On this page you can find the most relevant, not-to-be-missed and hopefully groundbreaking #SriNews that I see by surfing the web and mainly by ‘living’ on Twitter (apart from #DivestNews, #GreenBondNews and #BizHRInvesting news, of course).
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June 25
Climate proposal at Mizuho Financial Group was not successful, but did achieve almost 35% support according to preliminary count #ESG #CorpGov https://t.co/dYQckPJDED
— Proxy Insight (@ProxyInsight) June 25, 2020
❗We are pleased to announce that 14 new funds have been granted a #LuxFLAG label, bringing the total to 204 labelled investment products.❗
🔎https://t.co/jv69LEGcmW#sustainablefinance #LuxFLAG #labelling #ESG #climatefinance #microfinance #environment #sustainableinvestments pic.twitter.com/ojpgpSp1lV
— LuxFLAG (@LuxFLAG) June 24, 2020
June 24
With the reports released today, @NGFS_ keeps guiding central banks and supervisors towards better management of climate-related and environmental risks! 🌿
▶ Watch video: https://t.co/b2vSZGv73x
▶ Press release: https://t.co/W4RkQNzBJ0 pic.twitter.com/upPilHpflo— Network for Greening the Financial System (@NGFS_) June 24, 2020
June 23
.@ShareAction and a coalition of industry & CSOs with a common interest in #SustainableFinance have published 7 recommendations for the upcoming review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive #NFRDhttps://t.co/ai7qDu63jX pic.twitter.com/osjaxBK9YG
— Philipp Woelk (@PhWoelk) June 23, 2020
June 18
Parliament has adopted #EUTaxonomy to boost green investments, prevent ‘greenwashing’ and to achieve a #ClimateNeutralEU
Quotes by @spietikainen & @BasEickhout in the press releasehttps://t.co/p36gfnWfcg
— ENVI Committee Press (@EP_Environment) June 18, 2020
@VigeoEiris with @euronext launch an advanced ESG index. Powered by Vigeo Eiris it selects 80 Large Cap for their high sustainability profiles with a stringest focus on Energy Transition. https://t.co/bCqFJgLGpd #sustainabilityriskrating
— Fouad Benseddik (@fbenseddik) June 18, 2020
Today the Racial Justice Investing Coalition has released a Statement of Solidarity calling on the investment community to take action to dismantle systemic racism and promote racial equity and justice in their investments. https://t.co/o0N3629at9 @ACREcampaigns pic.twitter.com/ydpaPyAAB1
— ICCR (@ICCRonline) June 18, 2020
June 17
Euronext Announces Comprehensive Suite of ESG Products, Services, Commitmentshttps://t.co/46W9nnN5Ne@euronext #ESG #sustainableinvesting #SDG #greenbonds
— ESG Today (@EsgToday) June 17, 2020
📰A new guide by @southpoleglobal, commissioned by @foenCH helps investors understand & reduce water-related risks and make a contribution to the achievement of global water objectives, in particular #SDG6 @2030AgendaCH @bluepeace @eda_dfae @SIF
@5SOS https://t.co/sMammUNYls— SSF (@SwissSustFin) June 17, 2020
June 15
.@PRI_News proposes #SDG outcomes framework ahead of reporting changes https://t.co/2TThn8KWzn #esg #SDGoutcomes
— Fiona Reynolds (@Fireynolds) June 15, 2020
June 11
We can bounce back from this crisis & build a greener economy, but only if we work together 🌍
Today two more countries join forces to mobilise private money towards sustainable projects in the International Platform on #SustainableFinance
Welcome New Zealand 🇳🇿 & Singapore 🇸🇬 ! pic.twitter.com/mICiCQq3b4— EU Finance 🇪🇺 (@EU_Finance) June 11, 2020
@theGIIN estimates the size of the global #impinv market to be US$ 715 Billion.
Datos interesantes que estudiaremos con detenimiento al mismo tiempo que seguimos trabajando para caracterizar y cuantificar el mercado de la #inversióndeimpacto en España. https://t.co/p1jrQ4HjMd
— SpainNAB (@SpainNAB) June 11, 2020
Asset managers are still blind to #biodiversity loss!
