All ESG/SRI articles – Page 5
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White papersClosing the loop on decarbonized transport
Investing in decarbonized transport and its role in the energy transition
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Research ReportAmundi’s Engagement Activity: Key 2024 Highlights
We have published our 2024 Engagement Report illustrating the tangible results of our proactive and constructive dialogue with companies aimed at driving positive change, promoting corporate accountability, and ensuring long-term resilience and sustainable returns for investment portfolios.
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White papersCutting through the noise: Three trends shaping impact investing
Impact investing has been shaped by various trends that have transformed it from a niche initiative to a mainstream strategy. Cut through the noise of headlines and buzzwords to find out what the three trends shaping impact investing today.
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White papersConstructing Investment Portfolios with Climate-Relevant Metrics: a multifaceted problem
The integration of climate-related signals within investment portfolios is becoming an increasingly mandatory requirement, as well as an expected practice, on the part of regulators and institutional investors respectively. In this paper, we illustrate the introduction of these metrics as optimization constraints, as outlined in Le Guenedal and Roncalli (2022).
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VideoHow can you invest in sustainable forestry?
Looking for a stable investment with a positive environmental impact? Forests are critical habitats for flora and fauna, key contributors in the fight against climate change and an abundant source of renewable inputs. They can also offer risk-adjusted returns and stable cash yields.
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White papersUnblocking the copper pipeline
Enhancing the role of responsible mining standards to meet the demands of an electrified future
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White papersTwin engines of change: China, India and Asia’s renewable transformation
The path to net zero runs through Asia. As the world accelerates efforts to decarbonise, China and India are emerging not only as critical players in the global energy transition, but also as engines of long-term economic growth in the region.
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WebinarWebinar replay - Sustainability in the age of Trump: Expert insights for investors
Chris Iggo (Chair of the AXA IM Investment Institute and CIO of AXA IM Core) Jane Wadia (Head of Sustainability, Core Products & Clients, AXA IM Core), Jamison Friedland (Senior Sustainability Analyst, AXA IM Core).
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White papersA Framework for Structuring a Blended Finance Fund
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive framework for structuring blended finance funds, which are becoming increasingly important mechanisms for channeling private capital toward impactful projects in developing countries. The paper explores several key dimensions.
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White papersCan Tomorrow’s Natural Hazards Inform Today’s Investment Decisions?
New research connects intensifying natural perils to their future implications for asset classes.
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White papersHow private and public markets can steward solutions to societal changes
Many of the challenges of our time, such as climate change, energy security, and economic inequality, are deeply interconnected. We believe that their solutions are as well. The global climate transition is not solely a technological or political issue; it’s also a capital challenge. Investment decisions made today, across both private and public markets, can set the tone for how we shape our energy systems, infrastructure, and economies for decades to come.
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White papersRenewable Energy and Insurers: Tailor Made?
Investment in clean energy infrastructure may tick a lot of boxes for life insurers.
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White papersClean machines: Investing in the disruptive technologies to reach net zero
With energy accounting for almost 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, it’s imperative that investors understand and mobilise capital towards the key technologies that will enable carbon intensive subsectors to decarbonise within the remaining window of opportunity. So, what are they?
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White papersSustainability in the age of Trump: Why investors should focus on reality, not rhetoric
Global temperatures continue to rise, extreme weather events are becoming ever-more frequent, the environment continues to be degraded – and yet the narrative has altered.
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White papersWater Risks: An Investor’s Guide to Navigating Sustainable Water Management
Water security represents a critical challenge for the world: how to address too much, too little and too-polluted water. In this paper, we advocate a new approach to managing water risks, aimed at securing better outcomes for communities, companies and investors.
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White papersMateriality Matters: The ESG Factors That Count
The materiality of ESG factors differs across sectors and markets. Investors need to understand how.
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White papersESG Thema #20 - Blue Economy: Ready, Set, Sail!
It is hard to imagine that something covering 71% of the earth’s surface is often on the back burner of ESG materiality and management. However, this is the case when it comes to ocean protection.
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White papersInvestor stewardship priorities for India
India can appear attractive to investors, based on its strong growth opportunities and market breadth. However, certain governance challenges still present potential pitfalls for the unwary. By Sonya Likhtman, Navishka Pandit and Ross Teverson.
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White papersWhen will alternative fuels take off?
Biofuels, hydrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel have been mooted as potential low-carbon alternatives to fossil fuels. While they increasingly feature in company transition plans and government policies as an attractive opportunity, there are drawbacks that must be addressed. Will Farrell and Michael Yamoah identify the key issues.
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White papersGlobal High Yield Credit Engagement Annual Report 2024
This year’s Global High Yield Credit Engagement – formerly called SDG Engagement High Yield Credit – annual report offers a deep dive into the engagement undertaken throughout the course of the year, as well as providing crucial performance insights:
