All ESG/SRI articles – Page 35
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White papersThemes for thought: responsible investment in 2023 and beyond
Many responsible investment funds struggled in 2022 due to low exposure to gas and oil and a quality bias, but says Claudia Wearmouth, the investment case remains intact and responsible investing is now mainstream investing.
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White papersNo more bad news should be good news in 2023
After a dismal year for markets, William Davies gives his thoughts on risks and opportunities in the market as we head into 2023. While there is plenty to be cautious about, a repeat of 2022 seems unlikely.
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White papersAge-Restricted Apartments: A Compelling Investment Opportunity
Age-restricted (AR) apartments appear to be an increasingly compelling investment opportunity within the residential real estate market.
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White papersBiodiversity : It’s Time to Protect Our Only Home - N°2 Addressing Biodiversity Loss: A Call to Action
In order to better integrate biodiversity considerations into portfolio construction, first there is a need to better understand how companies impact and depend on biodiversity. Companies must provide dedicated information in order for investors to better consider biodiversity related risks and opportunities in their investment decisions.
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White papersBiodiversity : It’s Time to Protect Our Only Home - N°1 It is time to sound the alarm on biodiversity
”How come the most intellectual creature to ever walk earth is destroying its only home?”
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White papersBiodiversity : It’s Time to Protect Our Only Home
Biodiversity is all around us. It underpins not only our economy but also our very existence: Yet, we (individuals, governments, and the private sector) are only in the early stages of understanding how essential a healthy and biodiverse environment is to a stable and well-functioning society.
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White papersThe stories behind the numbers
While it’s obvious that companies comprise their numbers, less is known about the idiosyncratic factors that make companies special. RBC’s Global Equity team looks at some of the stories…
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White papersESG data takes centre stage in private debt investing
In the latest Private Debt Investor ESG Report, Churchill’s Mickey Weatherston reflects on ESG integration, assessment trends, investor data priorities and the need for a harmonized industry approach.
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White papersLiving Wage: Progress and headwinds
In the decade or so since the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) were established it has become increasingly accepted that companies have a fundamental responsibility to respect human rights in their operations and supply chains.
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White papersA fresh look at thematic investing
Thematic strategies have had a challenging time in 2022, with many factors combining to unsettle markets. Higher inflation, greater geopolitical risks, and uncertainty about the economic outlook have affected the valuations of many companies we believe will benefit from key long-term trends. In our view, their prospects are undiminished.
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Podcast‘Net zero will reorganise value chains’: Höhne-Sparborth joins Hymans Roberston podcast
With the transition to net zero a crucial investment theme, how can investors reduce exposure to climate risk while targeting growth opportunities?
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White papersESG Viewpoint: The challenges of assessing physical climate risk
Much of the investor focus on climate risk to date has been on managing ‘transition risk’, defined as the financial risk associated with changes in areas such as regulation, sentiment, or technology on the route to decarbonisation.
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White papersCOP27 – what happened?
Prior to the COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt, we set out our expectations on what the meeting might achieve. As we anticipated, there was intense focus in Sharm El-Sheikh on the impact of the changing climate, after another year of weather extremes. As also expected, the backdrop of rising costs and energy security provided the political headwinds to spur some progress.
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White papersAmundi Pension Funds Letter n°16
December, the month where festive end-of-year preparations and celebrations shift into top gear, just as commentators become busy reflecting on the past year and making predictions for the next.
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White papersThe Market Effect of Acute Biodiversity Risk: the Case of Corporate Bonds
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between biodiversity and companies, through the lens of corporate bonds. We focus on acute biodiversity events and address biodiversity as a risk, considering its looming losses.
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White papersDriving toward new frontiers; Nuveen’s stewardship report
Welcome to the Nuveen 2021-22 Stewardship Report. For more than 120 years, along with our parent company TIAA, we have helped millions of investors achieve long-term financial health.
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White papersCapturing value in plastic waste
Today, the vast majority of plastic goes to waste, failing to tap into a potentially valuable resource. We consider the transition to a more circular plastic model and the key investment areas that show promise.
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White papersCOP27: 8 key takeaways
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) took place in a year of severe climate impacts as well as a host of humanitarian challenges from wars on multiple fronts and an uneven recovery from an ongoing pandemic to the growing food, energy, and cost of living crises.
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PodcastThe greenest French district heating operator
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 papers2022 IFM Investors Responsible Business Report
Our responsible business approach underpins our financial performance for our investors as we pursue our purpose, which is to protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people around the world.
