All ESG articles – Page 9
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PodcastThe True Meaning of Sustainable Investing
Interest in sustainable investing has significantly increased in the past decade. Morningstar estimates the number of sustainable open-ended mutual funds and exchange-traded funds nearly tripled between 2014 and 2019.
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White papersBMW case study
Following concern about the company’s lack of targets for its electric vehicle strategy, plus its misaligned lobbying with the Paris Agreement, it has demonstrated noticeable and ambitious improvements.
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White papersData centers: The growing importance of sustainability
As the emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations continues to grow, so does the scrutiny on market segments that are significant contributors to emissions due to high energy use.
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White papersInvestor engagement to tackle corporate lobbying is critical to addressing diet-related diseases
Delivering legislation, regulation and standards that foster sustainable and a more equitable development is central to tackling sustainability issues. One impediment is corporate lobbying designed to mitigate or even thwart effective policy changes. We urge other investors to join us in ramping up engagement with companies on this important topic.
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Asset Manager NewsT3 RiNo marks significant construction milestone with topping out
235,000-Square-Foot Mass Timber Office Building is One of The Most Sustainable Developments in Denver
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White papersAXA IM Stewardship Report 2022
Against a tumultuous backdrop that has seen misgivings emerge about the case for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in certain parts of the world, we believe it is now more important than ever to positively influence company behaviour through effective and robust stewardship.
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White papersNet-zero infrastructure – setting the standard
How can we measure the emissions performance of infrastructure investments? Read more about net-zero standards.
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White papersIt’s time to take a chance on Europe
For the Sustainable Europe team, strategies that only follow the market rarely outperform the market. With such unjustified pessimism on the region from investors, we think it’s time to take a chance on Europe.
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White papersTrending themes in real estate securities and carbon reduction
This paper explores the intersection of investments in real estate securities and carbon reduction policy and why now can be compelling from both an environmental and an economic standpoint.
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White papersWater Scarcity: Sustainable Investors Address a Growing Scourge
Water scarcity is no longer just a problem for developing countries in desert climes. As demand for water solutions grows, equity investors will find opportunities in companies that help quench the thirst of parched communities around the world with innovative solutions.
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White papersDe-Risking? Mind the Carbon!
Shifting a portfolio from stocks to bonds reduces investment risk, but it can also increase the portfolio’s carbon footprint. Read about a carbon-aware approach to reduce that impact and benefit the portfolio overall.
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VideoMeet the Manager: Martin Todd
In the first of our new ‘Meet the Manager’ Q&A series, Martin Todd, Portfolio Manager, offers a peek behind his investment style and the strategy’s raison d’être; the key attributes he looks for in an investment, the secret behind the team’s strong dynamic, and how he got started in his career.
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White papers2023 Agribusiness sustainability report
Since its founding 10 years ago, AGR Partners has been dedicated to providing investors with attractive risk-adjusted returns by partnering with companies that are committed to sustaining the world’s food and agriculture value chain.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL and Lafarge sign 15-year power purchase agreements for two wind farms in Poland
KGAL Investment Management has signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Lafarge Cement Polska for the Krasin and Rywald onshore wind farms, which belong to the KGAL ESPF 4 renewable energy fund.
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White papersShifting the natural cost curve: The role of investors in protecting biodiversity
The damage caused by climate change to the planet, society and economic activity is becoming increasingly obvious every year. Floods and droughts, extreme temperatures and destructive storms all bring with them tangible impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods.
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White papersDSM and a.s.r. accelerate growth of world-leading bioscience ecosystem in the Netherlands
DSM and ASR Dutch Science Park Fund team up to further develop the Biotech Campus Delft (BCD) to world-leader in bioscience. They will engage in a long-term collaboration to grow the bioscience ecosystem in Delft, the Netherlands, into a unique, world-leading campus for biosciences that will fuel the Dutch knowledge sector, sustainable food innovations and the bio-based economy.
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White papersAmundi Pension Funds Letter n°17
In early March, a number of Amundi’s experts gathered in Paris to present their views to clients on some of the current concerns facing pension funds. Moments after they spoke about the multiple challenges of inflation, of geopolitical instability and of the impact the climate crisis will have on investment returns, shares in Silicon Valley Bank began to slide. The sudden return to market panic acts as a timely reminder that you can never be too prepared for the next crisis and the predominant concern remains uncertainty.
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White papersSustainability watch: carbon capture, e-fuels, and high seas
A sustainability revolution is underway and we believe it provides one of the biggest investment opportunity in history. This shift is accelerating – driven by policy, technology, consumer demand and market forces. It is fundamentally disrupting three systems vital to the global economy: energy, land and oceans, and materials.
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White papersColgate-Palmolive case study
Following nearly two years of engagement as the lead for the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) collaborative engagement with Colgate-Palmolive, the company published its first report aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures’ (TCFD) recommendations.
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White papersExploring the carbon offset market: Issues, reforms and the future
The voluntary carbon market has come under criticism recently after research accusing many offsets of being worthless. Thibaud Clisson takes a closer look at the carbon offsets market, its usefulness and the work being done to improve its integrity.
