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Link Found Between Proximity and Biodiversity Risk – With Public Companies 77% More Exposed

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Extractive projects within 0.62 mi (1 km) of an environmentally sensitive site experience 30% more risk incidents than those 30 km away.

Key Points: 
  • Extractive projects within 0.62 mi (1 km) of an environmentally sensitive site experience 30% more risk incidents than those 30 km away.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Public companies operating extractive projects within 0.62 mi (1 km) of an environmentally sensitive site show a 77% increase in environmental risk incidents.
  • This is largely because public companies are not only more exposed to ESG risk overall, but also tend to be held to a higher standard when it comes to biodiversity risk.
  • These findings were uncovered through RepRisk Geospatial, which currently provides insights for 65,000+ extractive projects, their owner and operator companies, and their proximity to 300,000+ environmentally sensitive sites.

The Industry's First Ever ESG Certification Awarded by K2 Integrity to Hidden Star Capital's Inaugural ESG Venture

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity's ESG business announced that it has awarded its ESG Certification ("I2ESG" or "Certification") to Hidden Star Capital's new ESG venture, one of the strongest ESG offerings ever launched. Hidden Star Capital is a recently-established affiliate of Hidden Star, a leader in supporting minority- and woman-owned businesses, and engaged K2 Integrity's team of experts to validate and verify its new ESG venture through the Certification. The robust, multi-faceted I2ESG assessment began at the onset of the Hidden Star Capital's development process to ensure the new venture would be best-in-class.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity's ESG business announced that it has awarded its ESG Certification ("I2ESG" or "Certification") to Hidden Star Capital's new ESG venture, one of the strongest ESG offerings ever launched.
  • Hidden Star Capital is a recently-established affiliate of Hidden Star, a leader in supporting minority- and woman-owned businesses, and engaged K2 Integrity's team of experts to validate and verify its new ESG venture through the Certification.
  • "We are pleased to successfully validate our ESG program via K2 Integrity's I2ESG certification," said Mike Dewey, Founder and President of Hidden Star Capital.
  • "K2 Integrity is an early mover to address the rise of greenwashing by bringing to market a first-of-its kind independent ESG certification.

The Industry's First Ever ESG Certification Awarded by K2 Integrity to Hidden Star Capital's Inaugural ESG Venture

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity's ESG business announced that it has awarded its ESG Certification ("I2ESG" or "Certification") to Hidden Star Capital's new ESG venture, one of the strongest ESG offerings ever launched. Hidden Star Capital is a recently-established affiliate of Hidden Star, a leader in supporting minority- and woman-owned businesses, and engaged K2 Integrity's team of experts to validate and verify its new ESG venture through the Certification. The robust, multi-faceted I2ESG assessment began at the onset of the Hidden Star Capital's development process to ensure the new venture would be best-in-class.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity's ESG business announced that it has awarded its ESG Certification ("I2ESG" or "Certification") to Hidden Star Capital's new ESG venture, one of the strongest ESG offerings ever launched.
  • Hidden Star Capital is a recently-established affiliate of Hidden Star, a leader in supporting minority- and woman-owned businesses, and engaged K2 Integrity's team of experts to validate and verify its new ESG venture through the Certification.
  • "We are pleased to successfully validate our ESG program via K2 Integrity's I2ESG certification," said Mike Dewey, Founder and President of Hidden Star Capital.
  • "K2 Integrity is an early mover to address the rise of greenwashing by bringing to market a first-of-its kind independent ESG certification.

RepRisk Launches ESG Risk Data on Snowflake Marketplace

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

RepRisk, an ESG data science firm, today announced that it has launched ESG risk data on Snowflake Marketplace .

Key Points: 
  • RepRisk, an ESG data science firm, today announced that it has launched ESG risk data on Snowflake Marketplace .
  • ESG risk data availability on Snowflake Marketplace will enable joint customers to access independent ESG risk data efficiently while simplifying and safeguarding their internal data processes.
  • Joint customers can now leverage RepRisk ESG risk data on Snowflake Marketplace, allowing them to gain a better understanding of their ESG risk exposure by leveraging an ESG risk dataset that is unique in the industry.
  • Snowflake Marketplace is powered by Snowflake’s ground-breaking cross-cloud technology, Snowgrid , allowing companies direct access to raw data products and the ability to leverage data, data services, and applications quickly, securely, and cost-effectively.

