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| Mar 6, 2026 | Over 110 Exchanges unite for this year's Ring the Bell for Gender Equality | NEW YORK, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March 2026, stock exchanges around the world will once again take part in the 12th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality campaign, jointly organised... |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Small businesses ditch green agenda as ‘survival’ becomes priority | Small businesses are ditching green finance initiatives as “ensuring survival” becomes a bigger focus for firms amid the pressures of rising costs.
The latest business growth tracker from Natwest showed prioritising of sustainability was at... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Net zero banking group abandons operations after member exodus | The global Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has announced it will cease operations following an exodus of its membership after President Donald Trump returned to power.
In a statement released on Friday, the group said following a vote it w... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Banking net zero club to change structure after member exodus | The global banking industry’s climate group will hold a vote on the future of its structure following a mass exodus of members.
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) will determine whether it will transform from a membership-based alliance t... |
| Aug 20, 2025 | How the banking net zero fantasy ran out of gas | Over the past year, the world’s biggest banks‘ net zero enthusiasm has quickly and quietly dried up.
Top lenders have backtracked, diluted or outright abandoned their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.
The return of Presid... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Barclays follows HSBC in ditching net zero banks club | Barclays has become the second London-based bank to exit the net zero banks club as the financial services industry continues to row back on climate policies.
The FTSE 100 giant – which recorded a £1bn profit jump for the second quarter – s... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | UNEP FI Features ESGSignals® in Its Newest Sustainability Risk Dashboard | RS Metrics' ESGSignals® was featured in UNEP FI's new dashboard with three solutions (for physical risk, biodiversity, and transition risk data)
The database is comprised of leading suppliers of sustainability insights for the climate and p... |
| May 28, 2025 | New UN Protocol Charts Investment Pathway for a Sustainable Ocean Economy | Linking ocean health to prosperity, this new framework sets guidance to align financial flows and business practices with the transition to a Sustainable Ocean Economy worth $US 5.5 trillion by 2050
NEW YORK, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Th... |
| May 6, 2025 | The Shifting Sands of Sustainability: HSBC's ESG Retreat | In the world of finance, change is the only constant. HSBC Asset Management is currently in the eye of a storm. The departure of Erin Leonard, the global head of sustainability, signals a seismic shift in the bank's approach to environmenta... |
| May 5, 2025 | HSBC Asset Management’s sustainability boss to depart as sector pivots on ESG | The top sustainability boss at HSBC Asset Management is set to leave the firm amid chief executive Georges Elhedery’s review of the lender’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies.
Erin Leonard’s exit, as first reported by Reut... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Banks vote to loosen climate coalition membership rules | *
Back a more flexible temperature target for members
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Over 80% of members voted; 90% of votes cast in favour
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Comes as real economy, policy and technology lag on climate ambition
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| Jan 18, 2025 | Federal Reserve withdraws from global regulatory climate change group | Federal Reserve withdraws from global regulatory climate change group
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| Dec 4, 2024 | Seafood ‘one of the most illegally produced commodities’ worldwide. Investors play a big role in changing that | Investors have a critical role to play in helping the seafood industry establish robust traceability systems that can lead to monetary, ecological and societal benefits, according to a new report from investor network FAIRR.
