All ESG/SRI articles – Page 15
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Infrastructure Investor: Investing In Asia’s Multi-Trillion-Dollar Energy Transition
Actis’ Senior Partner, Torbjorn Caesar recently spoke with Infrastructure Investor about the significant opportunity for energy infrastructure investors offering the necessary scale, experience and capital in Southeast Asia.
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The European industrial and logistics sector
Quality logistics space is an essential part of a country’s infrastructure. The rise of ecommerce is only one driver – a focus on making supply chains more robust is also boosting demand for industrial space closer to European markets, while a widespread need to update and improve aging buildings to meet increasingly strict ESG regulations provides yet another opportunity.
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Stick or twist? Central banks diverge on policy direction
The Fed paused its tightening cycle this week, while the European Central Bank hiked, and People’s Bank of China (PBoC) cut rates.
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Meet the Manager: Nachu Chockalingam
In this latest manager profile, Nachu Chockalingam walks us through the green flags she looks for when making an investment decision, the importance of variety in her day-to-day role, and where you can find her on the weekends.
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ESG in real estate debt: Funding the transition to net zero?
Recent turmoil in the banking sector has further highlighted the role real estate lenders can play by stepping in to provide capital for borrowers as banks retreat, while potentially delivering a stable, long-term source of income. With many lenders now gravitating towards high quality assets with strong ESG credentials, we consider what role real estate debt can play in funding the transition to net zero.
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Which companies are prepared for the environmental transition?
Three powerful systems changes are accelerating one of the most drastic economic transformations in modern history. These forces are reflected in every sector of the economy and will lead to widespread sustainable changes becoming entrenched. The planetary transition demands a radical rethink of how we approach global equity investment.
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Commodities and Responsible Investing: An Impossible Marriage?
A framework for thinking about commodities in a responsible investing context.
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Promoting greater financial inclusion in communities
An integral aspect of impact investing is the focus on providing solutions that address underserved issues and communities. This case study considers Bank of Georgia’s lasting impact and how it is enabling greater financial inclusion in a country that was previously grossly underserved.
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Podcast
2023 Sustainable Investing Midyear Outlook: Agri-Food for Thought
Tom Lyons, head of Climate for Allspring, and Chris McKnett, head of Sustainable Strategy, Stewardship, and Implementation for Allspring’s Sustainability team, discuss the impacts of a changing climate and how they’re becoming increasingly evident worldwide on different industries, especially how the world produces and consumes food. A more complete discussion can be found in Allspring’s midyear report.
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Climate Bond Investing: Reduce the Carbon, Fund the Transition
We believe climate change is one of the biggest risks in investment portfolios today. But, with this risk also comes tremendous investment opportunity, as the economy reworks against the impact of climate change.
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The bigger ESG picture
Views on sustainability-related investing differ around the world. Some investors only care about unconstrained investment returns; others have a greater sense of social responsibility alongside a belief that an ESG slant helps avoid investment risks and acts as an enabler of future returns.
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A clear vision for the future of real estate investment management
What does it take to identify winning opportunities in commercial real estate through the business cycle? Savills Investment Management’s CEO, Alex Jeffrey, says strong investment expertise, deep market knowledge, ESG at its core, effective due diligence and robust technology are key components to delivering for investors and occupiers even as the macroeconomic environment changes.
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Help Wanted: Why Smart Companies Recruit for Diversity
Recruiting talent is a basic ingredient for business success. Companies that are more inclusive in their recruiting will discover better-qualified employees, which can bolster competitive advantages and help deliver better outcomes for investors.
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Introducing Smart ESG: A Revolutionary Approach to Sustainable Investing
Impact Cubed is a London-based provider of ESG impact data and analytics solutions. Our data is factorised and quantitative, offering a comprehensive and objective solution to the challenges posed by opaque and subjective ESG scores or ratings.
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Impact Investing – Global Emerging Markets
“It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.” Paulo Coelho
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What gives, corporate hybrids?
Recent underperformance is a response to idiosyncratic newsflow and shouldn’t be seen as a reflection on the broader asset class, says Credit Portfolio Manager Mark Dove.
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Savills Investment Management
Successful investing in real estate requires a long-term, flexible approach with innovative thinking, deep market understanding and ESG considerations at its core.
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Investors size up far-reaching implications of AI boom
Amid concerns about artificial intelligence, the fast-developing technology could also reduce many competitive barriers.
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Allspring Climate Transition Fixed Income Strategies
As the world transitions towards net-zero emissions, Allspring’s clients increasingly want to decarbonise their assets. We explain how our climate transition strategies enable this.
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The case to stay invested in the lowest rated segment of emerging market debt
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income suggests that emerging market debt investors need to be aware of the underlying spread dynamics that drive overall spread moves. In this paper, they consider those factors and the opportunities available.