All ESG/SRI articles – Page 4
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White papersAn Update on Sovereign Fixed Income ESG Scores
In February 2018, Templeton Global Macro (TGM) released its original paper on the topic of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in sovereign fixed income investing. The paper (Global Macro Shifts—issue 9 [GMS-9]) explored the team’s novel approach to ESG investing, which does not just measure current ESG levels as a screen, but instead focuses on projected changes in ESG scores that may reveal opportunities for investment as well as emerging risks to avoid.
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Fixed Income ESG: Combining Performance & Responsible Investing
ESG is back in the press and, more than ever, front of mind for institutional investors. A combination of net zero planning and regulation means that fixed income investing is now being very much targeted.
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Japan Value Insights: Spotlight on sustainable companies addressing social issues
One of the aims of the Nikko AM Japan Value Equity team is to seek companies that have business continuity, offer downside protection, and are likely to possess a turnaround catalyst, even if they are undervalued temporarily. Such enterprises also tend to offer goods and services needed by society.
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Federated Hermes Sustainable European Equities
In our first Sustainability Report we outline how a combination of bottom-up stock picking and thematic research helps us identify companies built on strong foundations: purposeful, resilient, and innovative, and aligned to at least one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Energy security concerns highlight the need to move faster on decarbonisation
Rapid energy price rises and concerns about energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean that transitioning to net-zero, has never been more important, says Thibaud Clisson.
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Fine Grain Futures: cutting emissions by the equivalent of 900 transatlantic flights a year
Here at Fine Grain Property, our goal is to build world-class workplace communities on three pillars: Fine Grain Facilities, Friends and Futures. Our contemporary, amenities-rich buildings and their surroundings provide the facilities; the vibrant communities of like-minded businesses they house, the companies we partner with and our neighbours in local communities are the friends; the way we operate as a business helps build brighter and more sustainable futures for our clients, investors and the planet.
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Air Liquide case study
EOS has been engaging with Air Liquide since 2009 on a range of issues, including sustainability, remuneration and board effectiveness.
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Global Equity ESG - Annual Report, 2021
Combining attractive fundamentals and good or improving environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics, the Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund targets innovative companies that anticipate tomorrow’s challenges today.
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Running dry: How water risk can threaten a company’s bottom line
Climate change is forcing investors to evaluate two new types of risk: transition risk, the cost of transitioning to low-carbon operations, and physical risk, the cost of increased drought, floods, severe weather, and a rising sea level. Water stress is one of the most pronounced physical risks from climate change that investors must consider.
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Integrating ESG into core Japanese benchmarks
With strong global sustainable investment asset growth, investors are increasingly taking steps to integrate ESG into core investment benchmarks and therefore are looking for those that incorporate ESG philosophy and reflect a wide range of market exposures.
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ESG in Pharma: Has the ‘S’ Reached a Turning Point?
Increased regulation and heightened competition are transforming the pharma industry’s behavior when it comes to the pricing and availability of medicine.
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Beyond ESG: Why the SEC is Right to Make Climate Risk Disclosure Mandatory
With the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events comes a heightened focus on the risks of climate change. But in the absence of consistent financial reporting on them, investors and companies have had to hazard their own guess of the impact on markets and the economy.
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Going Electric: Introducing the S&P GSCI Electric Vehicle Metals
As the world has begun to focus on new technology to aid in the global energy transition, electric vehicles (EV) are becoming more a part of everyday life. S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has collaborated with S&P Global Commodity Insights (SPGCI) to launch the S&P GSCI Electric Vehicle Metals, which seeks to track the metal commodities used in the production of electric vehicles.
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Now for the hard part: The challenge of delivering net zero
More than one fifth of the world’s largest listed companies have committed to net-zero targets, but few have detailed roadmaps to get there. Mirza Baig considers the challenges for investors managing transition pathways.
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Green Pools: Evolving ESG Trading Ecosystems
Compared to the wide range of liquid, tradable instruments associated to more traditional benchmarks like the S&P 500®, the trading ecosystem of ESG-based investment products is still in its infancy. But, with the increased volume in listed futures linked to the S&P 500 ESG Index and S&P Europe 350® ESG Index, change is afoot.
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The impact of war in Ukraine should power the push for net zero
Released mere months after COP26 concluded, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes for a sobering read. The United Nations body has warned the world faces “unavoidable multiple climate hazards over the next two decades”, even if global warming is successfully limited to +1.5°C.
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Asset Classes Views: Keeping up with climate change
The third year of the Covid crisis began with renewed concerns over the interplay between surging inflation and an economic recovery contingent on concerns over policy tightening, a trend further accelerated by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
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Assessing the ESG Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Pressure to reduce dependence on Russian gas could expedite Europe’s energy transition.
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Climate change and global security
Climate change is a threat to life on earth through its impact on livelihoods, health and income, and nature as a whole. However, it has become clearer that it can also be a threat multiplier for instability, adding to tensions even in stable regions by exacerbating the social and economic problems highlighted by the pandemic, argue Edward Lees and Ulrik Fugmann of our Environmental Strategies group.
