All ESG/SRI articles – Page 103
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White papersM&G 2018 RPI Report
Our latest report outlines our responsible approach to business thinking and how we continue to drive progress towards our 2025 RPI targets, as part of M&G Real Estate’s vision for a cleaner, greener and better world.
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White papersTackling climate change through property investing
Property investors are in a strong position to mitigate the impact of climate change, with real estate producing around 40% of global carbon emissions.
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White papersPricing ESG risk in sovereign credit
Building on our studies showing a strong relationship between the environmental, social and governance performance of companies and their credit spreads, we have partnered with researcher Beyond Ratings to determine whether similar connections exist in the sovereign credit market.
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White papersWhy Asset Managers Need Their Own Social Networks
The digital age gave professional investors near-instantaneous access to a vast trove of data, but organizational silos have sometimes prevented subsequent insights from spreading widely. That’s changing, however, as new digital platforms make it easier for money managers to share real-time information with colleagues across asset classes and strategies.
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White papersAmplified: ESG investing and Stewardship
The world is at a tipping point; responsible investment, ESG and stewardship, once seen as the preserve of niche green investors is now mainstream, challenging accepted investment fundamentals, as well as investors, asset owners and companies to do better.
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White papersInvestors should note the approaching tipping point for renewable energy
Renewable energy may soon put downward, not upward, pressure on energy prices, prompting a much faster move away from fossil fuels.
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Generali Investments SICAV (GIS) SRI Ageing Population
What have been the most important lessons learned in terms of the performance since GIS SRI Ageing Population (the Fund) was launched in 2015?
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Asset Manager NewsAmplified: There’s more than one side to any investment story
We are now in the tail end of the second quarter of an already eventful year, with investors facing a range of stark choices.
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White papersESG gets physical: The role of real assets in creating a sustainable future
Physical assets, particularly infrastructure and real estate, have a critical role to play in facilitating the transition towards a more sustainable economy and a greener world. As ultimate asset owners, investors are deeply engaged in the issues, and incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations is a fundamental part of an asset manager’s duty to their clients.
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White papersWe can all get along (part II) How bondholders can engage companies for the benefit of all stakeholders
This is the second part of a two-part paper asserting that the shared interests of bondholders and shareholders provide incentives to jointly engage companies – and generate positive outcomes by doing so. In part one, we disproved the claim that the imperatives of bond and shareholders typically diverge and argued that both financial stakeholders have the legitimacy to engage. In this paper, we explain how bondholders can play their part in promoting the interests of all financial stakeholders.
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White papersFocus on the ESG change when scoring sovereigns
At Franklin Templeton, one of our best examples of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in macroeconomic research comes from the Templeton Global Macro team. The most important distinction in their approach comes from a forward-looking view.
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Nuveen knows: why engagement matters
As global investors, we believe that responsible investing business practices lower risk, improve financial performance and drive positive social and environmental outcomes, providing enduring benefits to our clients and communities.
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White papersThe Future Of Food: Eat Or Be Eaten
The impact of the food value chain to both the global economy and financial markets is huge But food systems face multiple challenges, from climate change to population growth and unsustainable practices There are investable opportunities with solutions to enhance the sustainability and health of our food systems, and ...
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White papers2018 Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report
At Neuberger Berman, we recognize that our clients expect rigorous ESG integration from their investment manager. We firmly believe that attention to material ESG factors helps make us smarter investors, and that engagement with companies on ESG topics helps them perform better for their investors and for society.
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White papersThe Circular: Keeping you in the sustainability loop
Read the launch issue of The Circular, where we share our key analysis and insights about sustainable investment from 2019 so far.
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White papersTrawling for trash: why we are engaging for sustainable oceans
Every year, more than 8m tonnes of plastic ends up in oceans. According to some estimates, there will be more plastic than fish (by weight) in the sea by 2050. Careful management of this precious environmental resource is therefore a key feature of a sustainable future - and it is aligned to SDG14, Life Below Water.
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White papersYour Questions Answered by Hermes Direct Lending
What is direct lending? How did you position your strategy? These are just a couple of the most commonly-asked questions about direct lending by our clients and prospective clients.
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White papersGlobal Equity ESG marks six-year anniversary
Six years ago, we launched our Global Equity ESG strategy. The aim was simple: achieve capital appreciation by investing in global equity securities with favourable ESG credentials. Today, we assess how it has achieved this objective since inception.
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White papersSDG Taxonomy
We believe that companies which contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are capable of creating positive social and environmental impacts – and are also exposed to the drivers of future growth. We created the Hermes SDG Taxonomy to find investment opportunities directly connected to the goals by identifying impactful businesses poised to be the growth champions of tomorrow.
