All ESG/SRI articles – Page 107
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White papersWill a sweltering summer heat up interest in responsible investment?
After exceptionally high temperatures, drought, floods and wildfires, will this catalyse investment in strategies that target climate-related risks and opportunities?
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White papersEthics & Alpha: Can Investing Responsibly Enhance Returns?
“There is one, and only one, social responsibility of business: to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud,” Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman.
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White papersSustainable finance: Investing for a 2°C World
Manuel Coeslier, Equity Portfolio Manager at responsible investment firm Mirova, is also a Member of the European Commission’s Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance. Here, he explains why Mirova’s carbon impact methodology is helping to address the challenges at the next frontier of impact investing.
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White papersIncorporating ESG While Maintaining Yield
When creating ESG solutions for our fixed income clients, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. ESG goals vary by end investor. But there is one question we are asked regularly: “Can I incorporate ESG into my portfolio without giving up yield?” We believe the answer is a resounding yes.
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White papersFinancial materiality, a pragmatic approach to ESG
Many ESG approaches have a priori limits which hinder the allocation of capital most efficiently. CPR Asset Management has instead developed for pension fund clients a pragmatic methodology that reflects which ESG criteria work best in different regions of the world.
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White papersA Leader for Unlisted Real Estate Assets in the Australian Hospitality Marketplace
Hotels have become an established institutional grade asset class, forming a significant part of many investors’ portfolios. Provided they are skilfully acquired and actively managed, investments in the sector can generate attractive yields, with the potential to outperform CBD office building investments on a risk-adjusted returns basis.
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White papersSICAV (GIS) SRI Ageing Population Celebrating 3 years of success!
What have been the most important lessons learned in terms of the performance to be obtained from this investment theme, SRI approach (Socially Responsible Investment), and stock-picking strategy, since GIS SRI Ageing Population (the Fund) was launched three years ago?
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White papersResponsible Investing Roundtable: Experiences from Around the World
AllianceBernstein asked four institutions around the world to share their thoughts about the opportunities and challenges of responsible investing in their investment plans.
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White papersNine ESG Questions You Should Be Asking Your Manager
Figuring out whether your money is funding issuers that are effective stewards of their corporations, society and the environment starts with asking your asset managers pointed questions about how they incorporate environmental, social and governance concerns into their processes.
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White papersDC Default Solutions—Managing ESG Factors Thoughtfully
Environmental, social and governance is already a hot topic—and new proposals by the Department for Work and Pensions are turning up the heat on pension trustees.
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White papersLGIM’s approach to responsible investing
We believe responsible investing can not only mitigate risks, but also lead to better long-term financial outcomes without sacrificing performance.
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White papersHigher ESG scores that don’t cost the earth
Environmental, social and governance related measures are increasingly being recognised as valuable sources of information on companies, with investors using them to supplement traditional financial metrics in constructing portfolios and risk analysis.
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White papersBetter Than A Benchmark: Grassroots Research
By going on the ground in emerging markets and talking to people in their homes, equity investors can develop research insights about long-term, powerful trends driven by environmental and social sustainability.
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White papersESG in passive: let the buyer beware
Are investors ignoring the small print in their rush to buy funds incorporating environmental, social and governance principles?
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White papers2018 Midyear Outlook: (Still) Risk On
Investors are facing some pretty big questions: How long will the economy continue to expand? How will rising interest rates affect my portfolio? Will volatility continue to climb? Do geopolitics (or even just political posturing) really matter?
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White papersHow will the physical risks of climate change affect investments?
Our new analysis can quantify the physical impact climate change has on companies around the world. The costs could be considerable.
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White papersTackling financial exclusion through the financial markets
We have never lived in a more interconnected society. We can communicate with friends and colleagues on the other side of the planet in the blink of an eye, and have more access to more information than ever before.
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White papersImpact Investing and Social Infrastructure
This paper will discuss how investing in social infrastructure in Europe can lead to positive impact-based outcomes for communities and the environment.
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White papersTime to catch rising Asian ESG tide
Asian governments now prioritise sustainable economic growth over ‘growth at any cost’, yet there remains a wide disparity in ESG standards in the region.
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White papersAsset Allocation Update: Strong earnings prompt US equities upgrade
Amid background noise such as ongoing trade skirmishes involving the US, the evolving Chinese economy and geo-political tensions, we have spent time analysing recent market movements and the implications for risk assets.
