All ESG/SRI articles – Page 34
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White papersPensions investment outlook 2023: New realities, big decisions
Pension fund investors have endured a roller coaster two years. After a strong 2021, 2022 saw record losses on sovereign bonds and a major correction in equities.
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White papersESG Thema – Special COP15 – The Paris moment for biodiversity?
From December 7th to 19th, 2022, the second part of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) was held in Montreal, Canada. Whereas COP15 was initially supposed to take place in October 2020 in Kunming, China, it was postponed four times due to COVID-19.
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PodcastZero emission ferries and battery power technology
With climate change being one of the most pressing challenges of our time coupled with the energy crisis currently plaguing Europe there is a clear need for both the strengthening of energy security and an increase in renewable sources of energy.
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White papersEngaging with aluminium on net zero and biodiversity
Aluminium is an energy-intensive industry that is crucial for the energy transition to net zero. Different companies are adopting varying approaches to reducing their carbon emissions. This case study outlines our engagement actions with two producers, highlighting the need for enhanced biodiversity considerations as a key issue in the energy transition and recognising there is no single way for any industry to decarbonise.
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White papersInfographic – Progressing to net zero: BNP Paribas Asset Management’s roadmap
From developing SRI investment solutions to publishing our net zero roadmap, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s journey as the sustainable investor for a changing world continues to advance. In phases, we are working towards becoming a net zero asset manager, building on our longstanding efforts in sustainable investing.
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White papersCOP27: Treating the Symptoms, Not the Disease
In many respects, COP27 was neither feat nor flop.
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White papersThe price of sustainability
Over the past couple of years, sustainable companies aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have underperformed – but for the Federated Hermes Global Equities team, this could be about to change.
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity Q4 2022 case study
Global concession caterer SSP had virtually no sustainability reporting back in 2017. The company has since established a comprehensive sustainability strategy which includes meaningful measurable targets.
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White papersProtect, sustain, restore: Why the Amazon matters
Our Biodiversity Equity team explains how investors can play a crucial role in halting and reversing deforestation.
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White papersClimate Change High Yield Credit Annual Report, 2022
Launched in September 2021, the Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield strategy aims to outperform the global high yield market by investing with conviction in companies that have strong fundamentals and which demonstrate the potential to decarbonise and transition to a low-carbon world.
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White papersAlibaba case study
We have engaged extensively with Alibaba on corporate governance, ESG strategy and reporting, and are pleased to see various improvements. There remain important areas of further engagement, including on governance: separation of the chair and CEO, appointment of a lead independent director and improved board director engagement with minority shareholders.
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White papersLandMark Optoelectronics case study
Since our engagement, the company produced its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report and started to report against the key pillars of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations. The company set short-, medium-, and long-term emission targets and committed to carbon neutrality by 2050.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity Report, Q4 2022
With structural pressures driving a higher base level of inflation over the medium term, the need to focus on high-quality, sustainable businesses is stronger than ever, says Martin Todd, Portfolio Manager of the Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Equity strategy.
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White papersWill Brazil’s outperformance continue under Lula?
Latin America’s largest economy has been an emerging market ‘safe haven’ this year on the back of elevated commodity prices and the central bank’s move to hike fast and early.
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White papersCarbon markets advance despite mixed COP27 results
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) was a missed opportunity to finalise the rules governing how countries can reduce emissions using international carbon markets – but this will not impede the markets’ growth.
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White papersCarbon Handprint in Fixed Income: The Positive Power of Climate Solutions
As global warming worries approach critical mass, corporate bond investors expect issuers to be part of the solution. At the epicenter of the climate crisis are greenhouse gases (GHG), which all industries emit in one way or another. Many companies strive to shrink their emissions, or carbon footprint. But a carbon handprint measures the positive impact, or carbon avoided, by the use of a company’s products or services.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL and EIT InnoEnergy establish strategic cooperation in green hydrogen sector
Grünwald, 14/12/2022 – Together, real asset manager KGAL and EIT InnoEnergy will invest in European hydrogen projects and drive their development.
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White papersESG Viewpoint: Biodiversity Best Practice and Engagement Approach
Nature loss poses financially material risks for asset managers. We explain how biodiversity risks can be assessed, outline our approach to engaging with businesses on the topic and detail our best practice framework.
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White papersOutlook 2023: Private assets
2023 is set to be difficult. We outline three things private asset investors can focus on to maximise resilience and optimise long-term return potential.
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White papersUruguay’s experiment in sovereign sustainability-linked bonds
Uruguay has made strides in ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing with the issuance of a sustainability-linked bond (SLB), making it only the second sovereign issuer to do so.
