All Alternatives articles – Page 19
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The wheels of a Circular Economy go round and round - N°4 The Electronics and ICT sector: designing a new matrix
Since the 1980’s, the electronics industry has grown dramatically and has benefited substantially from the linear economy by regularly offering new and better products, pushing consumers to renew their computer equipment (computers, smartphones, tablets, etc.) at an ever-increasing frequency. The extraction of materials, especially rare earths, the programmed obsolescence and the low recycling rate have become the industry norm.
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Hedge Fund Strategy Outlook Q1 2022
As we commence 2022, the prospect of a reduction of global liquidity provided by major central banks has increased volatility in the traditional equity and fixed income markets.
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Asset Manager News
PGIM Real Estate adds ESG lead for Europe and Asia Pacific
PGIM Real Estate has further strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, with the addition of Julie Townsend as ESG lead for Europe and Asia Pacific, based in London and effective immediately. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment and financing business of PGIM, the US$1.5 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
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Portfolio Construction with Climate Risk Measures
Because of the 2015 Paris Agreement, the development of ESG investing and the emergence of net zero emission policies, climate risk is certainly the most important topic and challenge for asset owners and managers now and will remain so over the next five years.
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Podcast
Biodiversity: Episode 1
How can markets price the absence of birdsong? How much are people willing to pay to maintain the existence of, or be compensated for, the loss of biodiversity in all its forms?1
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Podcast
Emission Impossible? Navigating Climate Action and Regulation
At COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, many promises were made. Now investors are closely watching governments and companies to see how they take concrete action. Could climate disclosures become mandatory in the U.S. as they have in the UK?
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Predictors of Success in a Greening World
The transition to a green economy is shifting the global competitiveness landscape. As more countries, regions, and corporates commit to net zero targets, capabilities need to adapt to meet the changes in demand for products and skills.
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Bitcoin, A Cornerstone Digital Asset: Part 3
Our Option Group believes that Bitcoin is the most likely of all the cryptocurrencies to emerge as a durable new asset—and the difficulty of pinning down exactly what kind of asset it is could be a big reason why.
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ESG Thema #6 - Carbon-efficient technologies in the race to Net Zero
Although its decarbonisation has been under way for several years now, as highlighted by the strong growth in renewable power capacities, the power sector still accounts for 38% of global energy- and industry-related CO2 emissions.
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The Opportunity in Wind
As the fossil fuel industry, coal in particular, may suffer job losses, it is important to ensure that a low carbon energy transition can work for everyone.
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How investing in biotech can help achieve the SDGs
From pioneering therapies to renewable food sources, biotechnology has the potential to address many of humanity’s greatest challenges, as aligned to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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The Decarbonizarion Challenge & Path Toward Green Steel
The global steel industry is presented with a number of challenges to reduce its carbon footprint, and this is especially true in emerging markets.
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Where the wild things are: Why investors should care about natural capital
Finance must wake up to the risks associated with biodiversity loss and the opportunities that arise from nature-friendly solutions, argue Eugenie Mathieu, Julie Zhuang and Jonathan Toub.
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Research Report
Climate change: How investors can help deliver a Just Transition
Climate change is well understood as a systemic risk, but there is less understanding of how the transition to a low-carbon economy might affect society
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Climate Change Roundtable
Investors everywhere are facing the reality and urgency of climate change.
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The Journey to Net Zero: From Greenflation to Greenium
As big events like November 2021’s COP26 climate conference show, climate change is the most pressing challenge of our generation. More than 30,000 people from over 200 countries will fly to Glasgow to urgently debate the path to net zero. With a third of all investments now sustainable, the momentum towards decarbonizing the globe is building.
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Connecting net zero with nature positive
From global conference rooms to company boardrooms, there is growing understanding of the urgent need to include nature preservation in the global sustainability agenda. This is evidenced by the G7’s endorsement of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) this year, followed by the increasing recognition at COP26 of the role of nature-based solutions in combating climate change.
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Video
Ten for 2022: Anthony Tutrone on Alternatives
As 2021 concludes, the leaders of our investment platforms got together to debate and identify the key themes that they think will guide investment decisions in 2022.
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The Recent Performance of ESG Investing, the Covid-19 Catalyst and the Biden Effect
Acting as a responsible financial institution is a founding pillar of Amundi’s corporate strategy. This is demonstrated not only through our pledge to make ESG investing standard throughout our whole product range, but also through our commitment to ESG research in order to fully understand the responsible investment landscape.