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When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

GreenBiz

Venture capitalists decide who gets to be a billionaire and what solutions reach billions in market penetration. Real asset investors choose what critical infrastructure is built, where it’s built and who benefits from it. Here’s what we do know: in the United States, partners in venture capital firms are only 4.1 Marilyn Waite.

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What’s Lost When We Talk ‘ESG’ and Not ‘Sustainability’

Andrew Winston

I’m not thrilled about it, but not for wonky semantics reasons — in this case it’s the source of the language, the finance world, that poses problems. I’m not thrilled about it, but not for wonky semantics reasons — in this case it’s the source of the language, the finance world, that poses problems.

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'Octopus Wednesdays', heat pump 'flip-flops', and the power of innovation

Business Green

There are good reasons why the two-for-one cinema ticket deal became synonymous with the mobile network, ran for over a decade, and its demise in 2015 generated lamenting headlines. That innovation comes in the form of technology and data, but also extends to marketing and customer services.

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Engine No. 1’s Big Win Over Exxon Shows Activist Hedge Funds Joining Fight Against Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

1, which blames the energy giant’s poor performance in recent years on its failure to transition to a “decarbonizing world.” 1, which blames the energy giant’s poor performance in recent years on its failure to transition to a “decarbonizing world.” Exxon Mobil Corp. Exxon Mobil Corp. Hedge Funds to the Rescue?

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Observers reflect on a disappointing COP26

Envirotec Magazine

The new “Article 6 Rules” have been designed with the intention of diverting funds to schemes that generate credits, such as tree planting and carbon-capture systems. One of the most significant sign-ups, Poland, later confirmed it intended to carry on burning coal for at least another 25 years. Carbon trading.

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The 'most severe' global risks over two and ten years

Business Green

As Schroders' Azad Zangana, senior European economist and strategist, and group CIO and head of investment Johanna Kyrklund, previously wrote in the article ' Regime shift: investing into the new era': "As this economic cycle ends, we shouldn't expect to see the patterns of the past decade repeated.

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HSBC AM's 'head of irresponsible investment' condemned over climate speech

Business Green

In the speech , Kirk questioned whether the impacts of climate change mattered and bemoaned the "amount of work these people make me do" as a result of conversations about the environment. It is hard to know what to say," McDermott said. "It It is not something you would expect to hear from a head of responsible investment. "It