All ESG/SRI articles – Page 36
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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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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.
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White papersNet 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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White papersCOP 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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White papersSubscription-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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White papers2023 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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White papersIncorporating 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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White papersSolving 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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White papersPublic 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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White papersStanding 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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White papersFood 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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White papersCredit 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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VideoThe art of going against the grain
Federated Hermes Asia ex-Japan Equity Fund celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year.
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White papers‘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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White papersCentral 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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White papersMarkets 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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White papersThe 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.
