All ESG/SRI articles – Page 18
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White papersNet-zero infrastructure – setting the standard
How can we measure the emissions performance of infrastructure investments? Read more about net-zero standards.
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White papersClimate change and social inequality: how does climate change impact on inequality?
The research study stressed that considering social inequalities and properly accounting for the distribution of consumption and damage within regions in climate modelling is of paramount importance. Without doubt, there is a trade-off between social and environmental objectives.
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White papersWater Scarcity: Sustainable Investors Address a Growing Scourge
Water scarcity is no longer just a problem for developing countries in desert climes. As demand for water solutions grows, equity investors will find opportunities in companies that help quench the thirst of parched communities around the world with innovative solutions.
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PodcastFixed on ESG, Ep. 12 - The Unaffordable Truth: A Look at the Affordable Housing Crisis
A look at the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. and what can be done to address it.
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White papersWhy investing in biodiversity means looking at the solutions, not just the problems
Over half the value of the global economy – some $44trn – is potentially threatened to some extent by the loss of nature, according to the World Economic Forum. However, there is a significant shortfall in the value of current investments targeted at protecting the Earth’s biodiversity.
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White papersDe-Risking? Mind the Carbon!
Shifting a portfolio from stocks to bonds reduces investment risk, but it can also increase the portfolio’s carbon footprint. Read about a carbon-aware approach to reduce that impact and benefit the portfolio overall.
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White papersSDG Engagement High Yield Credit, Annual Report 2022
In a review of the past 12 months, the investment team offers an in-depth view of engagement highlights, progress on milestones, performance and case studies.
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VideoSDG Engagement Equity, Annual Report 2022
In the five years since its launch, the SDG Engagement Equity Strategy has evidentially shown the positive potential of active capital. By investing in and engaging with select global SMIDs, it has been able to improve both the businesses it is invested in, and wider society.
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VideoMeet the Manager: Martin Todd
In the first of our new ‘Meet the Manager’ Q&A series, Martin Todd, Portfolio Manager, offers a peek behind his investment style and the strategy’s raison d’être; the key attributes he looks for in an investment, the secret behind the team’s strong dynamic, and how he got started in his career.
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White papersGlobal Equity ESG, Annual Report 2022
Read our annual report for an overview of the year just gone, our successful engagements with portfolio companies, and a deep dive on responsible investing in the healthcare sector.
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White papersSovereign Fixed Income: An Update on Our ESG Scores
A declining working age population has contributed to various problems for certain countries as well as impacting their ability to deal with them. Templeton Global Macro take a closer look and highlight five country case studies.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL and Lafarge sign 15-year power purchase agreements for two wind farms in Poland
KGAL Investment Management has signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Lafarge Cement Polska for the Krasin and Rywald onshore wind farms, which belong to the KGAL ESPF 4 renewable energy fund.
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White papersPM Spotlight: A Stock-picker at Heart Manages High Yield Bonds
This issue of PM Spotlight profiles Sarah Harrison, senior portfolio manager for Plus Fixed Income. Read about Sarah’s first great high-conviction trade in high yield and what keeps her coming back to high yield bonds.
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White papersGrowth capital to support the energy transition
“The global energy system is broken, bringing us closer to climate catastrophe.”
These were the words that United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres used to urge the world to end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition, “before we incinerate our only home.” -
White papersA look into PAB optimization approaches for Fixed Income Investors
In this blog, the Bloomberg Sustainable Indices team discusses the rise in popularity of Paris-Aligned Benchmarks and provides an overview of certain optimization approaches for fixed income investors.
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White papersShifting the natural cost curve: The role of investors in protecting biodiversity
The damage caused by climate change to the planet, society and economic activity is becoming increasingly obvious every year. Floods and droughts, extreme temperatures and destructive storms all bring with them tangible impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods.
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White papersBiodiversity Q&A: Understanding a powerful new investment theme
As biodiversity becomes an increasingly important part of the global agenda – and of investment strategies – we tackle 10 of the most fundamental questions around the topic: What is biodiversity, why does it matter, and how might it affect investment decisions?
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White papersEmissions trading: the market overlooks UK cap reforms
The commitment to strengthening – and potentially expanding – the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is instrumental in achieving the country’s net-zero goals and enhancing opportunities for carbon investors. But the necessity of a robust ETS, confirmed recently in Whitehall’s “Powering up Britain” strategy, has been overlooked amid the media’s focus on the lack of green-industry incentives.
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PodcastMaking investments in infrastructure debt impactful
Making investments in infrastructure debt impactful from a sustainability angle requires a perspective that goes beyond an attractive risk-return ratio and obvious green infrastructure assets such as solar plants. Apart from a wide network to source loans that are suitable, there is a need for a strong research and assessment capability to safeguard their ‘greenness’.
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White papersDSM and a.s.r. accelerate growth of world-leading bioscience ecosystem in the Netherlands
DSM and ASR Dutch Science Park Fund team up to further develop the Biotech Campus Delft (BCD) to world-leader in bioscience. They will engage in a long-term collaboration to grow the bioscience ecosystem in Delft, the Netherlands, into a unique, world-leading campus for biosciences that will fuel the Dutch knowledge sector, sustainable food innovations and the bio-based economy.
