All ESG/SRI articles – Page 22
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White papersTime For A Fresh Look At Money Markets
There is good news for investors wishing to park their cash short term before deploying capital for the longer term. As central banks raise rates, so yields in money markets are rising, with the likelihood of further rises to come.
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White papersDecarbonising the built environment
We assess the financial and environmental pros and cons of developing new buildings versus retrofitting old ones.
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White papersDecarbonising the built environment - Aviva Investors
We assess the financial and environmental pros and cons of developing new buildings versus retrofitting old ones.
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White papersBiodiversity: why investors should care
The past 30 years have seen a bigger improvement in human prosperity than all of the past centuries combined.
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White papersAdding thematic equities to diversified portfolios
Once considered niche, thematic equities have in recent years evolved into mainstream investments. Their ability to transform broad, long-term macro-economic, technological and environmental trends into investments has struck a chord with a growing circle of investors. Even so, questions remain over how to incorporate such stocks within portfolios that use traditional asset allocation frameworks. We propose three broad approaches where investors can incorporate thematic equities in their diversified portfolios.
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White papersPrivate debt: aligning investment needs with the means to deliver
An asset class that is now a core part of institutional portfolios, Mercer’s Private Debt offering combines expertise and opportunities to deliver amid a complex macro environment
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White papersGreater possibilities together as responsible investors
Institutional investors are increasingly seeking investment strategies that produce positive environmental, social & governance (ESG) outcomes while also delivering sustainable returns.
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White papersThe soaraway rebound of global tourism
Global air traffic forecast to reach pre-Covid levels this year, boosted by the reopening of China.
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White papersStewardship navigating a polarised world
With the publication by EOS at Federated Hermes of its 2022 Annual Review of engagement and voting highlights, Leon Kamhi, Head of Responsibility and EOS, reflects on our stewardship activity in 2022, which was carried out within a polarised landscape for active ownership.
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White papersEOS Engagement Plan 2023-2025
Our engagement plan identifies 12 key themes and 32 related sub-themes. We find this breadth of coverage is necessary to reflect the diversity of the issues affecting companies in our global engagement programme.
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White papersThe 10 themes that could make or break an EM renaissance
In our 2023 outlook, Kunjal Gala, Head of Global Emerging Markets, outlines the key factors that could drive market returns for EM equity investors in the year ahead.
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White papersDirection of rates hangs over equities rebound
Expectations of early easing tempered by sharp rise in US retail sales.
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White papersWhat does COP15 mean for investors and companies?
The UN’s Biodiversity Conference – also known as COP15 – delivered a new Global Biodiversity Framework that aims to halt and reverse destruction of the natural world. We attended COP15 as part of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation delegation. Engager Sonya Likhtman outlines our involvement, what was achieved, and the implications for investors.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity Report, Q1 2023
China’s road to reopening should act as a catalyst for emerging markets and global growth in general, while retaining a focus on common prosperity and decarbonisation.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL sums up 2022 – a year of surging interest rates and exceptional performance
KGAL, a leading independent investment and asset manager, sums up its performance in 2022 and despite inflation, interest rate turnaround, energy crisis – KGAL passed the tests of 2022 with flying colours. New business volume reached almost €1.9 billion across all asset classes.
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White papersUnderstanding scope 3: How responsible investors can wrestle with the unruliest of emissions
On one level, it is easy to understand the scale of emissions from a company’s operations. If a factory is pumping out millions of plastic widgets, we can measure the greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced as it does so, and the emissions linked to the energy used to make them. However, things can get a little murkier when we look up or down the value chain, perhaps at the customers putting their shiny new widget to use in the real world.
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White papersDoes sustainable investing have a future in the U.S. market? Introduction
For many of the clients we met, sustainable and ESG investing has been at the top of agendas in recent years. But 2022 brought on a wealth of challenges. To name just a few: rocky markets, sustainable fund outflows, ESG as an increasingly politically charged topic, and market scrutiny of sustainable funds around greenwashing.
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White papersResponsible Investment Quarterly Q4 2022
2022 was a difficult year with multiple crises, most of which have had both short- and long-term implications for our responsible investment themes: a geopolitical conflict, hyperinflation in energy prices, the lingering effects of the pandemic, and talent turnover
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White papersRising social risks in emerging markets should be a catalyst for action for responsible investors
Thirteen years ago, at a United Nations Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, rich countries committed to channel $100bn per year to developing countries by 2020, to help them adapt to climate change and mitigate the negative consequences of global warming. That commitment was not met.
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White papersClimate Transition Credit at Allspring
Investors can pursue both their climate objectives and financial goals through their bond allocations. In this blog post, we outline the opportunity in climate transition credit.