New research shows none of the world’s largest managers have a dedicated policy on biodiversity https://t.co/tsGxMsLaf7 #ResponsibleInvestment #ESG pic.twitter.com/3qC3vOnuHn
— ShareAction (@ShareAction) June 11, 2020
June 10
The Ripple Effect of EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Investments in U.S. Financial Sector https://t.co/bbSqTUNaS1 via @HarvardCorpGov
— Ana Alvarez Grullon (@AnaAlvarezGrull) June 10, 2020
June 9
Retrouvez les derniers chiffres de l’#InvestissementResponsable de l’@AFG_France et du @FIR_FrenchSIF ➡️ https://t.co/kPnm6ZiWGV #AssetManagement #FinanceDurable #FinanceVerte pic.twitter.com/kE4DBI5Owg
— Finance for Tomorrow (@FinforTomorrow) June 9, 2020
Sustainable investments grew 23% to €270 billion in Germany last year, reaching 5.4% share of all investments
"Despite strong growth rates" the market has "not made it into the mainstream in Germany yet" – @FNG_eV https://t.co/FswwniimJx #sustainablefinance #invest pic.twitter.com/jh7FerPvMV
— Clean Energy Wire (@cleanenergywire) June 9, 2020
@SPGlobalRatings launched its #Green Financing Framework Alignment Opinions under its already-established #GreenEvaluation service. #sustainablefinance #greenbonds https://t.co/3HkU3ZDuWq
— Arnaud Humblot (@arnaudhumblot) June 9, 2020
EDHEC-Risk Institute, welcome to Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment ….! https://t.co/dOvv7IJgCn
— Rob Bauer (@robbauerUM) June 9, 2020
Policy-makers should take immediate action to harness banking prudential regulation to tackle the climatefinance “#doomloop” #FinancialStability #GreenSwan #NGFS 👇
https://t.co/jVLhxLmBYP— Finance Watch (@forfinancewatch) June 9, 2020
June 8
The Swiss Sustainable Investment Market Study 2020 is out! #Sustainableinvestments in Switzerland have grown by 62%, reaching CHF 1.16 tn by the end of 2019. SSF is proud to present the brand new #SwissSIMS20 🇨🇭🌏
Read more👉https://t.co/yUN6z5cqmv pic.twitter.com/FSnZzKCmvd
— SSF (@SwissSustFin) June 8, 2020
BREAKING: Shareholder and environmental activists seek to oust seven non-executive directors at Standard Bank with ties to fossil fuel companies https://t.co/O5XzR3Wca2
— South Africa Climate News (@ZAClimateNews) June 8, 2020
Today, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published a report entitled "Positively green: Measuring climate change risks to financial stability"
▶ Read more: https://t.co/dx7kqPo56R pic.twitter.com/GXJPHhwDr6
— Network for Greening the Financial System (@NGFS_) June 8, 2020
Another key step towards greening finance & supporting the #EUGreenDeal transition: draft legal acts integrating #ESG considerations in fiduciary duties and adapting suitability test by introducing ESG preferences now out for feedback:https://t.co/edkLYSmi4G @SustainableFinanceEU
— Martin Spolc (@MartinSpolc) June 8, 2020
June 5
Casi un 80% de los planes de empleo invierte con criterios socialmente responsables https://t.co/ISTvB6SQ1Q Crónica de @sofi_cis en @Futuroafondo cc @fonditel @OCOPEN_ @MjimenezLash @Bankia @mabalue @CCOO @UGT_Comunica #SemanaISR2020 #InversiónSostenible #ASG #ESG
— Spainsif (@Spainsif) June 5, 2020
Investors with over €11 trillion in assets are calling on EU leaders to ensure a sustainable economic recovery from Covid-19, which delivers the EU Green Deal & goals of the #ParisAgreement. See letter https://t.co/6yW6D3ASiw @IIGCCnews @PRI_News #BuildBackBetter pic.twitter.com/OkOQP3kANc
— CDP (@CDP) June 5, 2020
The English version of the blog: ESG reports Latin America: Panel of local experts discuss 6 key trends in the region is here 👇🏽https://t.co/gR5PvmwwPK @bonosverdes @CCFVerdes @epiquero @AsocBancosMx @cmosellav @mexico2_pmc @eatehort @CAVILO_ @AldoCerda1 @andytuit @EstrategiaRev
