Measuring What Matters: A New Approach to Assessing Sovereign Climate Risk | Four Twenty Seven

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Lessons from the Great Recession for a COVID-19 Green Recovery | World Resources Institute | WEF

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Are U.S. Corporates Ready for Climate Risk Disclosures? | Four Twenty Seven | Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme

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Sustainability in Investment Management at a Pivotal Juncture | Demand Will Drive Growth if Industry Adapts | CFA Institute

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Proxy Voting Records Challenge Asset Managers’ Responsible Investment Claims | ShareAction

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MANAGING FOR IMPACT

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Investors Are Not Always Sold As Much Impact As They Want | Daniela Barone Soares, CEO | Snowball IM

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Measuring What Matters: A New Approach to Assessing Sovereign Climate Risk

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Green Bonds: Thinking Beyond Standardization | Christa Clapp | CICERO Shades of Green

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FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: FROM IDEAS TO REALITY

investESG -

Long Read | Short-Termism Revisited | CFA Institute | Matt Orsagh, Jim Allen, and Kurt Schacht

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This Is How COVID-19 is Affecting Europe’s SMEs | McKinsey & Company

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Developing Countries Cannot Achieve Net Zero Emissions Alone, Creating Unique Opportunities for Investors | Entelligent

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IIRC and SASB Announce Intent to Merge in Major Step Towards Simplifying the Corporate Reporting System

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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Examines Financial Stability Implications of Climate Change

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First Investors with Over $7 trillion AUM Join Initiative to Unite against ‘Super-Sized’ Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

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ESG From a Norms-Based Perspective | Kristina Touzenis | Managing Partner BST-Impact

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Investors Must Act to Address Biodiversity Loss | Gemma James, Head of ESG Issues | PRI

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Private Equity and ESG: Moving Beyond Box-Ticking? | Claudia Zeisberger | INSEAD

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Climate Action 100+ Adds to Focus List of Companies

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What’s a Carbon Credit? | Douglas Broom | The World Economic Forum

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Closing The Climate Skills Gap | Will Goodhart | CEO of the CFA Society UK | Impact Investing Institute

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55 Leading International Asset Owners and Asset Managers Ask Companies to Use SASB Standards | SASB

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Double Materiality Should Be The Ultimate Goal | Victor van Hoorn | Executive Director of Eurosif

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WHY AND HOW INVESTORS SHOULD ACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

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How Investors Can Take Human Rights Into Account | Dustin Neuneyer | PRI

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Virtual Event | The Emerging Markets Investors Alliance 4th Annual ESG EM Conference

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NGOs Release the 2020 Global Coal Exit List: 935 Companies That Banks, Investors and Insurers Need to Avoid

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IMF: How COVID-19 Will Increase Inequality in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

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Why Doesn’t The World’s Largest Infrastructure Investor Have a Coal Policy? | Justin Guay

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COVID-19 Could Distract the World from Even Greater Threats | Peter Giger, Chief Risk Officer | Zurich Insurance Group

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Forum: Driving Corporate Reporting for the SDGs | The Global Reporting Initiative

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Promoting Consistency in Corporate Sustainability Reporting | Marsh & McLennan | Davis Polk

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Across The Globe, Major Investor Groups Call on The United States to Rejoin The Paris Agreement | Ceres

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“Plastic Bubble”: New Investments Risk Becoming Stranded Assets | Yoni Shiran | SYSTEMIQ

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Superpowers, Covid-19 and ESG | Andrew White | Sustainable Investment Consultant

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Stranded Assets and The Next Generation of ESG | Charlie Donovan | Imperial College Business School

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Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt and ESG: Where Investors Can Shape Today and Tomorrow | Emerging Markets Investors Alliance

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EU | Commission Report: Europe’s Nature Under Threat as World Suffers Worst Year on Record for Forest Fires

