All ESG/SRI articles – Page 29
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Net Zero Investment Portfolios - Part 1. The Comprehensive Integrated Approach
The emergence of net zero emissions policies is currently one of the most important topics among asset owners and managers. In this research paper, we investigate the integrated approach, which is implemented by equity and fixed-income mutual funds and ETFs.
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COP 27: not a lost COP after all
On 6-20 November 2022, Heads of State, Ministers, and negotiators with representatives from business, civil society, mayors, and environmental organizations met in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for the largest annual gathering on climate change.
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Subscription-based technology: helping to reduce e-waste?
By 2030, it is estimated that global e-waste will increase to 75 million metric tonnes unless practices regarding the disposal of devices are changed. Adapting to a subscription-based technology model may play a role in mitigating e-waste, while offering consumers access to devices without incurring large expenses.
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2023 Investment Outlook - Some light for investors after the storm
2023 key convictions from CIOs: 1. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is acting as an accelerator towards a regime shift, featuring higher inflation, geopolitical uncertainty, and a tug of war between monetary and fiscal policy, in a world already flooded by debt. Expect economic divergences to intensify.
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Incorporating ESG Risk In Fundamental Market Risk Models
This paper investigates the possible impact of ESG Risk when incorporated into front office driven Fundamental Market Risk Measurement approaches. The main principle is, that ESG risk is implicitly embedded in observable market risk factors, like share prices and credit spreads, and interprets the ESG risk of an equity portfolio as an additional jump component to an ordinary GBM process.
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Solving for 2023: Back to the “Old Normal”
Our investment leaders identify 10 key themes that they believe will be prominent in the markets over the next 12 months.
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Public Engagement Report Q3 2022
The Q3 Public Engagement Report from EOS at Federated Hermes takes an in-depth look at the growing problem with palm oil. Plus, how EOS engages with companies on tax, and voting season highlights from developed Asia and emerging markets.
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Standing out in Asian equities – Fund in 5
Fund in 5 offers an overview of the five key angles of the Asia ex-Japan Equity Fund (asset class, process, differentiator, the team & track record) including a short video.
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Food security challenges put spotlight on sustainable transition
For many around the world, 2022 has seen a dramatic rise in food prices. This has been caused by the compounding effects of climate change, supply chain interruptions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, trade disruptions and rising energy prices resulting from the war in Ukraine.
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Credit markets? They’re too cheap to ignore
The market environment this year has proven tricky to navigate, but today’s credit market offers a compelling entry point into global credit for investors focused on long-term, fundamentally driven analysis.
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The art of going against the grain
Federated Hermes Asia ex-Japan Equity Fund celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year.
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‘Tis the season to be jolly? The retail outlook says otherwise
The economic outlook looks neither calm nor bright for UK and US non-food retailers this Christmas amid weak consumer confidence across the sector.
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Central banks ramp up rates in shadow of recession
US Federal Reserve raised rates by 75bps for fourth time in a row this week, while the Bank of England’s 75bps hike was its largest for three decades.
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Markets take fright as Xi assumes total control
Chinese equities had a volatile week following the ruling Communist Party’s twice-a-decade congress in Beijing that confirmed President Xi Jinping’s third term backed by a cadre of loyalists.
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The evolution to net zero carbon real estate
In 2016 LaSalle added “E” or Environmental factors to the demographics, technology and urbanization (DTU) set of secular forces real estate investors need to focus on for delivering positive long-term performance.
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Tailwinds hasten hydrogen’s cost-competitiveness, albeit demand still lags
Our original research review of the hydrogen economy a few years ago led us to conclude that hydrogen would play a key role in decarbonisation.
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Paris-Aligned Benchmarks: The Future Standard?
Forward-looking ESG approach captures more progressive companies and a wider range of risks
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Act now: A climate emergency roadmap for the international financial architecture
To help tackle the climate emergency, financial institutions and governments must work together to reform the global financial architecture and create a more robust net-zero transition plan, argue Steve Waygood and Thomas Tayler.
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Reframe and reclaim: How to win the ESG argument
To restore trust in ESG, we need to be much clearer on its limitations as well as its strengths, argues Mirza Baig.
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So, you’ve set your net-zero target: What next? Practical considerations for asset owners on achieving net zero
Asset owners are increasingly committing to net-zero emissions in their portfolios by or before 2050, but it is a huge and complex undertaking. What do asset owners need to consider as they start on their decarbonisation journey?