All ESG/SRI articles – Page 4
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White papersAligning investment strategies and sustainable development goals
The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals promote sustainable development and work with a selection of indicators to help countries develop implementation strategies and allocate resources accordingly.
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White papersCOP29: Temperature Overshoot, Policy Undershoot
As COP29 gets underway, we consider the meeting agenda against the background of both the climate itself and recent progress on climate policy and financing.
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PodcastESG Thema - Lessons learned from COP16 and COP29 for Sustainable Finance
The year 2024 marked a significant moment for global environmental discussions, with the convening of three major conferences, with two having already occurred – COP 16 for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in October in Cali, Colombia; and COP29 for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in November in Baku, Azerbaijan – and a last one scheduled to take place December, also called COP16, but for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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White papersBeyond paper gains: the rising prominence of DPI and its focus on real returns
The private equity industry is undergoing a mindset shift with regards to returns. As traditional exit routes remain gridlocked and liquidity scarce, investors unable to turn portfolio returns into cash are rethinking what successful private equity performance looks like.
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White papersA new frontier for stewardship
Stewardship has evolved significantly since EOS at Federated Hermes Limited began in 2004, maturing into an industry with many more participants, all seeking to drive real-world outcomes. But this has also brought fresh challenges. Amy D’Eugenio reflects on this changing backdrop and looks ahead to the next 20 years.
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White papersOutlook 2025-2027: Attention to health care real estate
Attention health care real estate! The asset class is moving up the political agenda and attention to new care facilities is growing. Supply and demand prices are becoming more balanced, while institutional investors’ interest in sustainable real estate continues to grow. In the Outlook 2025-2027, Achmea Real Estate is therefore optimistic about investments in health care real estate.
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White papersInvestment Outlook 2025 – Opportunities in a volatile world
The widespread expectation of the global economy heading for a soft landing will be put to the test amid major political change and the risk this creates for economic stability.
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PodcastOuterblue RI – How is Shareholder Stewardship shaping the future of corporate sustainability?
Stewardship activities, like engagement and voting, are increasingly seen as effective tools for promoting corporate accountability, enhancing long-term value, and driving sustainability.
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White papersInvestor Concerns and the Pricing of Physical Climate Risk
We study how global equity markets price the physical climate risk associated with tropical cyclones. To assess firms’ exposure to this risk, we use a bottom-up, forward-looking measure of firms’ expected losses to their geolocalized physical assets based on simulated cyclone tracks under different climate scenarios (RCP 2.6, 4.5, and 6.0).
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White papersESG that thinks not just in years, but in decades
Our investment professionals and environmental, social and governance (ESG) specialists take on topics that matter.
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White papersCOP29: Will it deliver on climate finance?
The COP29 climate negotiations will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-22 November. The headline objective is to agree a new target for the provision of climate finance to developing nations, superseding the goal set in 2009 to deliver $100 billion a year by 2020.
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White papersEngagement has a crucial role to play in the green transition
The transition to net zero cannot be achieved without directly tackling carbon-intensive industries. Investor engagement can provide a vital platform to facilitate change among high emitters.
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White papersMitigating risk with sovereign environmental, social, and governance bonds
Generating compelling investment returns while addressing the issues around climate change can be daunting. How can sovereign bond investors incorporate the growing investment risks? How can they quantify these risks and implement appropriate protections? And what about engaging with sovereign bond issuers?
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White papersThe new nature of business: integrating biodiversity into finance
As the world confronts climate change, the financial sector faces the challenge of preserving biodiversity - an essential factor for fostering a sustainable economy. By integrating biodiversity into decision-making and investment practices, financial institutions can help protect the planet’s natural resources while generating sustainable returns for investors and society. The economy’s dependence on nature makes biodiversity loss a significant risk for companies, especially as regulations tighten.
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White papersThe Challenging Sustainable Investing Landscape
The incorporation of sustainability factors in investment decisions has become increasingly common in the portfolios of institutional investors over the past decade. This has been primarily driven by investors who may be focused on risk management, responding to new regulations, making investments that align with their values, or seeking to enhance long-term performance.
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White papersGreening the grid: data centres address their footprint
The world’s surging adoption of Artificial Intelligence in our daily lives is accelerating the demand for data centres. It is also drawing attention on the sector’s growing demand for energy resources and the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the wider economy.
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White papersAddressing misconceptions with net-zero investing
The journey towards achieving carbon neutrality, or net zero, by 2050 is not only essential for our planet but also increasingly demanded by investors. Motivations for those seeking to align their portfolios with net-zero often vary — spanning financial, societal, and ethical domains — yet many investors hold a common set of misconceptions related to implementation.
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White papersThe power of additionality: Why impact investing should focus on building companies that otherwise wouldn’t exist
As impact investing continues to grow, one of its most essential principles—additionality—is becoming a central topic of conversation. In simple terms, additionality refers to the idea that an investment has a positive societal impact that would not have occurred without the intervention of that capital. While it’s easy to focus on financial returns and measurable impact metrics like carbon reduction or jobs created, additionality raises a more profound question: Are these companies addressing problems that would remain unsolved without their innovation?
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White papersReframing the climate question
How should an investor balance a focus on reducing their climate impact with a desire for financial returns? And how does a company management team accommodate what can often be seen as competing demands?
