All ESG/SRI articles
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White papersThe new climate reality – investor realism and resilience in a changing world
Investor support for prioritizing climate change is rising again, as concerns around energy security accelerate the renewable energy transition, and as the physical effects of global warming are increasingly felt. It marks a turning point after several years of declining commitments, the Robeco Global Climate Investing Survey 2026 shows.
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White papersBGO 2025-2026 Sustainable Investing Report
Energy is rapidly emerging as one of the central constraints and opportunities in the modern economy
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Asset Manager NewsAchmea Healthcare Property Fund once again named the most sustainable in the world
The Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund (ADHCPF), managed by Achmea Real Estate, has once again been recognized as the most sustainable healthcare real estate fund in the world. In the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), the fund ranked first in its international peer group of comparable healthcare real estate funds for the eighth time since 2016.
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White papersOne Health through the lens of today’s investment megatrends
The forces shaping human health outcomes are far broader than hospitals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Human health is dependent upon animal health and the health of the environment. Together the health of these three systems are inextricably intertwined, creating the One Health concept.
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Asset Manager NewsL&G and NTR’s clean power transition fund reaches €330m first close
NTR’s fourth and L&G and NTR’s second joint strategy secures cornerstone commitments from four returning investors
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Asset Manager NewsActis adds 244MW / 1,141MWh battery storage portfolio to Polish platform within three months of launch
Actis, a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure, today announced it is acquiring two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects as it rapidly scales its recently launched Polish renewable energy platform.
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Asset Manager NewsCoöperatie VGZ commits €25 Million to Van Lanschot Kempen’s SDG Farmland Fund
Coöperatie VGZ has made an initial commitment of €25 million to Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management’s Farmland Fund. With this investment, VGZ has chosen a globally diversified farmland strategy that combines regenerative agriculture with portfolio diversification and long-term value creation. The commitment represents VGZ’s inaugural investment into regenerative agriculture as part of its mission to promote biodiversity and healthy food.
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WebinarWebinar - Megatrends: From AI to space and beyond
Portfolio managers Mark Casey and Michael Beckwith explore the durable trends shaping the global economy. How sustainable is the AI boom, where are other opportunities emerging, and what could it all mean for positioning investment portfolios?
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White papersStrong broad-based results!
Following on from previous years, UBS Asset Management’s Global Real Assets (GRA) sustainability efforts continue to be recognized with strong results in the 2026 GRESB Real Estate and Infrastructure Assessments.
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White papersKey Takeaways from Climate Week 2026
Climate Week NYC convenes leaders across business and government who are shaping capital, policy and markets. This year’s event, presented in coordination with the UN General Assembly, saw a range of experts addressing the shift from ambition to implementation…
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Asset Manager NewsActis launches fourth Indian renewables platform, Leo Energies, targeting 3GW+ capacity
Actis, a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure, today announced the launch of Leo Energies, its next-generation renewable energy business in India. The platform, which will target a portfolio of over 3GW of onshore wind, solar and battery storage assets, represents the fourth iteration of Actis’ demonstrated buy-and-build strategy in the Indian renewables market – a strategy that has previously delivered Ostro Energy, Sprng Energy and which continues to scale current platform BluPine Energy, which has already surpassed 3GW of capacity since its launch in 2022.
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Interview“Financial inclusion offers low correlation and diversification”
To many investors, financial inclusion is mainly a social impact theme. But that is only part of the picture, says Tim Crijns, Fund Manager of Triodos Microfinance Fund. “Over more than twenty years, we have built a track record in financial inclusion that shows stable long-term returns and low correlation with traditional financial markets. In periods of market stress, it could provide clear diversification benefits.”
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White papersClimate investing in a constrained world
How structural bottlenecks are expanding the opportunity beyond cleantech to modernize systems running the physical economy.
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White papersVirtual realities: AI’s collision with the physical, the finite and the human
For years, AI has been imagined as something ethereal – a virtual service summoned invisibly from ‘the cloud’. But behind every prompt sits a fast-growing base of physical elements. Olivia Muir offers a reality check by exploring the environmental, human and governance consequences of AI, as well as some investment implications.
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InsightResilient farmland and forestry belong in every climate-aware portfolio
The summer of 2026 once again highlighted how vulnerable European farmland and forests are to heatwaves, drought and wildfires. Climate change has become a tangible risk to the productive assets that underpin our food systems, supply chains and broader economic activity. For investors, this should not be a reason to steer clear of these sectors. Quite the opposite, in fact.
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White papersWhat unicorns reveal about future investment risk
Private market investments are now a mainstay of institutional portfolios. Yet while allocations have grown, the information available to investors has not kept pace.
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White papersAI’s climate challenges and the potential opportunities
Artificial intelligence has rapidly become the emblem of technological progress, promising breakthroughs across industries from energy optimisation to climate risk prediction.
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PodcastInvesting in environmental solutions: Navigating a new era of resource scarcity
The global transition toward sustainability is facing a complex landscape. Geopolitical tensions and the AI revolution are redefining investment priorities. From the surge in energy demand driven by data centres to the urgent need for water security and food resilience, the environmental asset class is evolving rapidly.
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White papersEnhancing the climate-aware framework: Integrating engagement sentiment and green opportunities
Climate investing is entering a more demanding phase. Investors increasingly require approaches that move beyond backward-looking emissions metrics and simple carbon-footprint reduction, towards frameworks that can better assess transition risks, capture climate-related opportunities, and support real-world outcomes. In this context, a robust climate-aware strategy must be both disciplined and adaptive: disciplined in how it translates climate objectives into portfolio construction, and adaptive in how it incorporates new datasets, evolving disclosure standards and emerging evidence on transition pathways.
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