— Soffia AD (@SoffiaAlarcon) June 5, 2020
June 4
If you're wondering what all this talk about sustainable finance "taxonomies" is about, @isfcanada has published a good primer here.https://t.co/W81OUI8hJd #SustainableFinance #ESG
— Dustyn Lanz (@dustynlanz) June 4, 2020
June 3
https://t.co/6uC4iV6bq1 #ClimateChange #esg #esginvesting #sustainablefinance #lowcarbon #parisagreement #indexfunds #etfs
— Mona Naqvi (@Mona_Naqvi_) June 3, 2020
June 1
EIRIS Conflict Risk Network moves to the EIRIS Foundation https://t.co/e6Zt1A4L3E
— EIRIS Foundation (@EIRISFoundation) June 1, 2020
Less than 1.5% of the $70 trillion handled by the asset management industry each year is overseen by #BIPOC and #women managers. The @BeeckCenter’s @ErikaSeth76 has ideas on how to fix it. Learn more: https://t.co/NvXigbcBmQ #ESG #racialequity #racialjustice #socialjustice
— US SIF (@US_SIF) June 1, 2020
UK's USS will divest from #tobacco corporations, companies that derive 25% of revenues from thermal #coal mining and organizations with links to #clustermunitions, white phosphorus and #landmines.https://t.co/uFXDXWXOTW#investing #ESG #divestment
— Amy Resnick (@Resnick_PI) June 1, 2020
May 31
What can investors do to make #EqualRights a reality? Actively encourage #BlackOwnership? Call out leadership teams that don’t represent their employees and customers? We need deep systemic change. What can the financial sector do to help? #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorge 🖤 pic.twitter.com/7F6Bo0AtAh
— Charlene Cranny #GoodMoneyWorld (@UKSIFCharlene) May 31, 2020
I just published this ESG analysis on Amazon. I think and feel it's important. Read here ↓ https://t.co/UA6Q5ZMLuP
— Sasja Beslik (@SasjaBeslik) May 31, 2020
May 27
Focus on workers, customers and governance drive ESG outperformance amid COVID uncertainty – https://t.co/SYwUY5PzOt via @ImpactAlpha #ESG #covid19
— US SIF (@US_SIF) May 27, 2020
May 26
#MAPFRE crea el Observatorio de las Finanzas Sostenibles, un foro de instituciones académicas para impulsar el desarrollo de instrumentos financieros, seguros y pensiones que cumplan con criterios de inversión socialmente responsable. #ISR #SRI #ASG #ESGhttps://t.co/9jH3vQC56o
— MAPFRE (@MAPFRE) May 26, 2020
Check out the new #SustainableFinance section on our website to keep you updated with all related industry information/news. https://t.co/XMwK9cHOYs #IrishFundsESG #SustainableFinance pic.twitter.com/C4RTFri9R3
— Irish Funds (@IrishFunds) May 26, 2020
May 23
Wonderful. https://t.co/JZ33q4f0ZM
— HIRO MIZUNO (@hiromichimizuno) May 23, 2020
May 22
The Amazon Rainforest is not only ‘the lungs of the earth’, it provides a vital armour against zoonotic disease. @FAIRRinitiative presses investors to mobilise on action to protect the Amazon, as deforestation levels soar by 64% compared to last year. https://t.co/rnnJTqT7CH
— FAIRR Initiative (@FAIRRInitiative) May 22, 2020
May 20
Check this out! #SustainableFinance #SRINatives https://t.co/cw2QTv6mvi
— Stephen Snider (@kstephensnider) May 20, 2020
May 18
By pretending to be “neutral”, the @ecb locks us in a high-#carbon world.
It finances all sectors: from the #automobile to the #air sector, via arms manufacturers. 🚗✈💣🤬☢🆘
Where are the #European objectives and values?https://t.co/IuuP9WyGyK pic.twitter.com/lOrjAAgHdr
— Reclaim Finance (@ReclaimFinance) May 18, 2020
May 15
PLSA sets up working group ahead of October ESG statements deadline https://t.co/ZYuo7LPEWX @ThePLSA #pensions #esg
— ESG Clarity (@ESGClarity) May 15, 2020
May 14
A new Covid-19 Social Bond was recently displayed on #LGX from the Instituto de Credito Oficial!
The EUR 500m bond's proceeds will bring support to specific regions of Spain that are facing economic difficulties due to Covid-19.