FAIRR, which is... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | How can we rapidly scale and fund climate adaptation? | In The News 26 Nov 2024
As people and communities worldwide face increasing climate impacts, recent events serve as reminders of the challenges ahead: severe flooding in Rio Grande do Sul that tragically led to over 100 fatalities, catastro... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Vancity Investment Management Report Highlights Significant Gains in Shareholder Advocacy | TERRITORIES OF MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH AND TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATIONS / VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vancity Investment Management, a Canadian leader in socially responsible investing, issued its annual Shareholder... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Vancity Investment Management Report Highlights Significant Gains in Shareholder Advocacy | As an active shareholder, Vancity Investment Management drives companies to advance environmental sustainability, social responsibility and good governance
TERRITORIES OF MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH AND TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATIONS / VANCOUVER, British Co... |
| Aug 31, 2024 | NOBA Bank Group signs the UN Principles for Responsible Banking | NOBA Bank Group signs the UN Principles for Responsible Banking
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2024-08-30, NOBA has become an official signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framework for a sustai... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | A regional agreement aims to save a tropical paradise in trouble | The Nairobi Convention is part of the Regional Seas Programme established by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The Convention entered into force in 1996 to address the accelerating degradation of the Western Indian Ocean by increasing th... |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Scaler's Groundbreaking Approach to Real Estate Decarbonization Secures $10 Million in Series A Funding | Scaler, a pioneering platform at the forefront of utilizing machine learning and ESG data to drive the decarbonization of real estate, has recently announced a significant milestone - securing $10 million in Series A funding. This funding r... |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Scaler raises $10M for real estate decarbonisation | Scaler, a platform for decarbonising real estate with machine learning, ESG data collection and reporting, has raised $10 million led by Plural in Series A funding.
Real estate is the world’s largest polluting industry, contributing nearly ... |
| May 17, 2024 | With nature in crisis, more companies are embracing safeguards to protect the planet | For centuries, livestock farmers in Aso, Japan, have gathered each spring for one purpose: to set fire to the region’s famed grasslands.
The controlled blazes are designed to chew up dead grass and fertilize the soil, revitalizing a landsca... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Ping An Releases 2023 Sustainability Report | HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter "Ping An", the "Company" or the "Group", HKEX: 2318 / 82318; SSE: 601318) has published the &qu... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Mandatum supports sustainable insurance | Mandatum supports sustainable insurance
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Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited (Mandatum Life) committed to the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance and published a Sustainable Insurance P... |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Nature underpins much of the global economy – but it's under threat. Investors are piling into startups protecting it in 2024. | Premium Tech Nature underpins much of the global economy – but it's under threat. Investors are piling into startups protecting it in 2024.
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| Nov 3, 2023 | Africa: Explainer - How AI Helps Combat Climate Change | Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making inroads worldwide in health, education and industry, but how can this cutting-edge technology help the world combat and mitigate the effects of climate change?
The recent launch of the UN-led A... |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Check out the pitch deck that Measurabl, a real estate startup that boasts Major League Baseball as a client, used to raise $93 million during a proptech fundraising drought | Matt Ellis, CEO and founder of Measurabl. Measurabl This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Regulators and investors are putting pressure on the real estate industry to go green. ... |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Redefining Success in the Security and Surveillance Industry: The Rise of ESG | David Thompson, Tech Times 02 August 2023, 10:08 am
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According to a Deloitte survey on millennial buying patterns, 42% of this generation indicates that they would exhibit greater loyalty towards a company... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | China Business Knowledge White Paper Series: The Unstoppable Rise of Sustainable Investing | Professors Darwin Choi, Gao Zhenyu, Jiang Wenxi and Jo Chanik, Department of Finance, CUHK Business School
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 13 July 2023 – We live in an era of the unprecedented and rapid warming of the global environment du... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Finance barriers are hurting Global South’s climate transitions | In East Africa, start-up company Ampersand Solar has a plan to transition millions of “boda boda” taxi drivers to cheaper, cleaner electric motorcycles.
In Nigeria, energy company Phoenix Edison is ready to build the country’s first waste-t... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Using Climate Disclosure For Commercial Advantage | Laura Zizzo, Co-Founder and CEO of Manifest Climate. |
| May 26, 2023 | Insurers Leave U.N. Climate Alliance Over ESG Pushback And Antitrust Claims | Empty desks fill the UN General Assembly Hall as speakers deliver remarks remotely at the SDG Moment ... [+] event as part of the UN General Assembly 76th session General Debate at the United Nations Headquarters on Monday, September 20, 20... |
| Apr 12, 2023 | U.S. Banks Set to Miss 2030 Climate Goals, Says Report | Many financial institutions have pledged to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, but a new report finds the biggest U.S. banks will fall short on their interim 2030 targets to reduce oil-and-gas emissions.