Global Impact Investing Market Report 2022: Ukraine-Russia War Impacts - Forecasts to 2026 & 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

The "Impact Investing Global Market Report 2022: Ukraine-Russia War Impact" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Impact Investing Global Market Report 2022: Ukraine-Russia War Impact" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The impact investing market consists of sales of impact investing by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that are used to generate some beneficial financial returns.
  • Impact investing refers to a general investment strategy that helps investors make investments with the intention of generating positive, measurable social and environmental impact.
  • The regions covered in the impact investing market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

RepRisk Launches First-of-its-kind Biodiversity Risk Tool, Finds 73% of Oil and Gas Projects Are Near Environmentally Sensitive Sites

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

ESG data science firm RepRisk and the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Alliance collaborated to unlock biodiversity insights via RepRisk Geospatial Analytics, which launches today.

Key Points: 
  • ESG data science firm RepRisk and the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Alliance collaborated to unlock biodiversity insights via RepRisk Geospatial Analytics, which launches today.
  • An extension of RepRisks flagship product, the RepRisk ESG Risk Platform, Geospatial Analytics facilitates robust biodiversity risk assessment for market practitioners and solves common pitfalls around quality and availability of both biodiversity and proximity data.
  • These insights provide useful information to market practitioners asking questions like, does my client operate any pipelines near protected areas?
  • Approximately 8,400 or 81% of Oil and Gas pipelines worldwide are within 10 km of at least one environmentally sensitive site.

K2 INTEGRITY ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF ESG CERTIFICATION SOLUTION

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity, a leading compliance and risk advisory firm, today announced strategic partnerships with RepRisk, a leading ESG data science firm combining AI and machine learning together with human intelligence to identify ESG risks, and Novata, the leading ESG data management platform built for the private markets, to bolster K2 Integrity's new ESG fund certification solution.

Key Points: 
  • K2 Integrity and the Maples Group formed their partnership to launch a first-of-its-kind ESG certification earlier this year .
  • K2 Integrity's new ESG certification solution builds on the firm's longstanding reputation for assisting clients with all forms of risk management and regulation compliance.
  • Neelam Sharma, Chief Business Development and ESG Officer of K2 Integrity, added: "ESG compliance is a priority, we have successfully been able to respond to this industry need and launch an end-to-end ESG solution.
  • Together, the partnerships will allow K2 Integrity to customize the solution to offer different certification types that align with regional ESG regulations.

K2 INTEGRITY ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF ESG CERTIFICATION SOLUTION

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Integrity, a leading compliance and risk advisory firm, today announced strategic partnerships with RepRisk, a leading ESG data science firm combining AI and machine learning together with human intelligence to identify ESG risks, and Novata, the leading ESG data management platform built for the private markets, to bolster K2 Integrity's new ESG fund certification solution.

Key Points: 
  • K2 Integrity and the Maples Group formed their partnership to launch a first-of-its-kind ESG certification earlier this year .
  • K2 Integrity's new ESG certification solution builds on the firm's longstanding reputation for assisting clients with all forms of risk management and regulation compliance.
  • Neelam Sharma, Chief Business Development and ESG Officer of K2 Integrity, added: "ESG compliance is a priority, we have successfully been able to respond to this industry need and launch an end-to-end ESG solution.
  • Together, the partnerships will allow K2 Integrity to customize the solution to offer different certification types that align with regional ESG regulations.

RepRisk & K2 Integrity Announce Partnership to Help Investment Managers Combat Greenwashing

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Through the new partnership, RepRisk will provide K2 Integrity with access to its independent ESG risk data to incorporate into the process and analysis used in K2 Integritys new, first-of-its-kind ESG fund certification solution, which analyzes whether managers and funds are compliant with ESG regulations.

Key Points: 
  • Through the new partnership, RepRisk will provide K2 Integrity with access to its independent ESG risk data to incorporate into the process and analysis used in K2 Integritys new, first-of-its-kind ESG fund certification solution, which analyzes whether managers and funds are compliant with ESG regulations.
  • We are excited to partner with K2 Integrity to help tackle this challenge by making our unique ESG risk data part of their certification process.
  • Together, we can help bring greater transparency and accountability to the market while also supporting investment firms in their efforts towards more sustainable investment.
  • To learn more about how K2 Integrity is revolutionizing the management of risk, visit www.k2integrity.com , or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn.

K2 Integrity Launches First-of-Its-Kind ESG Assessment Certification

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Applying proprietary framework, K2 Integrity will conduct a detailed review of qualitative and quantitative metrics to verify that a fund and manager is compliant with ESG best practices.

Key Points: 
  • Applying proprietary framework, K2 Integrity will conduct a detailed review of qualitative and quantitative metrics to verify that a fund and manager is compliant with ESG best practices.
  • K2's assessment takes into consideration applicable regulations that improve trust and transparency as these relate to ESG criteria.
  • This proprietaryESG certification is based on a fund's voluntary self-disclosure and independent review by K2 Integrity experts, who analyze, assess and validate the fund's own commitment to investors.
  • To learn more about how K2 Integrity is revolutionizing the management of risk, visit www.k2integrity.com , or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn .