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IFR: The cumulative cost of decommissioning ageing oil and gas assets may reach US$42bn by 2024, according to research company Rystad Energy, as wells are plugged and installations are dismantled and removed and the environment is restored.
BNN Bloomberg: Private equity firms shouldn’t ignore companies with poor environmental, social and governance records when seeking sustainable investments, a panel of dealmakers told the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Investment Week: A report released from ShareAction has accused large asset managers of “blocking progress” on ESG issues and reveals how they voted on shareholder resolutions in 2022.
Yahoo News: Venture-capital and private-equity funds searching for the next big climate solution raised piles of cash last year, and now it's time to spend it.
Forbes: On the surface, what could go wrong with socially conscious investing? The so-called environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing craze, which aims to direct capital to companies with the best environmental, social and governance principles, has grown from a 2004 study sponsored by the United Nations to a movement representing $35 trillion in assets under management.
Private Equity Wire: ESG continues to sit at the top of the agenda for private market investors and managers. The challenge of putting this data into context is becoming critical for industry participants in order to understand how they compare to their peers and to meet emerging investor and regulator expectations. Linking these metrics to financial performance is also crucial to optimize growth.
Corporate Knights: The year started optimistically, fresh off the bold and ambitious agreement in November 2021 that established the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). GFANZ assembled some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions to fight global warming by pledging to bring loan and investment portfolios worth US$130 trillion to net-zero by 2050.
The Globe and Mail: The surge in investor enthusiasm for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that aim to drive higher returns by focusing on sustainability criteria has taken a nosedive from the dizzying heights of 2021, with net inflows to ESG funds falling to their lowest levels in nearly three years.
Forbes: Over the past year I’ve certainly had some fun banging on about those in the GOP who are ranting about ESG. Their flawed reasoning and fiery rhetoric made this an easy thing to do.
ETF Trends: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing remained in focus in 2022, and one reason for the extension of the trend is that this style of market participation is, increasingly, a point of emphasis for regulators.
