All ESG/SRI articles – Page 50
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White papersEnergy 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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Asset Manager NewsPGIM Real Estate global transactions rise 43%, driven by logistics, residential and ESG trends in Asia-Pacific
SINGAPORE, 31 March 2022 – PGIM Real Estate completed a record US$42.7 billion across 1,067 transactions in 2021, up 43% from the previous year, as it continues to strengthen its global real estate portfolio across equity and debt strategies. PGIM Real Estate is the US$209.3 billion real estate business of PGIM.
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Asset Manager NewsSC Capital Partners Releases Inaugural Sustainability Report
SC Capital Partners (“SCCP”) has released its inaugural Sustainability Report for Financial Year 2021 (“FY2021”). Titled “Sustainability in Action”, the report outlines the Group’s commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) practices and initiatives, and articulates the Group’s ESG framework and approach, as well as its material matters’ targets and performances.
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White papersAir 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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White papersGlobal 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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VideoJane Wadia, Head of Investment Specialists on 'Engagement in fixed income'
AXA IM has managed fixed income portfolios through economic ups and downs for decades.
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White papersRunning 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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White papersHow 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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White papersESG 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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White papersIntegrating ESG analysis into infrastructure debt investments
There is clear evidence that society needs to invest in a lower carbon future and ensure future growth is attained more sustainably. Concurrently, the effects of the pandemic on many companies and government balance sheets have been severe.
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White papersThe 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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White papersCarbon Handprints: A New Approach to Climate-Focused Equity Investing
How can investors gain confidence that an equity portfolio is invested in companies that are really helping to address climate risk? Focus on a company’s carbon handprint, which measures the positive impact, or carbon avoided, by using its products.
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BlogUkraine conflict: a turning point for energy security?
In our recent post on the effects of the Ukraine conflict on real assets, we touched on the potential long-term implications for European clean-energy markets. In this blog, we look at how European policymakers are not only aiming to achieve their climate objectives but also support energy security.
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White papersAsset 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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White papersClimate 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.
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Research ReportStarbucks case study
Human rights violations and single-use packaging, particularly plastic, create financial, regulatory and reputation risks for consumer goods sector investors.
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White papersMaking the case for climate risk-adjusted refinancing operations
Here is the third in our series of regular articles on current academic research into a range of sustainable investment topics. The papers discussed were presented at the latest annual GRASFI conference.
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White papersBaidu case study - March 2022
Following EOS engagement, Baidu improved its disclosure on human capital management. EOS engagement contributed to the company’s understanding of bestpractice human capital management, leading to improved disclosure.
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White papersPrivate credit markets – staying the course
As volatility and uncertainty buffet publicly-traded markets amid headwinds, how can long-term investors safeguard their returns? Major central banks appear out-to raise rates this year, yet floating-rate private credit could offer attractive protection in a period of higher inflation, in our view. Private lenders also proved their mettle to a range of borrowers through the global pandemic, staying the course even as liquid markets briefly dried up.
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White papersSustainability-linked bonds: like Marmite for markets?
Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) have grown rapidly since 2019 but the market’s preferred method for punishing companies that miss sustainability targets is flawed, argues Mitch Reznick, Federated Hermes Head of Sustainable Fixed Income.
