ESG ORACLE

Lots of turmoil in the #ESG space with the past 2 week seeing 3 major upsets. This post sweeps up some nutshell observations on #Tesla, #HSBC, and #DeutscheBank. Worth a read. linkedin.com/posts/willemta…

Great take on the ESG dimensions of #corporate #acquisitions. There is a parallel to value-investing... sometimes firms with #ESG weaknesses are great targets as they represent opportunities to create real value through reform & improvement of #ESG factors

Download the pdf here tinyurl.com/4db652n8

Based around a central #taxonomy of template #investment models, the framework we are developing is designed to help real-world practitioners align #development efforts with key #ESG #investment criteria to facilitate the creation of a £1.5 bn pipeline of #NaturalCapital

Accelerated #investment in #NatureBasedSolutions will be an integral driver of #climateresilience & the achievement of #netzero objectives. 'Resourcing Our Future' outlines a promising new framework to facilitate #NbS at scale in the North East. Read here: linkedin.com/posts/willemta…

What is the role of #NDCs at #COP26? In the 2nd of a 3-part series, @hannah_polly examines where each of the 3 big players (#US #China #EU) is right now in terms of their #legislative agenda, #business agenda & recent #environmental #commitments. esg-oracle.com/post/ndcs-at-c…

What are the key drivers of #success at #COP26? In the first of a 3-part series, @hannah_polly identifies the big players whose decisions are most likely to move the needle, while factoring in relevant #ethical, #socioeconomic & #ESG considerations. esg-oracle.com/post/eyes-on-t…

A useful graphic from @Nossa_Data For corporate #ESG endeavours to land, surface level cosmetics (pledges, policies and #sustainability reports) must reflect deeper strategic #integration throughout the strata of the firm, guided & validated by proper #measurement

What arguments are #assetmanagers using to escape #DNSH criteria? Is the text of the legislation itself at fault? Can the wording be tightened / amended to prevent firms gaming the system? Or is this actually an enforcement issue? Regulators need to step up?

#SFDR defines #sustainable #investment in terms of either #environmental or #social objectives "provided that such investments do not significantly harm any of those objectives". In turn, #eutaxonomy defines #harm as activity which "leads to significant greenhouse gas #emissions"

Is #SFDR being gamed? @CapitalMonitorA reports that 8/10 '#sustainable' #funds in Europe hold #fossilfuel stocks (tinyurl.com/brh3f4e2) Why is the 'do no significant harm' clause in Article 2(17) not proving effective? Discuss...

Part 3 - The top 3 Priorities for the future Highlights 3 core priorities to serve as guideposts for the #future #development of ESG. esg-oracle.com/post/esg-the-b…

Part 2 - Triple #Risks Explores how #ESG could become a victim of its own success and popularity. esg-oracle.com/post/esg-the-b…

The Top 3 #Priorities for #ESG esg-oracle.com/post/esg-the-b… In the final instalment of her 3-part series, @hannah_polly highlights 3 essential guideposts to protect the #integrity of future #ESG #development

Great to see the @InsuResilience partnership widening. #Disaster #Risk #Resilience, or disaster risk reduction (#DRR) is a major theme that will increasingly magnetise #ESG and #sustainablefinance flows - especially in the #naturalcapital space.

@Hannah_Godfrey Great article @Hannah_Godfrey... will be interesting to follow this especially with respect to their (current) @BCorporation status. #Governance standards are pretty central for BCorps - so this will be a test of how credible the certification standard really is.

Ex-BrewDog staff have made some serious allegations against their former employer. cityam.com/brewdog-accuse…

Deploying #NaturalCapital is still a challenge. But we're sharing how #Insurance based #revenue models may be the key to future deployment: esg-oracle.com/post/how-do-we…

There is growing evidence. @OregonState published an incredible study (doi.org/10.1002/eco.20…) showing how reintroduction of #wolf predation, changed #elk grazing patterns, leading to natural reforestation of waterways that "drastically reduced frequency of overbank flows"

The #economic power of #NaturalCapital is far reaching... This is a fascinating example of how reintroduction of #wolves to an #ecosystem contributed to a measurable 24% reduction in vehicle collision with #deer. This carries obvious economic upsides for #insurance providers.