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Published by investESG
2024-07-05
Closing the global biodiversity funding gap is addressing systemic challenges | Emine Isciel
INSIGHT by Emine Isciel, Head of Climate and Environment at Storebrand and co-chair of the Finance…
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Published by investESG
2024-05-15
Negative lobbying by the world’s largest automakers is putting global climate targets at risk | InfluenceMap
INSIGHT by InfluenceMap…
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Published by investESG
2024-05-15
ESMA Guidelines for fund names to harmonize ESG and sustainability terms
INSIGHT by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)…
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Published by investESG
2024-05-10
Universal owner wealth erodes as carbon pollution takes toll on investments | IEEFA
INSIGHT by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)…
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Published by investESG
2024-05-08
Net zero targets are not feasible without a circularity strategy in place | Alessia Falsarone
Q&A with Alessia Falsarone, executive in residence, practitioner faculty at the University of…
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Published by investESG
2024-05-03
Investor toolkit to provide guidance on AI and human rights risks | RIAA
INSIGHT by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA)…
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Published by investESG
2024-05-03
ESRS–ISSB Standards Interoperability Guidance released | IFRS
INSIGHT by the IFRS…
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Published by investESG
2024-04-29
Nature and its services as an asset | Rebalance Earth
Q&A with Robert Gardner, Co-Founder of Rebalance Earth…
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Published by investESG
2024-04-22
Are you making the same mistake as the majority of people when “assessing water risks”?
INSIGHT by Jennifer Moeller-Gulland is the Founder and Manging Director of Water Security…
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Published by investESG
2024-04-09
Mission: Transition | WWF
INSIGHT by Nicolas Poolen, Senior Manager, Nature Positive Finance, WWF International…
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Published by investESG
2024-04-08
Paving the way for a future-proof business with a nature-positive strategy | Salesforce
Q&A with Steffen Müller, Global Director, Sustainability Advisory, Salesforce…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-29
Owning a slice of the global economy responsibly with TNFD | NBIM
Q&A with Snorre Gjerde, Lead Investment Stewardship Manager at Norges Bank Investment Management…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-26
Mind the Impact Investment Gap: Measuring and managing human rights impact
INSIGHT by Isobel Alice O’Connell, Strategic Partner, Metagnosis…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-19
Will Europe’s new standard help or hinder green bond market growth? | IEEFA
The recently adopted European Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) promises to boost investor confidence and…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-16
New methodology for studies on sustainability-related investments across Europe | Eurosif
INSIGHT by Eurosif…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-15
How can EU firms validate their green claims to comply with EU ban on greenwashing of products?
The Internal Market and Environment committees adopted on Wednesday their position on the rules on…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-12
Putting the impact at the heart of the stock-selection process | WHEB
Q&A with Seb Beloe, partner and head of research at WHEB Asset Management…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-12
Aviva case study: Tackling deforestation – a central part of our climate and biodiversity efforts | Global Canopy
Biodiversity loss is an increasingly well-recognised driver of potential financial risks, and yet…
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Published by investESG
2024-02-07
Red flags and green flags: Is your transition plan fit for purpose and greenwashing-proof?