Sustainability advocacy organizatio... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Net-Zero Goal Of Financial Coalition Hindered By Defections | The parade of financial heavyweights leaving the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) grew this week when Zurich Insurance became the second company in five days to leave the international coalition of financial institutions dedi... |
| Mar 17, 2023 | How A U.K. Case Could Impact Corporate Directors And ESG | LONDON - APRIL 23: The Shell logo is shown at a Shell petrol station April 23, 2003 in London, ... [+] England. ClientEarth has initiated legal action against the board of directors of Shell plc over environmental standards. (Photo by Scott... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | New playbook launched to optimise investing by unleashing more inclusive climate finance for underserved communities | The report, entitled Inclusive gender and climate finance: Centring frontline, underrepresented and underserved communities in investment, outlines how an integrated approach can help investors identify new opportunities with multiple, over... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | The Flip In Leadership Needed To Save (Ourselves On) The Planet | HANYUAN, CHINA - A Chinese farmer pollinates a pear tree by hand given the severe decline in the bee ... [+] population. The UN warns that bees, butterflies, and other pollinators could face extinction due to habitat loss, pollution, pestic... |
| Oct 26, 2022 | OCBC Becomes Latest Signatory to the UN’s Net-Zero Banking Alliance | OCBC Bank announced that it has become a signatory to the United Nations-convened, industry-led Net Zero Banking Alliance as part of its commitment to transition to a low-carbon world.
As a signatory of the Alliance, OCBC will be transition... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | WeBank Signs the UN Principles for Responsible Banking | SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WeBank officially signed the United Nations (UN) Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) as the first digital bank in China to join 300 banks around the world under the PRB. WeBank has also be... |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 19 AGs investigating major banks' membership in UN carbon reduction alliance | (The Center Square) – Six major banks will be investigated by 19 state attorneys general for adhering to a United Nations’ organizational goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2050.
Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Cha... |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Financing Happiness: Inside IDLC’s distinct long-term oriented CSR philosophy | Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) evolved from the concept of corporate giving over the past few decades. While the concept has existed for a long time, the practice is the same all over the world, including in Bangladesh. The idea is r... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Societe Generale, Citi, ING jointly tackle aluminum decarbonization | Leading lenders to the global aluminum sector — Citi, ING, and Societe Generale — are working together with RMI to develop a climate-aligned finance framework to help reduce the industry’s hard-to-abate emissions.
Three top lenders to the a... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Что будет с ESG? | Несмотря на изменение ситуации в глобальной экономике и сокращение объема выпуска «устойчивых» облигаций, компании по всему миру продолжают внедрять принципы ESG — этому способствует как рост цен на сырье и энергоносители, так и повышение в... |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Separating Green From Greenwash: Key Questions For Evaluating Net-Zero Commitments: Part 3 | Rising temperatures due to climate change endanger creatures around the world. This polar bear ... [+] sculpture represents one of the many iconic species under threat. AFP via Getty Images |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Separating Green From Greenwash: Key Questions For Evaluating Net-Zero Commitments: Part 2 | Without action to limit carbon emissions and the resultant warming, the planet could see meters of ... [+] sea level rise in the coming centuries. Getty Images |
| Apr 8, 2022 | 7 Major Developments In The Climate Tool Marketplace | Climate risks are rising all across the world. Financial institutions and corporations are turning ... [+] to analytical tools to help understand them. AFP via Getty Images |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 40% Of Emissions Come From Real Estate; Here’s How The Sector Can Decarbonize | A green building in Milan provides the benefits of cleaner air and lower energy bills to its ... [+] residents. Getty Images |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Handelsbanken Liv signs up to the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance | Handelsbanken Liv signs up to the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
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Handelsbanken Liv has signed the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI). The principles is the largest initiati... |
| Mar 20, 2022 | ‘It’s a whirligig’: ESG pioneer expects shakeout for funds hyped by ‘fairy dust’ | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
After attracting trillions of dollars, the ESG fund industry is headed for a “shakeout” over the next five... |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Banks and investors have given trillions to coal, despite many signing onto net zero pledges | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
Despite repeated net zero promises, green slogans, and heartfelt acknowledgements that carbon emissions mu... |
| Feb 9, 2022 | The GOGEL Project – A Formidable Probe Into The E Of The Oil And Gas ESG Universe | AMENAM, NIGERIA: View of a Total Nigeria offshore oil and gas production platform at Amenam in the ... [+] Niger delta. AFP PHOTO/ PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images |
| Jan 20, 2022 | CaixaBank S A : launches its ESG advisory service for corporate and institutional customers | ESG diagnosis
• This unique service has been designed using an in-house methodology and is based on the guidelines of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and UNEP-FI.
