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White papersWebinar replay: Using ESG Data to Simplify the Complex
A complimentary webinar for investment professionals
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Blog | The next big test for markets – a wave of negative EPS revisions
A wave of negative profit warnings looms. Bond-market signals and history can help dimension what’s coming, says Philip Lawlor, head of global markets research.
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Sustainability Talks
The Coronavirus outbreak is, above all, a human emergency, with far-reaching implications for the global economy and financial markets. As investors, we also think the current situation raises important questions about sustainability, and how companies are weighing the interests of all stakeholders, not just their shareholders.
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AIQ - The Climate Edition : ‘Sticking’ it to carbon
The pros and cons of taxing emissions
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The S&P Eurozone Paris-Aligned Climate Index Concept: A Greenwashing Minimization Approach to High Climate Impact Sector Neutrality
In January 2020, S&P Dow Jones Indices released a paper for the S&P Eurozone Paris-Aligned Climate Index Concept (PAC Concept). The PAC Concept aims to align with the proposals of the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG), as published in its Final Report on Climate Benchmarks and Benchmarks’ ESG Disclosure dated September 2019,[1] for the Paris-Aligned Benchmark—the more stringent of the two benchmarks proposed by the EU.
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AIQ - The Climate Edition: Hot Water - The threat of warming oceans
As the challenges posed by climate change continue to loom large, due attention should be given to oceans, not just the solid ground under our feet and the air we breathe.
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Insights - Oil price declines do not change long-term ESG risk analysis
Five years ago, responsibly managed Calvert Funds (Calvert Funds) began to exit positions in stocks and bonds of oil & gas companies and never returned. These decisions were based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis at the time, and Calvert Research and Management (Calvert) continues to believe today that the numerous ESG risks associated with oil and gas exploration and production are too high to justify investment in the stocks and bonds of companies that directly own material amounts of fossil fuel reserves.1
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The S&P Eurozone Paris-Aligned Climate Index Concept: Implementing the Proposed EU Climate Benchmark Regulation
In January 2020, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) released a paper for the S&P Eurozone Paris-Aligned Climate Index Concept (PAC Concept). The PAC Concept conceptualizes the proposals of the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG), as published in its Final Report on Climate Benchmarks and Benchmarks’ ESG Disclosure dated September 2019,[1] for the Paris-aligned benchmark and incorporates transition risk, physical risk, and climate opportunities, as laid out by the TCFD[2] (see Exhibit 1).
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S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches First Single-Commodity Carbon Emission Allowances Index
The S&P GSCI Carbon Emission Allowances (EUA) EUR represents an expansion of the single-commodity series of indices based on the S&P GSCI and is the first index of its kind in the market. The S&P GSCI Carbon Emission Allowances (EUA) EUR is designed to provide investors with a reliable and publicly available investment performance benchmark for European Carbon Emission Allowances. The S&P GSCI Carbon Emission Allowances (EUA) EUR is based on the ICE EUA Futures Contract
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The S&P Eurozone Paris-Aligned Climate Index Concept Sensitivity Analysis: Decarbonization over Time
To meet the proposals for CTBs or PABs,[1]—as published by the EU Technical Expert Group (TEG) in its Final Report,[2] —active share[3] and therefore tracking error are uncertain over time,[4] due to the TEG’s absolute decarbonization proposal.[5] This blog assesses the S&P Eurozone Paris-Aligned Climate Index Concept’s (PAC Concept) potential active share sensitivity to future decarbonization, to align with a 1.5 °C scenario.[6]
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Why invest in African agriculture?
There is a compelling case for adding direct exposure to agricultural farmland and commodities for any real assets portfolio. With rising populations globally and increased urbanisation in emerging countries, there is increased importance placed on food security. In addition, trends have developed that have the potential to lead to further long-term price rises in agricultural markets.
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Blog: Measurement and reporting are critical to sustainable investing
One of the key challenges facing the sustainable investment industry is to be able to report reliably and meaningfully to investors on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects of investment portfolios, explains Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management, in this video.
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Global Sustainable Outcomes - News & Views Q4 2019
In 2015 the UN set 17 global sustainable development goals and 169 targets to encourage corporate and government action in areas of critical importance to humanity and the environment. These targets were all set for 2030, meaning this new decade is crucial in achieving our ambitions for a better planet for all.
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Responsible Investment Quarterly Q4 2019
Responsible investment (RI) continues to evolve at pace but, as we look towards the year ahead, the key RI themes are already evident: technology; regulatory changes; enhanced analytics; active use of voting rights; and thematic issues (eg, climate change or the sustainable development goals). Much of this reflects the growing focus among policy makers and regulators seeking to mobilise private capital in response to the broader public policy agenda.
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How capitalism can help solve the climate crisis
Despite the increasing clamour for a global ‘Green New Deal’, Steve Waygood explains why a complementary International Panel on Climate Finance (IPCF) is also needed if we are to rise to the challenges ahead.
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AUQ - The Climate Edition: Nuclear - From pariah to saviour?
As the old saying goes, desperate times call for desperate measures. Despite lingering public anxiety around safety, there are growing calls for the world to look again at nuclear power as part of the solution to the climate crisis.
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AIQ - The Climate Edition: Climate data - Seeing through the fog
Climate data: Seeing through the fog
