All ESG articles – Page 20
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VideoWe know what it takes to make a difference
It takes working together to drive sustainable transition across People, Climate, and Earth. It takes Aviva Investors.
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White papersInvestors continue to show strong appetite for real assets
The rush to meet global Sustainable Development Goals has created a growing demand for infrastructure, which is opening many attractive investment opportunities
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Asset Manager News22@ - innovation in Barcelona
PATRIZIA invested in 22@ in Barcelona with five assets. Two are refurbishments of industrial space, and the goal is to create sustainable buildings reflecting the changing environment into one of mixed use.
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PodcastThe Paradigm of Purpose and Profit
As more companies across the business ecosystem face increased scrutiny on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues, the more they will need to respond. What has changed in the world that makes thinking about sustainability so critical to companies and investors?
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White papersWhy it is essential that we close the SDG data gap, and how it can be done
As sustainable finance evolves from ESG ratings and risk management, investors are increasingly asking for tools to help align their investments with actual sustainable outcomes. Now, Danish fintech Matter and BNP Paribas Asset Management have developed a dataset that provides a detailed, conservative analysis of how the revenues of more than 53 000 companies align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Asset Manager NewsHeitman Continues Expansion of Space Station Self-Storage Platform, More Acquisitions Planned
Heitman LLC (“Heitman”), a global real estate investment management firm, has announced the closings of three new sites across the UK that will be developed or converted into self-storage facilities as part of the Space Station platform.
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VideoNB Votes: Marvin Schwartz on General Motors Company
Neuberger Berman expects compensation committees to design, adopt and clearly articulate a strong link between executive compensation and performance. Learn more from Senior Portfolio Manager, Marvin Schwartz, about our views on General Motors at NB Votes.
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White papersResponsible Lending: The Myth of the Perfect Investment
If building a sustainable bond portfolio sounds tidy and straightforward, it isn’t. The auto industry illustrates the difficulty of finding a perfectly sustainable private sector investment.
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VideoHow is the energy crisis affecting the road to sustainability?
Watch our experts Gilles Moec, Chris Iggo, and Mark Gilligan, in the first AXA IM Investment Institute Talks, discuss how the energy crisis is affecting the road to sustainability.
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VideoHow can Institutional investors accelerate the shift towards renewable energy?
AXA IM Investment Institute Talks Watch our expects Gilles Moec, Chris Iggo, and Mark Gilligan, in the first AXA IM Investment Institute Talks, discuss how investors can accelerate the shift towards renewable energy.
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White papersThe impact of the Ukraine crisis on climate change
There are no doubt multiple factors that led to Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine. One was likely to have been a calculation that European dependence on Russian fossil fuels – particularly gas – would limit the severity of any resulting sanctions on Russia from the West.
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White papersHow will Europe secure the metals needed for its energy transition?
Achieving decarbonisation involves scaling up low-carbon technologies. Safeguarding the steady supply of a number of key metals that these sustainable technologies rely on means using them more efficiently and judiciously, as Julien Bouyssou explains.
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White papers*Pushing ahead in the age of sustainable transformation*
In its 2021 Sustainability Report, BNP Paribas Asset Management stresses the undiminished – and increasingly urgent – need to mobilise capital for sustainable investment solutions that can support a net zero pathway, protect biodiversity and facilitate inclusive growth.
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White papersSmart Infrastructure: When sensors come of age
If the visions of the smart city prophets are to be realised – of long-term gains in productivity and efficiency, supply-side miracles and smooth and seamless functioning urban environments – it will depend on intelligent infrastructure. Graham Matthews, Head of Infrastructure at PATRIZIA, who has more than 24 years of experience in the sector, discusses the potential of the technology.
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White papersEOS Stewardship Report 2021
EOS at Federated Hermes publishes Stewardship Report 2021. Monitoring engagement outcomes is crucial, to ensure that our approach is effective and achieving the desired results. This year’s report includes expanded sections on our diversity, equity and inclusion approach, and on how we are responding to market-wide and systemic risks. ...
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White papersLyondellBasell case study
We welcomed the company’s release of its climate strategy, setting a Scope 1 and 2 net-zero ambition for its global operations. We continue to engage with LyondellBasell on its pathway to net zero including Scope 3 emissions and climate lobbying.
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White papersLitmus test for chemical sector decarbonisation
Chemicals are essential inputs for many industries, with chemical use pervasive and entrenched in the modern world. But like the steel industry, the chemical sector is considered “hard-to-abate”, meaning that the solutions to reduce emissions are either technically challenging, prohibitively expensive, or both.
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White papersThe coming real estate renovation wave – and what it means for investors
In our first View from Private Markets newsletter we set out Federated Hermes’ approach to financing the carbon transition in commercial property.
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White papersESG Materiality Q2 2022
In the latest ESG Materiality newsletter, Olivia Lankester, director of responsible investing & sustainability, global emerging markets, outlines how the invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the sustainable energy transition, pushing up demand for ‘green’ metals and components required to facilitate electrification.
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White papersInvesting in the earth: why soil health matters
In a briefing to investors, Walter Jehne, co-founder of NGO Regenerate Earth, argued that a focus on cutting emissions misses the point when it comes to understanding what a healthy biosphere could do to sequester carbon.