• CaixaBank offers active management with ESG agencies,... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Bentley Incorporated : 22 digital twins trends that will shape 2022 | Did you miss a session from the Future of Work Summit? Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream.
VentureBeat kicked off its 2021 digital twins coverage with Accenture's prediction that digital twins would be a top ... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Bluestep Bank AB (publ) signs UN Principles for Responsible Banking | Bluestep Bank AB (publ) signs UN Principles for Responsible Banking Wed, Jan 19, 2022 08:00 CET
19, January, Stockholm. Bluestep Bank AB (publ) has become an official Signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framewo... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 22 digital twins trends that will shape 2022 | Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more
VentureBeat kicked off its 2021 digital twins coverage with Accenture’s prediction that digita... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 22 digital twins trends that will shape 2022 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
VentureBeat kicked off its 2021 digital twins cov... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Sweep, which helps companies capture carbon emissions data in their supply chain, raises $22M | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Carbon management platform Sweep has raised $22 m... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | HSBC : Financed Emissions - Approach and Methodology Update | HSBC Net Zero Aligned Finance
Approach Update
December 2021
1. Introduction
HSBC announced its ambition to become a net zero bank in October 2020, including an aim to align its financed emissions to net zero by 2050 or sooner.
Following thi... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Sweep, which helps companies capture carbon emission data in their supply chain, raises $22M | Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more
Carbon management platform Sweep has raised $22 million in a series A round of funding, as it ... |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Open Letter To Mark Carney - The Moral Imperative | |
| Nov 3, 2021 | DBS commits to net zero by 2050 and becomes first Singapore bank to join the UN-linked Net-Zero Banking Alliance | Bahasa | DBS commits to net zero by 2050 and becomes first Singapore bank to join the UN-linked Net-Zero Banking Alliance | Bahasa DBS to align lending and investment portfolios with net zero emissions by 2050 Reinforces the bank's ongoing efforts t... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | DBS commits to net zero by 2050 and becomes first Singapore bank to join the UN-linked Net-Zero Banking Alliance | DBS commits to net zero by 2050 and becomes first Singapore bank to join the UN-linked Net-Zero Banking Alliance DBS to align lending and investment portfolios with net zero emissions by 2050 Reinforces the bank's ongoing efforts to tackle ... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Banca IFIS S p A : is the first Italian challenger bank to join the Net-Zero Banking Alliance | PRESS RELEASE
Banca Ifis is the first Italian challenger bank to join the Net-Zero Banking Alliance
The Bank specialised in offering Italian small and medium enterprises credit services and solutions joins the UN initiative and commits to z... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Capgemini : The Journey to Net Zero | However, the recent devastating impacts of climate change have become more prevalent and is resulting in a renewed focus on the issue of sustainability. In addition, the Biden administration has made clear that good faith efforts on the top... |
| Oct 2, 2021 | I’m a former Citi executive. The bank failed to react to the warning signs before the 2008 financial crisis, and its record on climate change shows it’s making the same mistake again. | FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a Citibank logo displayed outside the Citibank Plaza in Hong Kong Reuters
Citigroup was massively bailed out by US taxpayers because it failed to manage key financial risks.
