All ESG/SRI articles
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White papersESG Thema COP30: Climate finance state of play and investor implications
From November 10th to November 22nd 2025, the 30th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP30, was held in Belém, Brazil. This was the first COP ever hosted in the Amazon region, and it was the second most attended COP after COP28 in Dubai. This conference is the largest annual international meeting on climate organized by the United Nations, since 1992: government representatives come together to attempt to agree on action for the climate crisis. With time, the conference has gathered also financial actors, corporates and civil society, with commitments going beyond policy making.
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White papersSocial impact and a resilient portfolio through Child-Lens Investing
Triodos Investment Management sets new standards in scalable, child well-being investments in small and midcap equities that enhance returns and portfolio resilience.
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White papersClosing the loop: Why circularity is now a strategic imperative
Once considered a sustainability buzzword, the circular economy has become central to the energy transition. The Sustainable Global Equity team outline why, in an era of increasing resource scarcity, the shift to a circular model is essential to helping governments and companies build resilience.
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White papersSustainable investing in 2026: The continuing path to a more resilient future
Recent years have seen investors operate in an environment shaped by conflicts, inflationary pressures, extreme weather events, and growing digital disruption. These events, coupled with the longer-term sustainability themes shaping our decade – climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising inequality – are redefining risks in capital markets and placing long-term investment resilience under scrutiny.
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White papersOutlook 2026: Core investment implications
While the global economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025, the true impact of US tariffs – one of the year’s dominant stories - remains uncertain. However, the International Monetary Fund has raised its 2025 global growth forecast to 3.2% from the 3.0% it projected in July and has kept its 2026 estimate at 3.1%.
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White papersInvestors reveal their top ESG investment themes and more
At a time of macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, our fifth annual ESG Global Study finds that most investors remain committed to considering ESG issues in the investment process.
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White papersLogistics real estate in Europe on a growth trajectory
Demand for modern logistics properties in Europe remains high, and matters such as location quality, energy efficiency, automation and flexible use are continuously gaining in importance. Germany in particular plays a key role in this framework – as Europe’s largest logistics market and as a hub for international supply chains. Swiss Life Asset Managers, with a Europe-wide logistics strategy, is amongst those actively shaping this change.
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White papersPower in Transition: Charting a path to a sustainable energy future through private equity investments
Power demand is accelerating from data center growth, electrification and population increases, while supply becomes more volatile and unpredictable due to extreme weather and variable renewable generation. The widening gap between demand and supply is driving more frequent outages and higher power prices, pressuring household and business budgets while threatening essential services. Bridging this gap requires significant investment on both supply and demand sides, creating opportunities to build a more resilient, affordable and sustainable energy system.
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White papersOcean pledges create waves of opportunity
At a UN ocean conference in June, dozens of countries promised to ratify the High Seas Treaty to bring it into force. The aim is to protect marine life by curbing overfishing, and ensure that the ocean is managed sustainably. What are the implications for companies and investors? By Ming Yang, Shoa Hirosato and Xinyu Pei.
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White papers2024-2025 Private equity impact report: Accelerating solutions for a world in transition
The world faces intertwined crises of escalating emissions, resource strain and growing inequality that amplifies vulnerability to climate change. Despite recent global market and regulatory shifts, a focus remains on backing growth-oriented, lower-middle market companies driving an inclusive transition to a low-carbon economy, with confidence in long-term fundamentals where impact initiatives align directly with performance rather than creating trade-offs. Our latest impact report highlights new investments across energy efficiency, resource optimization and circular economy solutions, enhanced ESG measurement and emissions tracking, industry partnerships, and portfolio case studies demonstrating growth and impact in action.
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White papersThe Nuance in Net Zero
Effective measurement of progress toward net-zero alignment has never been more important to investors and companies that have adopted net-zero ambitions.
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White papersBlended Finance: scaling capital for sustainable impact
With development financing needs outpacing available resources, attracting private capital into social and environmental projects in risky markets (e.g., emerging markets) is vital. We believe that Blended Finance (BF) offers a strategic solution. Specifically, this investment approach involves the public sector leveraging private money to finance projects focused on achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and addressing climate change.
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White papersAutomating Insight Extraction from Oil And Gas Sector Climate Disclosures with AI
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has become a cornerstone of corporate transparency and accountability, especially within high emission sectors such as oil and gas. However, the traditional methods of extracting meaningful insights from ESG data are time-consuming and are in general processed manually.
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White papersTurning waste into wealth: The strategic role of biomethane in a net-zero future
Biomethane is rapidly emerging as a cornerstone of Europe’s energy transition—offering a rare convergence of climate alignment, energy sovereignty, waste management, and economic resilience. In a geopolitical context shaped by the Russia–Ukraine war, volatile fossil gas markets, and the European Union’s 2040 climate targets, biomethane presents a unique infrastructure-ready solution. Produced from organic waste streams such as agricultural residues and animal effluents, it is chemically identical to fossil gas and compatible with existing infrastructure—making it deployable at scale without costly retrofits.
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White papersESG Thema #21 - From access to empowerment: how financial inclusion fuels resilience
Financial inclusion spans savings, credit, payment services, insurance, and investments. Many low-income households and small businesses, particularly in developing countries, remain excluded or underbanked, relying mainly on cash transactions that expose them to risks and hinder their saving and investing activities. Credit access is often limited or costly, pushing many to informal lenders or expensive formal options. Digital finance—financial services delivered via mobile and internet platforms—is central to expanding access.
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White papersWhat do we know about retail responsible investors?
The Amundi Investment Institute, in partnership with Crédit Agricole du Languedoc, the University of Montpellier, and Montpellier Business School (MBS), has forged a unique collaboration dedicated to advancing our understanding of individual investors’ financial preferences and needs. This partnership combines academic rigor with practical insights from the financial industry, creating a rich foundation for exploring the evolving landscape of retail investment behavior.
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White papersEuropean infrastructure - Striking the right balance
Despite macroeconomic turmoil in some markets, infrastructure decarbonisation and digitalisation remain viable and appealing thematic investment options in Europe. Karen Azoulay, Head of Infrastructure Debt and Paul-Francois Prouvost, Private Assets Investor Relations, review the opportunities in European Infrastructure.
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White papersEurope: A global leader in sustainable investment opportunities
For years Europe has been the indomitable epicentre in the battle against climate change. Thanks to its solid, long-term commitments, today it is an international hive of innovation and investment opportunity – and one which could hugely benefit given that globally annual clean energy investment needs to more than triple by 2030 to $4trn to reach net zero by 2050.
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White papersMobilising finance for sustainable transition
The lack of financing for sustainability transition across companies in emerging markets (EMs) has created a critical gap. With EM corporates facing limited access to dedicated funding pools, it is vital to channel capital into companies that are actively implementing ambitious and measurable sustainability initiatives. By supporting businesses on their journey towards sustainable practices, investors may catalyse positive environmental and social change while generating long-term financial returns.
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White papersWhy Emerging Markets Are Holding Firm on Sustainability
As U.S. interest in environmental, social and governance investing cools, companies in emerging markets countries are ramping up their efforts—propelled by investor demands and the pursuit of lasting competitiveness.
