All ESG articles – Page 22
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White papersPublic Engagement Report Q1 2022
The Public Engagement Report highlights some of the stewardship activities undertaken by EOS at Federated Hermes on behalf of its clients over Q1 2022.
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White papersDiscovering Stocks for Your Sustainable Investing Goals
Sustainability means different things to different people. So how can an investor know whether a sustainable equity fund is truly aligned with their responsibility ethos and investing goals? Start by asking the following three questions.
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White papersInvest in biodiversity to save the planet
The loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest problems facing humanity. Over the last century, we have seen unprecedented real GDP growth and have made huge progress on many fronts such as benefitting from improvements in mortality rates and technological advances. Unfortunately, in the process we have chosen to ignore nature and have altered 75% of the earth’s surface and 66% of the marine environment1 to satisfy our consumption and energy needs.
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White papersHydrogen: Acting today for tomorrow’s net zero economy
CPR AM has been a committed climate player for several years now and has been innovating to offer investment solutions addressing the climate transition across all asset classes.
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White papersNatural capital: The future of land investments
Natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides are the foundation of both human wellbeing and our economic system. It has never been clearer that responsible stewardship of our land-based assets is essential to long-term productivity. By improving the management and measurement of these assets we can develop a richer and more resilient base of natural capital.
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White papersFinancing the Future with Bonds that Matter
In the fast-growing field of responsible investing, environmental, social and governance- (ESG-) labeled bonds offer investors an especially appealing proposition by linking financing to sustainability goals. But not all these securities are created equal. Investors with a responsible agenda must make sure the bonds they buy are genuinely helping to create a better world.
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White papersTaking real action on climate change is more critical than ever
As Thibaud Clisson explains, the window to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5C is closing fast, but there are investable solutions that can keep it within reach.
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White papersInvesting in green, social and sustainability bonds
Green, social and sustainability bonds provide financial support for projects and activities that have a positive impact on the environment and/or society. Issued by companies as well as governments, these ‘purposeful’ debts are enjoying growing success.
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White papersFinding a way to net zero carbon in real estate
The need to transform the built environment for the better in the coming decades marks a key responsibility, and opportunity, for real estate investors. Embracing the transition to net zero carbon is imperative, framed by binding environmental targets and growing demand for green assets by occupiers. Net zero carbon buildings are at the heart of this – but there is currently little market standardisation around what this constitutes in practice.
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White papersESG Thema #9 - Engaging on Human rights: Identifying risks and promoting best practices
This paper is the first of our ESG Thema series on social issues. The “S” pillar of ESG investing is increasingly on the agenda of investors, alongside environmental issues, as they have come to recognize the materiality of social risks. The first topic we will tackle as part of this series is that of respect for human rights, specifying how investors can integrate these fundamental rights in their investment and engagement strategies.
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White papers2021 ESG Engagement Campaign
At AB, active engagement with issuers is fundamental to our research and investment processes. Our investment analysts, in partnership with the Responsibility team, engage with issuers on ESG topics throughout the year in their normal course of business, but we believe that centralized campaigns can help drive meaningful outcomes and better results for our clients.
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White papersElectrification: Paving the Road to Emissions Reduction
As investors focused on long-term sustainability, we have long focused on emissions, energy efficiency as well as long-term opportunities and threats in business models as it relates to their sustainability and competitiveness over the long run.
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White papersImpact Report, Q1 2022
While we believe recent price inflation is likely to be transitory, the current state of affairs has nevertheless unnerved investors, prompting fears of a further rise in interest rates.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity Report, Q1 2022
In this latest update on the Sustainable Global Equity strategy, fund manager Martin Todd asks: Is ESG inflationary?
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White papersHow does LOIM address the forest management challenge?
It is nearly impossible to talk about nature-positive development ambitions without talking about the need to improve forest management practices. Whichever way you look at it, the statistics on global loss of tree cover are a scathing reminder that our deeply extractive economic model is threatening the planet, humanity and economic output worldwide.
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White papersHow regenerative agriculture can sow the seeds of change
In the fifth article in our EOS Insights series on the social and environmental impacts of the global food system, Sarah Swartz explores the benefits of regenerative agriculture.
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White papersWhy Passive ESG Fails to Deliver
Investing based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has gained traction in recent years, reflecting the interest of many investors in deploying their capital to positively influence corporate practices and drive sustainable change.
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PodcastPrivate equity has put sustainability firmly in its sights
Many believe that private equity (PE) is particularly well placed to embrace ESG and sustainability given the scale and scope of the industry’s investments and the benefits of a direct ownership model. Together with various initiatives aimed at establishing common standards for ESG integration, PE is sharpening its focus on climate-change resilience across portfolio companies in particular. While this inherently bodes well for other stakeholders like lenders, there is still a role for engagement with borrowers to ensure they demonstrate progress.
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Research ReportThe ESG bond market is on the verge of reaching new heights
With environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues dominating the international policy agenda — and as investor demand for new ESG financial products and services continues to grow — global debt markets, and by extension fixed income portfolios, are about to undergo a radical transformation. The ESG debt universe is expanding rapidly, not only in size but also in terms of the variety of instruments it contains and the range of activities it finances.
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White papersAdopt a Gold Standard for Your Sustainable Investments
From escalating climate threats to growing social challenges, the impetus for creating a more sustainable world has become impossible to ignore. But we can’t rely on governments and philanthropy to solve the problems. Investors have an important role to play by supporting private sector efforts to address the issues that will redefine life on earth for decades to come.