The bank is exposed to huge risks o... |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Without aggressive funding in clean-energy and climate solutions, the world we know could perish | Investors can make this happen, if they want to. Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images
What investors choose to fund will shape major transitions to clean energy and net-zero targets.
Investors want more data to better assess climate... |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Without aggressive funding in clean-energy and climate solutions, the world we know could perish | Advertisement
Investors can make this happen, if they want to. Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images
What investors choose to fund will shape major transitions to clean energy and net-zero targets.
Investors want more data to better ... |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Without aggressive funding in clean-energy and climate solutions, the world we know could perish | Investors can make this happen, if they want to. Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images
What investors choose to fund will shape major transitions to clean energy and net-zero targets.
Investors want more data to better assess climate... |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Vancity Vancouver City Savings Credit Union : discloses carbon footprint of its loans and investments | Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials methodology used to measure financed emissions
Disclosure is a first step toward Vancity's 2040 net-zero target
Thursday, June 24, 2021, Territories of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Natio... |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Vancity discloses GHG emissions of its loans and investments | Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials methodology used to measure financed emissions
Disclosure is a first step toward Vancity’s 2040 net-zero target
TERRITORIES OF MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH and TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATIONS and VANCOUVER, British... |
| May 31, 2021 | BANK OF GREECE
Bank of Greece : Keynote speech by Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece at the Athens Circular Forum II | Share: Keynote speech by Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece at the Athens Circular Forum II 31/05/2021 - Speeches
It is a great pleasure to be here with you today and have the opportunity to share my thoughts on climate neutr... |
| May 31, 2021 | CNP ASSURANCES
CNP Assurances : rsquo; 2020 report on responsible investment focuses on biodiversity and the climate | Paris, 31 May 2021
CNP Assurances' 2020 report on responsible investment
focuses on biodiversity and climate
As a responsible investor, CNP Assurances takes action to have a positive impact on society as a whole. With
an investment portfoli... |
| May 7, 2021 | PRUDENTIAL PLC
Prudential : supports low-carbon transition with pledge to become "net zero" asset owner by 2050 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy ... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Sweep helps track carbon emissions across enterprise supply chains | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Despite banks’ net-zero carbon pledges, a recent ... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Sweep helps track carbon emissions across enterprise supply chains | Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year.
Despite banks’ net-zero carbon pledges, a recent survey carried out by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) found that nearly half of global banks had not conducted ... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Climate Leaders Are Aligning To Net-Zero: What Does This Commitment Mean? | An EV charging port. Electrifying transportation is a key part of getting to net-zero emissions. Getty Images |
| Apr 21, 2021 | UNEP United Nations Environment Programme : Mark Carney, UN Race to Zero campaign and COP26 Presidency launch Net Zero Financial Alliance | The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), chaired by Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, unites over 160 firms (together responsible for assets in excess of US$70 trillion[1]) from the leading net zero in... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Banco Santander S A : Santander becomes a founding member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance | Ana Botin, executive chairman at Banco Santander, said: 'If we are to green the world's economy, we need a truly global effort - banks, companies, governments, regulators and civil society working together at pace. At Santander we are proud... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken : SEB joins Net-Zero Banking Alliance to accelerate transition | SEB is together with 42 other banks from across the world forming the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) to accelerate the transition of the global economy to net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. The initiative, which brings together ban... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Bank of America : Mark Carney, UN Race to Zero Campaign and COP26 Presidency Launch Net Zero Financial Alliance with World's Biggest Banks, Asset Owners, Asset Managers and Insurers | April 21, 2021 at 7:00 AM Eastern
• The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), chaired by Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, brings together over 160 firms together responsible for assets in excess of $70... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Vancity Joins Global Net-Zero Banking Alliance as Founding Signatory | Mark Carney, UN Race to Zero Campaign and COP26 Presidency launch net-zero banking alliance to deliver Paris Agreement goals with collaboration, rigour, and transparency
Vancity is first, and so far only, Canadian FI to join the alliance
UN... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.