Read more about the bond👉https://t.co/EyzWvV4Py2 pic.twitter.com/lyT4G5pGLU
— Luxembourg Stock Exchange 🇱🇺 (@LuxembourgSE) May 13, 2020
Welcome to @kstephensnider 1st ever #SRINatives Contributor in charge of co-running @SRI_Natives#changethenarrative #makeadifference @SangeetaLaudus @ECONLIZ_E @LorenaLamasUr @luannesieh @ojobr @jellsmoor @acirtns @oikosworld @HarvardEEC @thecrimson @SriEvent @andytuit https://t.co/AFHRWqY5Mt
— SRI Natives (@SRI_Natives) May 14, 2020
BREAKING: State treasurers nationwide are calling for independent, climate-competent governance at @JPMorgan Chase ahead of the bank’s AGM next Tuesday. https://t.co/lOwjOcMxBW pic.twitter.com/v60B87BYcN
— Majority Action (@majorityact) May 14, 2020
.@WesternAsset details "Although all businesses have of course been rocked by the pandemic, companies that were operating under strong #ESG practices pre-COVID have weathered the storm a bit better … " #ESGInvesting #COVID19 https://t.co/JtiAnEfUlO pic.twitter.com/Ys6sv8cxYa
— 3BL Media News (@3BLNews) May 14, 2020
May 12
By tabling its own shareholder resolution on assessment and disclosure of climate risk, @Nedbank’s board has sent a strong message to the financial sector, shareholders and regulators that climate risk is real, important and urgent.https://t.co/QAHW9fbFNW #ESG #climaterisk
— Just Share (@JustShareSA) May 12, 2020
Where do I get my data from? How do I know where to report it? Good news is that you’ve already got the #buildingblocks in place! Download the newly launched @CDP and @CDSBglobal CDSB guidance to learn how to successfully fulfil the #TCFDrecs. #TCFDAction https://t.co/nedDe3kh57 pic.twitter.com/5YJPqXnlU7
— Mike Zimonyi (@MikeZimonyi) May 12, 2020
Did you know? 77% of the companies assessed by #ISSESG's new SDG #ImpactRating have a limited negative or significant negative impact on #SDG 8 – a goal promoting sustainable economic growth and decent work for all.
Find out more here: https://t.co/CarZslQns7 pic.twitter.com/8eTxA7H7gC
— ISS ESG (@issesg) May 12, 2020
El @ICOgob lanza una emisión pública de bonos sociales de 500 millones de euros con los que contribuirá a mitigar el impacto social y económico del #COVID19 https://t.co/AoQOYzcdzS vía @CincoDiascom #BonosSociales #InversiónSostenible #ASG #ESG
— Spainsif (@Spainsif) May 12, 2020
May 11
Following the PRI-coordinated engagement on #tax between investors representing US2.9trn, and 41 multinational corps
✔️23 global positions on tax were published, but
❌Only five companies explained their approach to tax havens
Read more https://t.co/W7jiVcPt17 pic.twitter.com/F8lzX3hV6d
— The PRI (@PRI_News) May 11, 2020
Pratiques fiscales des entreprises – Passer de la conformité à la responsabilité. Le FIR publie une étude inédite sur le #CAC40.
Le communiqué : https://t.co/LLH1X6HWWi
L'étude : https://t.co/UTmb6Qh2Je #FinanceDurable #ESG #ODD #Engagement #Dialogue #CivismeFiscal pic.twitter.com/lplPAOc1Tc— FIR – ISR (@FIR_FrenchSIF) May 11, 2020
📢 NEW: @MarshGlobal looks set to become the world's first broker to take #ClimateAction 📢
"Sources say they expect the new policy to answer concerns over involvement with the Carmichael mine, and support of CO2-emitting industries"@JamesFernyhough 👇https://t.co/z0NlaQ1aVt pic.twitter.com/lmPqMrNb9P
— Insure Our Future Global (@InsOurFuture) May 11, 2020
Is your bank doing enough to tackle the #ClimateCrisis? We’ve ranked the 20 largest European banks on their response to climate change – and there’s a long way to go https://t.co/Ng4d9p9Wwr #FundingClimateChaos
— ShareAction (@ShareAction) May 11, 2020
Central banks are coming to the rescue. They are buying trillions worth of financial assets, with more to come. In our new blog, @WRIFinance debunks classic objections to "green" QE and makes the case for "responsible" QE.#sustainablefinance @NGFS_ https://t.co/KKsTk0wBk3
— Leonardo Martinez-Diaz (@Leonardo_MD1) May 11, 2020
May 8
Today @FC4SNetwork launched a working paper on the implications of the #covid19 pandemic on #sustainablefinance. The paper supports thinking on how to respond to the pandemic from a sustainable finance perspective. Read the entire paper here: https://t.co/Z1tYtoVuyT pic.twitter.com/9UEZqLt161
— UN Environment FC4S (@FC4SNetwork) May 8, 2020
A massive moment for shareholder action!