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Der Klimawandel wartet nicht – höchste Zeit, aktiv zu werden

investESG -

The importance of being active on climate change

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SDGs: Implementation, Impact Measurement and Greenwashing | Charlotte Portier | GRI

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How to Spot SDG-Aligned Opportunities, Related Risks & Greenwashing? | Shelagh Whitley,  Director of ESG and SDGs | PRI

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Green Finance: How Competition Can Bring Polluting Firms Into the Fold | Imperial College Business School

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INVITATION: How to Secure Partnerships for Action on the SDGs | GRI & Enel

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In Case You Missed It: TCFD Climate Strategy Assessment Released by Vigeo Eiris

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Tailings Management & Steps Investors Can Take to Assess Tailings Risk | Emerging Markets Investors Alliance

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SDGs à la Carte: Part of Greenwashing? | Q&A with Michael Green, CEO | Social Progress Imperative

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Unemployment Main Concern for Business Leaders but Climate is Moving Up List of Top Risks | World Economic Forum

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Sustainability in the EU Financial System Between Classifications and Disclosures | Bianca Nalbandian

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Strategic Asset Allocation: ESG’s New Frontier | Aberdeen Standard Investments

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Investing in a Changing Climate | Aberdeen Standard Investments

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Solar: The New King of Electricity? World Energy Outlook 2020 Shows How The Response to The Covid Crisis Can Reshape The Future of Energy

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Myths About the EU | #4: An Article 9 Product is an Impact-Product, an Article 8 Product Not | QNG

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Consolidation, Climate Change, Technology and Saver Engagement The Key Future Trends for UK Pensions

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The EU-Taxonomy as The Next Step in the Evolution of Corporate Non-Financial Reporting | Kerstin Lopatta

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Aviva Investors SDG Case Study | PRI

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Unpuzzling ESG from Impact Investing | Hedda Pahlson-Moller | Private Investor & CEO of TIIME

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Callan’s 8th Annual ESG Survey Shows Record Number Considering ESG in Future Investment Decisions

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Eurex to Launch Next Generation of ESG Derivatives

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The Risk Management Association Survey Finds ESG Investing and Securities Lending Can Coexist

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The Great Connector for Smart Associations to Map the Future Together | Joachim von Halasz

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Ceres Introduces the Ceres Roadmap 2030: A 10-year Action Plan for Sustainable Business Leadership

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How Metrics Can Operationalize Europe’s Heightened Emissions Ambitions | Janine Guillot | SASB

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Investors Are Advised to Look at Systemic Issues Rather Than Singular Solutions | GRI

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Ceres and Berkeley School of Law Announce New Executive Education Course for Corporate Directors on Overseeing ESG Risks

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ESG in the UK: Regulatory Pressure Continues to Grow, but Schemes May Need More Support to Engage | PPI

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Integrating ESG Holistically In Private Equity: A Strategic Approach

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Investors Are Hungry for More Than Just Low-Methane Burgers | FAIRR

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SHORT-TERMISM REVISITED: Improvements made and challenges in investing for the long-term

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New WorldGBC Report Outlines How The Asia Pacific Can Build Back Better by Tackling Embodied Carbon in Built Environment

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Circular Economy – Capturing the Opportunity | Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Michiel De Smet

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New Sustainability Curriculum Launched by GRI | Certified Training for the Sustainability Profession

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Physical Climate Risk Amplifies Financial Risk | CICERO

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Competing Standards, Private Retirement Systems and Sustainability | PRI

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Rebooting The Economy With Circular Solutions | The Ellen MacArthur Foundation | INVITATION

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Ghana, Indonesia, Viet Nam on Leadership Track in Fight Against Plastic Pollution | World Economic Forum

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Sustainable Development Goals – Solution or Part of the Problem? | Fabian Scholda | Vienna University of Economics and Business

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European Commission to Boost Europe’s Capital Markets | Single Access Point to Company Data for Investors

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NGOs Perspective: PRB Banks Responsible for Over US$1.25 Trillion in Climate-Destructive Financing Since Paris Agreement

