Background and links to the wide range of 2021 announcements, studies, reports, policy options, and media coverage on investing for the future to ESG Environmental, Social and Governance levels.
- Every report argues that Banks and Pension Funds must act quickly, and invest responsibly for the future to ESG standards.
- But look out for the “Greenwash” by image conscious PR teams renaming the present to sound concerned and green, and promising future action, but actually making little change here and now……….…..
- CPF still invests £63 million in Fossil Fuels, despite its “carbon footprint”
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- Treasury Committee on Greenwash in Finance (April 2021)
- Climate Summit – UN Financial Alliance for Net Zero
- New Zealand “world-first“ legislation on Climate Reporting by funds
- Prince William – the role of Banks and Finance in fighting Climate Change
- Reclaim Finance – Putting the Finance Sector at the Service of the Climate
- UK Sixth Carbon Budget promises 78% reduction
- Parliament – UK Environmental Audit Committee Reports
- HC 346 Energy Efficiency of Existing Homes
- HC 345 Growing Back Better, Net Zero and Economic Recovery
- Public Accounts Committee Report – Government “lacks a plan for how it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050”
- TPR April 2021 – The Pensions Regulator new Climate Change Strategy and requirements
- Banking on Fossil Fuels – even 5 years after the Paris Agreement
- bank.green – Is your money being used to fund climate chaos?
- The Co-op Ten Point Sustainability Plan
- USA “Recovery Plan Act” – Investing in Infrastructure after the recession
- UK100 Putting Local Government at the Heart of Net Zero
- ESG and Ethical Investing – The Times
- BBC World Service – The Climate Question (25 mins- Feb 2021)
- UK LGPS Funds still invest £10 billion in Fossil Fuels (Feb 2021)
- 350.org – Webinar on The Climate Emergency (Feb 2021)
- Major UK pension funds worth nearly £900bn commit to Net Zero
- NAO Environmental Tax Measures
- Conservative Environment Network – Net Zero Champions
- Centre for Policy Studies – a Northern Big Bang
- ESG – Wikipedia
- ShareAction – campaign on Responsible Investment
- ShareAction / APPG – The Change We Need
- Climate Change Committee – Net Zero Finance
- AVIVA – “the greatest systemic challenge facing society”
- Guardian lead article – Big Oil Bonanza is over
- Daily Express – Green Britain Revolution – and a £21 billion boost
- Carbon Tracker – Beyond Petrostates, and oil dependence
- AVIVA INVESTORS – Engagement Escalation Programme
- Brunel Pool, Folksam and Amundi
- Pensions Expert – DWP Climate Change Agenda
- 2020 CPF publications
