All ESG/SRI articles
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Asset Manager News2023 ESG Report
At Hines, we strive to be the best – and most innovative – real estate investment, development, and management firm in the world. Over the years, ESG has become an increasingly critical part of our thinking and planning for the future of Hines.
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White papersFinancing Europe’s push for energy security
Federated Hermes was part of a lending consortium involved in a more than US$1bn loan facility signed with a European oil and gas group to finance drilling in Danish waters.
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White papersImpact Opportunities Equity, Annual Report 2023
As the debate over animal testing intensifies, the Impact Opportunities Equity team explain why companies must establish robust governance and risk management frameworks to ensure ethical practices in ongoing testing. In this report, we explore why embracing the transition to alternatives not only addresses ethical concerns but also presents unique opportunities for innovation.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL acquires wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate
KGAL Investment Management is pleased to announce that it has acquired three wind turbines near Perscheid, Rhineland-Palatinate. The wind farm is the first investment in an individual mandate, in which KGAL is advising the Software AG Foundation (SAGST). The wind farm, currently under construction, has a total capacity of 17.1 megawatts (MW) and is scheduled to go into operation in spring 2025. The seller is BayWa r.e.
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White papersIce cream for dogs: Why energy demand just cannot stop growing
Granular energy transition models all contain a tension between better energy efficiency due to technological progress, and the emergence of new energy use-cases. We look at examples of this dynamic in practice, and consider how it may impact energy demand in the coming decades.
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VideoGlobal equities: How sustainability gives the edge
In 2021, we launched our Sustainable Global Equity Fund, leveraging decades of experience in ESG investing. This fund integrates proprietary ESG analysis, impact investing, and active engagement to aim for medium-term returns while reducing its environmental footprint compared to benchmarks.
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity Q3 2024 case study: Varun Beverages
Indian multinational Varun Beverages is one of the largest bottlers of PepsiCo’s drinks in the world. It has posted revenue growth of more than 20% per annum over the past decade and its solid track record supports expectations of further success.
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White papersSDG Engagement High Yield Credit: 2024 H1 Report
Five years since the launch of our SDG Engagement High Yield Credit strategy, the investment team provide a full rundown of how their interactions with portfolio companies have created change.
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White papersESG Thema #18 - When extreme becomes the new normal: how to address physical climate risk
The science is clear: mitigation efforts alone cannot halt the negative effects of climate change. The world needs to prepare for physical climate changes even if we successfully meet the Paris Agreement goals. The increase in frequency and severity of acute climate hazards is expected to surge in the coming years, and will have a profound impact in several parts of the world. Moreover, the distribution of anticipated acute weather events is disproportionate and uneven, biased toward more vulnerable populations.
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White papersThe climate risk ‘hot potato’– which sector will be left with burnt fingers?
Does anyone remember Uruk, the ultra-modern city nestled amid the planet’s most fertile farmland? What about Skara Brae, the beachfront town with state-of-the-art homes, beautiful ocean views and mild weather? Nope? Well, 5,000 years ago both communities were among the world’s more desirable places to live, but the shifting climate changed things and these settlements were consigned to history.
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White papersNot all net zero pathways are created equal
Improving real estate’s sustainability profile is pivotal to addressing climate change, as the sector contributes some 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But improving this sustainability profile isn’t just a ‘save the world’ exercise. For building owners and associated stakeholders it is also vital to establish the necessary long-term action plans towards net zero to protect income streams and value and manage costs.
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White papersSlow-speed crash? Problems for the European auto sector pile up
Healthy cash balances built up over the past three years will be tested as firms attempt to weather the four-pronged oncoming storm of labour relations, EV uptake, emissions regulations and China
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White papersAgroSpheres: Breaking the mould on pesticide use
AgroSpheres (AGS) is the latest addition to the Regenerative Growth I portfolio, our agritech private equity strategy. The company has been heralded as the ‘missing link’ in environmentally friendly crop protection and we are excited to support its growth across Europe and the US.
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White papersSupporting the Clean Energy Transition: Opportunities in Emerging Markets Debt
Emerging markets are missing out on the wave of clean energy investment seen since 2020, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA): “Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated $1.8 trillion in 2023, but almost all the recent growth has been in advanced economies and in China. By contrast, other emerging and developing economies account for less than 15% of total investment, despite being home to 65% of the world’s population and generating about a third of global gross domestic product.”
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WebinarWebinar: wind and solar enhanced maintenance technologies and advances with data
How is the use of artificial intelligence impacting the clean energy infrastructure industry? Watch Nuveen Infrastructure’s recent webinar where we discuss the use of big data and AI in asset management, the underlying trends affecting renewables infrastructure maintenance and the wealth of benefits that effective maintenance can bring to a renewables portfolio.
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White papersSpectrum Q3 2024: Marvellous medicine
Second only to AI for its ability to generate investor hype, the biotech sector offers opportunity and risk in equal measure. Read our latest Spectrum report to learn why our portfolio managers believe the investment case for life sciences is more than skin-deep.
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White papersThe energy transition: 10 essential indicators for insurers
A concerted global effort is underway to decarbonize industries, particularly the energy sector, through a series of policy and regulatory interventions. This international push, building on the momentum of the Paris Agreement, aims to create a more secure and sustainable future.
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White papersHow Cutting-Edge Energy Infrastructure is Delivering Old Fashioned Returns
The scale of change underway in energy infrastructure is enormous. But with a traditional approach and detailed understanding of the changing market, it is possible to deliver the kind of stable and predictable returns that investors have come to expect from an infrastructure allocation, says Ivor Frischknecht, Managing Partner, CIO Asia-Pacific at Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners, part of Generali Investments.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL ESPF 6 participates in the development of one of Europe’s most important hydrogen hubs
Leading independent investment and asset manager KGAL announces that the KGAL ESPF 6 Energy Transition Fund is investing in a green hydrogen project at Lubmin, a Baltic Sea port in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with a total capacity of up to 1,050 megawatts. This project is part of Germany’s largest planned centre for the production and import of green hydrogen, with Europe-wide significance. KGAL’s investment has excellent prospects, as the location offers immense strategic advantages and the project is being driven forward by experienced specialists. KGAL has partnered with project initiator PtX Development GmbH and project planner GP JOULE, the German green energy specialist.
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White papersChurchill 2023 Sustainability Report
We are thrilled to present Churchill’s second annual Sustainability Report. Reflecting on the accomplishments of the past year, I am grateful for the many partnerships we’ve built. From collaborating with investors to refine our practices to engaging with organizations that provide invaluable insights to our investment teams, we are invigorated by the progress we have made together towards our sustainability goals.
