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Climate Change Investing Series – Climate Data and Portfolio Scenario Analysis – December 16th

Climate Change Investing Series – Climate Data and Portfolio Scenario Analysis – December 16th

Please join us on Wednesday, December 16th at 9:30 am EST as CFA Society Boston presents the final 2020 webinar in the Climate Change Investing Series. Climate change is a planetary issue that spans generations and sectors of the economy.

Michael Greis December 1, 2020 Climate Change, Sustainable Investing Read more

US Federal Reserve joins the chorus for regulatory attention to climate change

US Federal Reserve joins the chorus for regulatory attention to climate change

The US Federal Reserve’s semi-annual Financial Stability Report presents the Fed’s framework for assessing the resilience of the US financial system along with their current assessment of said resilience. A two-page call-out section entitled “The Implications of Climate Change for

Michael Greis November 13, 2020 Sustainable Investing, Climate Change Read more

Addressing Climate as a Systemic Risk: A call to action for U.S. financial regulators – September 17th

Addressing Climate as a Systemic Risk: A call to action for U.S. financial regulators – September 17th

Systemic risks have the potential to destabilize capital markets and lead to serious negative consequences for financial institutions and the broader economy. Climate change is  indisputably a systemic risk.  Climate is the largest, most all-encompassing system in the world.  Wide-ranging

Michael Greis September 1, 2020November 11, 2020 Sustainable Investing, Climate Change Read more

Decarbonizing the Massachusetts Economy – a conversation with Denise Garlick, Michael Greis and Joan Meschino on pending legislation

Decarbonizing the Massachusetts Economy – a conversation with Denise Garlick, Michael Greis and Joan Meschino on pending legislation

How can we accelerate progress toward decarbonizing our economy to address climate change and create new economic opportunity? What will that mean for us? How will it affect the way we and our families live? And how do we get

Michael Greis January 16, 2020February 11, 2020 Clean Energy, Climate Change, Massachusetts Policy Read more

Resiliency and Climate Change Planning in Boston – a timely January event

Resiliency and Climate Change Planning in Boston – a timely January event

At the November 13th CFA Society of Boston Sustainable Investing seminar, we announced plans to hold events that would complement and expand on the seminar, and that the first event would take place in January. Details and registration for Resiliency

Michael Greis December 18, 2017 Climate Change, Sustainable Investing Read more
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November, 2020 - SASB.  IIRC and SASB Announce Merger.  (Document/White Paper ) Download
September, 2020 - U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Market Risk Advisory Committee. Executive Summary from Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System. (Report/White Paper 9pp. , Benham, C.R. & Litterman, B.)
(Executive Summary (9 pages) extracted from the full report for convenience.) Download
September, 2020 - U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Market Risk Advisory Committee. Managing Climate Risk in the U.S. Financial System. (Report/White Paper 196pp. , Behnam, C.R. & Litterman, B.)
(This report sets the standard for how a regulatory agency should respond to the systemic, large-scale risks of climate change for the financial system. It opens the door for the other critical regulators of the U.S. financial system to follow suit.) Download
September, 2020 - Statement of Intent to Work Together Towards Comprehensive Corporate Reporting. (Document/White Paper )
(September 2020 announcement of a collaboration by CDP, CDSB, GRI, IIRC, SASB to work toward a comprehensive sustainability reporting system) Download
July, 2020 - Bloomberg.com. Trump's Plan to Block Pensions From ESG Won't Help Fossil Fuels. (Article, July 8, 2020, Mackenzie, K.)
(A succinct analysis of key reasons why this proposed rule is deeply flawed.)
July, 2020 - United States Government Accountability Office. Public Companies: Disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors and Options to Enhance Them. (Report/White Paper 62pp. ) Download
June, 2020 - Ceres. Addressing Climate Change as a Systemic Risk: (Report/White Paper 68pp. , Ramani, V.)
(As always from Ceres, a very thoughtful analysis. Particularly helpful in addressing the many regulators individually & comprehensively.) Download
Michael Greis, CFA
21 Jan
Michael Greis, CFA
@mgreis

The announcement that the ill-intentioned rule prohibiting #ESG investments in retirement accounts would be speedily reviewed by the #BidenHarrisAdministration was the perfect end to a great day for our country and #democracy

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Michael Greis, CFA
1 Dec
Michael Greis, CFA
@mgreis

Please join @CFABoston for our next Climate Change Investing Series - Climate Data and Portfolio Scenario Analysis - December 16th - is.gd/pi6ytw #ESG #susty pic.twitter.com/cpu3srJSJX

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Michael Greis, CFA
13 Nov
Michael Greis, CFA
@mgreis

US Federal Reserve joins the chorus for regulatory attention to climate change - is.gd/VASuH5 pic.twitter.com/BsroEMsaaK

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