INSIGHT by Reclaim Finance…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-30
Navigating and mapping the jungle of sector standards | Q&A with Philippe Diaz
Q&A by Gabriella Lovas with EFRAG TEG’s Philippe Youssef Garduño Diaz…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-24
Investors view the quality of available climate data as “insufficient” | Ceres
With the growing climate crisis creating significant risks and opportunities in capital markets,…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-23
New Green Shoots: 6 trending products for nature finance and 5 nature investing themes to watch in 2024
INSIGHT by Jessica Smith (lead author), Alexander (Sasha) Wiese, Rhea Kochar, Anne-Marie Bor,…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-23
New Green Shoots: 6 trending products for nature finance and 5 nature investing themes to watch in 2024
INSIGHT by Jessica Smith (lead author), Alexander (Sasha) Wiese, Rhea Kochar, Anne-Marie Bor,…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-22
2000 most influential companies globally who can help or hinder achieving the SDGs | WBA
INSIGHT by the World Benchmarking Alliance…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-18
IFRS Foundation and GRI publish summary of interoperability considerations for GHG emissions
The Global Reporting Initiative and the IFRS Foundation have today jointly published a new analysis…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-11
Addressing challenges in biodiversity reporting | Q&A with Philippe Diaz
Q&A by Gabriella Lovas with EFRAG TEG’s Philippe Youssef Garduño Diaz about the challenges…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-11
Voting: ‘Asset managers turning their backs on people and planet on an unprecedented scale’ | ShareAction
Today, ShareAction is releasing its fifth annual report analysing how the world’s largest asset…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-10
The role of water security in reaching net-zero emissions: energy companies deeply exposed to water risks | CDP
Data released today by the global non-profit, CDP, provides fresh insight into how companies and…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-08
Moving from pledges to implementation: a guide for corporate just transition action | World Benchmarking Alliance
brief INSIGHT by the World Benchmarking Alliance…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-08
Responsible Investment: An Insider’s Account of What’s Working, What’s Not and Where Next | Q&A with Will Martindale
Q&A with Will Martindale, Co-founder and Managing Director at Canbury and former Director of Policy…
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Published by investESG
2024-01-02
Risk-mitigation for scaling renewable energy in developing countries
INSIGHT by Gireesh Shrimali, University of Oxford; Labanya Jena, Climate Policy Initiative. Views…
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Published by investESG
2023-12-18
Water crisis threatens US$58 trillion in economic value, food security and sustainability | WWF
Water, the world’s most precious yet undervalued resource, lies at the heart of a mounting global…
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Published by investESG
2023-12-12
Humanity needs nature to survive, and so do the economy and banks | European Central Bank
Q&A with Andrej Ceglar and Simone Boldrini, European Central Bank…
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Published by investESG
2023-12-04
The IFRS Foundation has launched the IFRS Sustainability knowledge hub to support use of the ISSB Standards
The IFRS Foundation has launched the IFRS Sustainability knowledge hub to support use of the ISSB…
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Published by investESG
2023-12-04
New cooperation agreement between EFRAG and GRI reached, as GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index is made publicly available
Following a successful partnership between EFRAG and GRI over the past three years, a new…
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Published by investESG
2023-11-29
VCMI releases ‘Carbon Integrity’ Claims Branding and Monitoring, Reporting and Assurance (MRA) Framework
INSIGHT by Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-29
EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products: Guidance for financial institutions and corporates | Climate Bonds Initiative
Climate Bonds Initiative has released pivotal guidance on the European Union’s Regulation on…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-28
The path to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C has narrowed, but clean energy growth is keeping it open | IEA
Update of IEA’s landmark Net Zero Roadmap shows greater ambition and implementation, supported by…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-28
New AI tool helps financial supervisors and institutions evaluate transition plans | WWF
Last week at the Global Ethical Finance Conference 2023, WWF launched a new tool to help financial…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-27
Nature Action 100 announces companies, start of investor engagement process to catalyze greater action on nature loss
Nature Action 100, the first global investor engagement initiative to address the urgent crisis of…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-26
Deforestation in the context of the TNFD Recommendations: leveraging prior progress, utilising existing datasets and going further with additional guidance
As a co-founder and official piloting partner of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-19
Final TNFD Recommendations on nature related issues published
The TNFD Recommendations are a key milestone in the relationship between nature, business and…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-14
Detailed outline of planetary resilience: six of nine boundaries transgressed | PIK
For the first time, an international team of scientists is able to provide a detailed outline of…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-13
Every sector must play their part in contributing towards a nature-positive future. Here’s how | WEF
Last December, the world took an important step towards resetting its relationship with nature.…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-13
USS and University of Exeter develop new climate scenarios to help tackle climate change
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the University of Exeter have released a new report…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-11
