Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the sustainable finance space.
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December 20
Very happy to announce our @EU_Finance #TEG #Handbook on #Climate #Transition #Investing providing crucial technical details on our #Benchmarks report. @EPhilipova @Reilseoc @bolli_a @MartinSpolc @MBaumgarts @seankidney @SonyKapoor @SasjaBeslik @OphirBruckhttps://t.co/zXz2vpaoys
— AndreasHoepner (@AndreasHoepner) December 20, 2019
December 18
HABEMUS EU #TAXONOMY! Text endorsed by EU Ambassadors: https://t.co/Ts6QsuoOEw @spietikainen:”The taxonomy for sustainable investment is probably the most important development for finance since accounting. It will be a game changer in the fight against climate change”
— Martin Spolc (@MartinSpolc) December 18, 2019
December 16
We made history: co-legislators reached a deal on an #EU taxonomy for #green economic activities. Still subject to formal endorsement by @Europarl_EN & EU countries, this is the much-needed enabler to get green investments to flow and help Europe reach climate neutrality by 2050. pic.twitter.com/GvPDGfrCcJ
— Valdis Dombrovskis (@VDombrovskis) December 16, 2019
December 13
Le programme Finance ClimAct, c’est 18 millions d’euros pour développer l’ingénierie financière nécessaire à la transition écologique #changerdechelle #sustainablefinance #greenfinance @ademe https://t.co/mMv0j82Btc
— Pierre-Alix BINET (@PierreAlixBinet) December 13, 2019
December 12
Universities representing £5.5bn, are joining forces to create positive change through their investments.
Today, @Cambridge_Uni, @EdinburghUni, & @StAnnesCollege come together to launch the Responsible Investment Network – Universities https://t.co/6SxqZWGlET— ShareAction (@ShareAction) December 12, 2019
December 3
Which S&P 500 index funds voted 100% in favor of key #ESG shareholder resolutions this year? Those of @DWS_Group, MainStay, @Principal and @USAA. https://t.co/aw7cYZH2Gz#CorpGov #SRI #sustainablefinance pic.twitter.com/F6B7wgq3NV
— Jon Hale (@Jon_F_Hale) December 3, 2019
November 6
We aim to generate economic growth but it must be #sustainable. So we move from greening #finance to financing #green. #sustainablefinance #investgreen #BloombergPolicySeries pic.twitter.com/k5GZUWR8Pa
— Valdis Dombrovskis (@VDombrovskis) November 6, 2019
EU rules on responsible investments to kick in from 2021: document – https://t.co/PhO4xRsaT9 via @Reuters #ESG #sustinv #Impinv #policy
— US SIF (@US_SIF) November 6, 2019
November 5
@kenowenspwc presenting the results of this year’s Responsible Investment State of Play Report at ESG Day, Climate Finance Week. It’s been a great morning of discussion with government, central bank and market leaders on Ireland’s leading position in Climate Finance @SusNatIrl pic.twitter.com/7fS3aERx0d
— Laura Flood (@laurflood) November 5, 2019
“New data reveals that large institutional investors in the US are stalling progress to tackle the social and economic risks of climate change, despite committing publicly to climate action.” https://t.co/YInmu956Fj via @ShareActionUK
— Ben Caldecott (@bencaldecott) November 5, 2019
📸First meeting in Paris of the newly created International Platform on #SustainableFinance with
🇪🇺 EU
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇮🇳 India
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇲🇦 Morocco
and @OECD @UNEP_FI @IOSCOPress @EIB @EBRD@NGFS_ #investgreen #SustainableFinanceEUhttps://t.co/NTAwVEarwx pic.twitter.com/X31xMI4nqB— EU Finance 🇪🇺 (@EU_Finance) November 5, 2019
November 4
Just in time for #CFWI19 in Dublin and tomorrow's #ESG Day… here's the latest news from Brussels on new International Platform on #SustainableFinance
▶️https://t.co/bRuOQd0YJF#SustainableFinanceEU #IrelandForFinance @EU_Finance @SusNatIrl https://t.co/ruNcnbs7ml— Patrick J. O'Riordan (@pjoriordan) November 4, 2019
November 1
BlackRock is among the top three shareholders in 25 of the world’s largest publicly listed deforestation-risk companies, & its so-called socially responsible/ESG funds are linked to land rights conflicts, forced & child labor, & #deforestation. #ESG #SRI https://t.co/TuCHRCVXOK
— Emily Claire Goldman (@mle_goldman) November 1, 2019