The progress seen at #Barclays AGM yesterday was a "direct result of intensive shareholder engagement… including the first-ever shareholder climate resolution at a major European bank." https://t.co/jMKxRLOPAp @business
— ShareAction (@ShareAction) May 8, 2020
May 7
The #HongKong Monetary Authority @hkmagovhk & Securities & Future Commission (SFC) + Insurance Authority launched the #green & #SustainableFinance Cross-Agency Steering Group. It brings together industry bodies on #climaterisk impacting financial sector. https://t.co/8tmJ68S9pw pic.twitter.com/rogMoPcuXU
— Fair Finance Asia (@FairFinanceAsia) May 7, 2020
.@SRI_Natives was born today! #goodluck 👍 #SRINatives #sustainablefinance #changeforthebetter https://t.co/1PRPIAtRHz
— Andrea Di Turi (@andytuit) May 7, 2020
BREAKING! Nearly 24% of shareholders vote for our #BarclaysResolution!
It’s an “unequivocal signal… that all banks must start to phase out fossil fuel financing.” https://t.co/1Fp8fykUE0 #FundingClimateChaos pic.twitter.com/AWYsJHgg6K
— ShareAction (@ShareAction) May 7, 2020
Twitter, Walmart, Equifax and others dropped by S&P from its #ESG index, while Costco is newly includedhttps://t.co/SS1k5lUggg
— SSE Initiative (@SSEinitiative) May 11, 2020
May 6
The results are in! Check out my latest blog post highlighting some of the major changes in the S&P 500 ESG Index from the annual rebalance…https://t.co/yKmmXAQM2k#esg #sp500 #indexing #rebalance #announcement #sustainablefinance #esginvesting #walmart #twitter #facebook
— Mona Naqvi (@Mona_Naqvi_) May 6, 2020
[New report📊] Europe can and must align EU’s public and private economic and financial governance with nature’s limits [THREAD 1/19] 📔👉https://t.co/UJvdnB55wv pic.twitter.com/R0Nz10IcVW
— Finance Watch (@forfinancewatch) May 6, 2020
May 5
Using the @UN' s Sustainable Development Goals as a reference framework, the new #ISSESG #SDG Impact Rating provides a holistic metric of #impact for an initial coverage of over 6,500 companies.
Find out more about the new SDG Impact Rating: https://t.co/cCHI0Jyobp
— ISS ESG (@issesg) May 5, 2020
May 4
Trillions of dollars in investment to address the COVID problem can be aligned with using those resources to do more — build a safe, healthy and economically robust future.. These investors say it well. @AIGCC_update @CeresNews @CDP,@CeresNews ,@IIGCCnews ,@UNEPFI https://t.co/YLk1iZT6ab
— Mindy Lubber (@MindyLubber) May 4, 2020
An invitation to reflect on your faith and your financial decision making. Here is our new #MoneyMakesChange guided prayer resource. Use the video https://t.co/JjCE7ncNgP or download the notes here: https://t.co/oTLsYOE3CY pic.twitter.com/Cz0q4yURmJ
— ECCR (@eccr1) May 4, 2020
Sustainalytics' new ESG Spotlight Series Report, The State of Pay: Executive Remuneration and ESG Metrics, finds only 9% of FTSE All World companies link executive pay to ESG criteria. Download the report: https://t.co/F2s3C3dsXx pic.twitter.com/R7RKxbTbwW
— Sustainalytics (@Sustainalytics) May 4, 2020
Basel Committee publishes stocktake report on climate-related financial risk initiatives: Future work includes analytical reports and developing effective supervisory practices. #SustainableFinance #FinancialRisk #GreenFinance #BaselCommittee https://t.co/himPtc2f7i
— Jack Large (@CTMfile) May 4, 2020
Shareholders should have been allowed to vote on @share_ca @CDFoundation et al jointly-filed proposal on human rights & worker protections @amazon — especially now. https://t.co/LdsGhA0a0x
— Kevin Thomas (@kthomas_share) May 4, 2020
May 2
The Nudging the Financial System report is the first major global mapping of the relationships of sustainable finance partnerships. To have a look under the hood of sustainable finance inter-linkages read our report: https://t.co/lJrf6dMBi5 pic.twitter.com/PKsbyZmJpx
— Financial Inquiry (@fininquiry) May 1, 2020
May 1
Excited to join @DeutscheBank in my new role heading the sustainable finance team. #ESG #GreenBonds #SustainableFinance https://t.co/lmNM8foNaO
— Trisha Taneja (@tt498) May 1, 2020
The Guardian: Investors call on Australia's largest oil and gas company to set #greenhouse targets. More than half of Woodside’s investors support #shareholder motion to set targets in line with Paris climate agreement.#WoodsideAGM https://t.co/eUmtaeg0A0
— ISS ESG Australia (@ISSESGAustralia) May 1, 2020