Banco Santander S A : Santander becomes a founding member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance | Ana Botin, executive chairman at Banco Santander, said: 'If we are to green the world's economy, we need a truly global effort - banks, companies, governments, regulators and civil society working together at pace. At Santander we are proud... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | New Global Study Finds COVID-19 Accelerating Investments in "Healthy Buildings" | NEW YORK, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey of many of the world's leading real estate investors finds that 92 percent of respondents expect demand for healthy buildings to grow in the next three years, a compelling signal of the ... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Goldman Follows Rivals in Setting Net-Zero Emissions Targets
Goldman Follows Rivals in Setting Net-Zero Emissions Targets | (Bloomberg) -- Three days after new Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser outlined a net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions target, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO David Solomon is following suit.
Goldman is joining rivals in pledging ... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | European VC Fund Raises $158 Million To Find Tech Solutions To Real Estate’s Sustainability Problem | NREP’s 2150 fund’s first investment is in CarbonCure Technologies, a Canadian company whose ... [+] technology lowers the cement content of concrete while also storing CO2 in the concrete itself, reducing the material’s carbon footprint. Su... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | It Is Time To Actively Manage Climate Risk | Out of control fire in Australia. Climate change is causing extreme weather, prolonged droughts and ... [+] increasing bushfires across the globe. Its time for banks to play a more active role in managing it. getty |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Vancity sets ambitious climate commitments with aim to achieve net-zero by 2040 | UNCEDED TERRITORIES OF MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH AND TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATIONS and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building on decades of leadership on environmental sustainability and issues of social and economic incl... |
| Oct 29, 2020 | No Matter The Election Results, Corporate Climate Action Is Here To Stay | This post was written by Tom Murray, Vice President of EDF+Business. |
| Sep 16, 2020 | How To Invest In The Energy Transition Now | BERGHEIM, GERMANY - Germany is maintaining ambitious goals for transitioning itself away from its ... [+] traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear towards renewables, such as wind and solar. By 2035, the country hopes to source 55... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Post-Coronavirus: Sustainability-Focused Investment As The New Normal? | Energy sources for renewable, sustainable development. Getty |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Sustainable Investment And The Race to Zero Emissions During The Covid-19 Pandemic | LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Doctors join Extinction Rebellion protests. (Photo by Chris J ... [+] Ratcliffe/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Introducing the Triple Top Line | The integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors into investment processes and decision making has seen tremendous growth in recent years. Additionally, with the investment world adopting an active role in achieving th... |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Generali joins United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance | Milan - Generali joins the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, the group of 18 pension funds and insurers committed to decarbonize their portfolios to net-zero emissions by 2050 to avoid a global temperature increase abov... |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Carbon Delta erhält UN-Auftrag | |
| Banks are paying big bucks for climate-related and sustainability expertise | The news: Top banks and investment firms are hiring climate scientists and sustainability experts for top dollar, per Business Insider.
What’s happening? Banks and financial institutions are now looking to make good on their big commitments... |
| Without aggressive funding in clean-energy and climate solutions, the world we know could perish | Investors can make this happen, if they want to. Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images
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| These are the world’s largest banks that are increasing and decreasing their fossil fuel financing | The 60 largest commercial and investment banks have collectively financed $3.8 trillion in fossil fuel companies between 2016 and 2020, the five years since the Paris Agreement was signed, according to a report published in March from a col... |
| Banks haven’t quit coal. Study says commercial lenders have channeled $1.5 trillion to the industry since 2019 | Financial institutions from just six countries — the U.S., China, Japan, India, Canada and the U.K. — were found to be responsible for over 80% of coal financing and investment between January 2019 and November last year.
Coal is the most c... |