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Why Reporting Can Be a Force for Social Good – And Where to Start | Robert E. Moritz | Global Chairman, PwC

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Sustainability Metrics Debate Must Include Multi-Stakeholder Input | GRI

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New Consumer Goods Coalition – Remove Deforestation and Forest Degradation

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Business World Now Able to ‘Walk the Talk’ on Stakeholder Capitalism, Says World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab

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With Peak Plastic Looming, Investors Are at a Crossroads | Tatiana Luján | Plastics Lawyer, ClientEarth

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Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism Towards Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation

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European Commission adopts revised EU Emission Trading System State Aid Guidelines*

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ESAs Launch Survey On Environmental and/or Social Financial Product Templates

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These Charts Show How Little the Global Energy Supply Has Changed Since the 1970s | World Economic Forum

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The European Banking Authority Seeks Input from Institutions on Their ESG Disclosure Practices

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Just 1 in 10 Fashion Companies Show Awareness of Water Pollution Across Whole Value Chain

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Jurisdictions Can Build on the Best of What’s Already Available | Tim Mohin, GRI Chief Executive

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How to Follow The Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2020

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In Case You Missed It | Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) Launches UK Coalition

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Report: The Graying of Japan and ESG Credit Implications | Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA)

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Refinitiv Announces the 2020 D&I Index Top 100 Most Diverse & Inclusive Organizations Globally

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The carrot or the stick? Trends Towards Better ESG Disclosure | GRI & University of Stellenbosch Business School

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Coronavirus and Climate Change Crises Under EU Law | Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law

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State of the Union: Commission Raises Climate Ambition and Proposes 55% Cut in Emissions by 2030

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New Zealand first in the world to require climate risk reporting | Hon James Shaw, the Minister for Climate Change, New Zealand

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Transition Finance Managing Funding to Carbon-Intensive Firms

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Global Climate Groups Issue Guidance to Finance Giants on Aligning with Paris Agreement Goals

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Carbon Pricing is Effective in Reducing Emissions, Largest-Ever Study Finds | Australian National University

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Largest US Investors Undermine Efforts to Halt Rainforest Destruction, New Report Finds

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Charting a New Climate | TCFD Banking Pilot Project Phase II

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Plastic: A Holistic and Systemic Approach is Needed | Gemma James | Head of Environmental Issues | PRI

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The Responsible Investing Podcast Ep.3: Responsible Capital Allocation | Aberdeen Standard Investments

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Emerging Markets Investors Alliance | Invitations and Announcements

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The World Will Not Achieve SDGs Until 2082 | 2020 Social Progress Index

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What is Needed for Progress Towards Comprehensive Corporate Reporting? | Global Organisations’ Perspective

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What Is the Connection Between SASB and the SDGs? | Janine Guillot | CEO, SASB Foundation

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Financing the Circular Economy – Capturing the Opportunity | Ellen MacArthur Foundation

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Financing the circular economy Capturing the opportunity

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Testing The Taxonomy: Insights From the PRI Taxonomy Practitioners Group | Recommendations to Investors | UN PRI

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The Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on The Corporate World | Marc Randolph, Co-founder of Netflix | NN Investment Partners

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Helge Wulsdorf | Bank for Church and Caritas | ESG Cannot Be Implemented Overnight

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NGFS Promotes Environmental Risk Analysis in Financial Industry

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Green Recovery & Circular Economy | NN Investment Partners | Webinar

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INTERWOVEN RISKS, UNTAPPED OPPORTUNITIES The business case for tackling water pollution in apparel and textile value chains

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Emerging Markets Investors Alliance | Questions & Recommendations for Investors | Brief on Community Consent

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Ceres Welcomes Climate Risk Report from Subcommittee of CFTC, as Calls to Regulate Climate Change as a Systemic Financial Risk Grow Louder

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CFTC’s Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee Releases Report

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