All ESG/SRI articles – Page 50
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White papers
Investing with impact into Real Assets
Pension funds are increasingly concerned with longer term inflation risks and asset classes with inflation- related returns look relatively attractive in current asset allocation decisions.
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Asset Manager News
ASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund nominated for GRESB-BREEAM Award 2022
ASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund’s commitment to sustainability has been rewarded with a nomination for the GRESB-BREEAM Award 2022 in the category Responsible Investment Small Portfolio.
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How to get to Net Zero in real estate investment
We know a drastic fall in carbon emissions from the built environment is essential to save the planet. Even so, real solutions - let alone action - remain elusive. It’s time to work out how it can be done.
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Teaming-up helps propel innovative and sustainable living in urban areas
Marrit Laning, recently appointed to Redevco’s Board as Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, explains how the company is pushing ahead with its goal to create a new view on what sustainable mixed-use urban areas across Europe should look like, as it expands its presence in the residential sector.
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Why there is no alternative to being sustainable
Despite growing global public awareness and pressure for urgent action on climate change, last year’s COP26 climate conference demonstrated that the world is still a long way from finding consensus on how to best tackle the issue.
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White papers
Real assets—real solutions
The world is rapidly waking up to the dangers and risks posed by climate change, and sustainable and responsible investing is fast becoming one of the most important investment criteria globally.
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Impact investing in real estate: the emergence of social infrastructure
Covid-19 acted as a game changer for the real estate industry. Partly because of the pandemic, structural trends – which were already bubbling under the surface – are now accelerating rapidly.
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White papers
Infrastructure debt: The future is green
Sustainability and the energy transition have certainly remained at the forefront of government and public agendas, despite the pandemic. This is particularly true in Europe. It is also true that we’re seeing an increasing emphasis on ESG from institutional investors.
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Residential real estate: it’s not just ‘doing good’, it also makes financial sense
The growth of impact investing, and opportunities with residential housing
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Embracing the green-tinged premium to futureproof portfolios
By investing in real assets, pension funds are able to support the economy, create jobs and invest directly in assets that support the climate change transition – all while homing in on the prospects of long-term investment returns.
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The road to Smart Olive: investing in a ‘Just Transition’
The Energy Transition is critical for our planet’s future. According to the United Nations, the world is likely to exceed 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial levels within 20 years, even in a best-case scenario of deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
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Untapped potential: Harnessing the full power of bondholder engagement
Investor influence has long been confined to that of equity shareholders. Yet bondholders wield a lot of power. Can they harness it for positive change?
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China Is Still an Asian Tiger
We think the Lunar New Year could see a growth comeback for China.
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Equitorial, H1 2022: Investing in a net zero future
During his speech at COP26 on 3 November 2021, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak declared the need to “rewire the entire global financial system for Net Zero”. To this end, he announced the UK’s intention to become the world’s first ‘Net Zero Aligned Financial Centre’.
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Research Report
Impact Report, Q4 2021
In light of new regulation and growing awareness around pollution and material usage, companies whose solutions contribute to the circular economy look set to thrive…
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White papers
ESG investing: Why we believe an active approach is optimal
The ‘active versus passive’ investing debate is well documented and has rumbled on for years. However, when it comes to investing from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective, we firmly believe active investing is the optimal route.
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The Value of Knowing What You Own
ClearBridge Investments: ESG investors will begin to know the companies they want to invest in that will help support long-term returns, and have a tangible impact on urgent sustainability matters.
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Video
2022: An even brighter future for disruptive tech
The pandemic has sped up a transformation in technology that would otherwise have taken years, triggering a sea change in how we work, buy and communicate. Advances in, for example, cloud computing, the internet of things and artificial intelligence are affecting industries as diverse as financial services, healthcare and consumer goods and creating opportunities for investors.
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Podcast
Investment Symposium Series – Christine Loh on China’s approach to climate change and biodiversity
What is China doing to address the impact of climate change and biodiversity loss? How is one of the world’s leading economies and a large emitter of greenhouse gases reconciling its ‘green’ policies and its continuing reliance on coal as an energy source?
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Investment Climate II/2021: Transformation in the property markets
Sustainable transformation of their real estate holdings is right at the top of the agenda for institutional property investors in Europe.