High-resolution data for effective action on supply chain deforestation | Trase
Forests are central to addressing the world’s climate and biodiversity crises. They capture and…
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Published by investESG
2023-09-06
Nature Positive Initiative launches to promote the integrity and implementation of the Global Goal for Nature
Today, 27 of the world’s largest nature conservation organizations, institutes, business and…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-25
UN experts have taken action about Saudi oil major’s Aramco human rights responsibilities for climate change | ClientEarth
United Nations human rights experts have sounded the alarm over the significant human rights impact…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-25
More companies set science-based targets in 2022 than the entire seven years prior | SBTi
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) reported a sharp rise in companies setting…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-23
“Road to Resilience”: New strategy to stimulate investment in climate resilience | IGCC
The Investor Group on Climate Change, whose members manage more than $30 trillion globally,…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-23
IUCN launches guide to effectively and equitably conserving at least 30% of the Earth by 2030
The International Union for Conservation Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN WCPA)…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-18
Montana climate change lawsuit outcome largely in favour of young plaintiffs
In what has been called a landmark legal decision, a Montana court judge has ruled largely in…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-18
The CORE to investigate Ralph Lauren Canada for human rights violations
The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) is a human rights ombud that reviews…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-17
ISS Corporate Solutions to be first approved verifier for Green Company Certification under Climate Bonds Standard
by the Climate Bonds Initiative…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-14
S&P Global Ratings Update On ESG Credit Indicators
New ESG credit indicators no longer published in credit reports. Distinguishing between credit…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-11
Exploring the case for a global nature-related public data facility | TNFD
by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-05
European Commission adopts ESRS
On 31 July, the European Commission has adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-05
WBCSD Implementation Guidance for the IFRS SDS and ESRS
Guidance to implement sustainability standards, namely IFRS SDS, ESRS and related information about…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-05
US Sustainable Products and Services procurement rule
Goal of net-zero emissions from Federal procurement by 2050…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-05
IAASB’s proposed International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000
General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements released…
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Published by investESG
2023-08-05
UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards
UK SDS will be based on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards S1 and S2…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-30
IOSCO endorses the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards
130 IOSCO members regulating more than 95% of the world's financial markets called to consider…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-25
One materiality, and make it a double, please | WWF
by Nicolas Poolen, Senior Manager, Finance Engagement, Global Nature Positive Initiative, WWF…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-17
Raising responsible investment best practice in asset management: Guidance manuals | ShareAction
The first paper recommends how asset managers can set interim net zero targets that are fit for…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-16
Gender-smart investing is just that: smart | 2X Global
by Hedda Pahlson-Moller, CEO of TIIME, and Sana Kapadia, Director of Strategy at 2X Global, and…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-15
Taking a proactive approach to human rights | PRI
by Soh-Won Kim, Analyst, and Nikolaj Halkjær Pedersen, Senior Lead, Human Rights and Social…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-14
A necessary but dilemma-ridden transition of the energy and steel sectors | Danica Pension
Society must and will transition away from fossil energy, and companies must prepare for and…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-13
Tooling up to finance nature | WWF
A selection of tools and approaches for scaling and accelerating investor action for nature and…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-06
Sizing the ESG data challenge for asset owners
We assess the daunting data challenge lurking in the latest Target Setting Protocol of the Net Zero…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-06
Companies acknowledge it’s cheaper to mitigate risk caused by deforestation but only 10% report taking sufficient action | CDP
A record 1,043 companies disclose forest-related risks through CDP, but are still not acting to…
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Published by investESG
2023-07-05
Scottish Widows warns of tougher action on lagging asset managers as it issues its latest Stewardship Report
For the first time, Scottish Widows has conducted a comprehensive analysis of the voting records of…
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Published by investESG
2023-06-29
Investor expectations: A set of corporate actions released to address the urgent nature crisis | Nature Action 100
The Launching Investor Group and Secretariat behind Nature Action 100, the first global investor…
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Published by investESG
2023-06-29
‘Climate-washing’ litigation on the rise | Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment…
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Published by investESG
Choosing the right tools for the job – getting ready for nature-related disclosures | WWF
INSIGHT by Nicolas Poolen, Senior Manager Nature Positive Finance, WWF International & Rebekah…
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