All ESG/SRI articles – Page 52
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PodcastBiodiversity: Episode 3
Forests grow over decades and centuries and replenishing them is far from instant. Deforestation is a complex and nuanced global problem, where long-term solutions are required.
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White papersEuropean strategic sovereignty must be an investment opportunity
The concept of strategic sovereignty goes far beyond the issues of security and defence. It also assumes relative self-sufficiency, and the ability to impose one’ standards and to create global leaders in tomorrow’s ecosystems. This political objective must be founded on economic reality and will first require new investment momentum in Europe.
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White papersWorking for a just food system
In the fourth article in our EOS Insights series on the social and environmental impacts of the global food system, Emily DeMasi looks at labour practices and human rights risks.
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White papersInvestment Symposium Series – Biodiversity, food and health: The crucial pieces of the 1.5°C jigsaw
Boosting investment in restoring Earth’s biodiverse natural capital, so as to transition urgently towards a healthy, sustainable food future as well as keeping global warming to 1.5°C, is absolutely critical.
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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 papersHow the ESG data dilemma rewards active and engaged investors
What you can measure you can manage. In responsible investment that has steadily become a practical reality, but thoughtful and analytical management is still required to make sense of sometimes uneven inputs and difficult comparisons.
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White papersFive Ways Technology Companies Offer Inflation Protection
From the advent of electricity to the adoption of the internet, technology has often been a catalyst for cost reduction. Yet today, investors may find that some technology companies can raise prices amid inflationary pressures, adding to their fundamental appeal in a challenging economic environment.
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White papersFinancing economic growth with private debt
Listed assets no longer suffice to build an investment portfolio. Private debt is becoming central to allocations.
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White papersWhy investors in renewable infrastructure shouldn’t overlook private debt
Rising competition has seen pressure mount on the private equity side of renewable energy infrastructure finance, but private debt remains enticing.
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White papersESG Thema #7 - ESG Corporate Disclosure: Towards more demanding and harmonized reporting
The 21st century company is one that must go beyond considerations of financial profitability, ensuring that the ecosystem in which it operates is preserved.
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PodcastThe Weakest Links in the Global Supply Chain: Part II
In continuing our discussion on the current global supply chain crisis, we’ve seen that companies have been considering onshoring many of their production centers in order to keep up with slowdowns in deliveries from international ports.
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White papersThought Leadership: 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. Given growing pressure from European as well as national and local regulations to improve the sustainability of property stock, 68 per cent of the 150 real estate companies surveyed across the three largest European economies by Union Investment for its investment climate study are responding primarily by investing in sustainable refurbishment of their portfolios.
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White papersInvesting 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 NewsASR 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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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 papersTeaming-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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White papersWhy 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 papersReal 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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White papersImpact 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 papersInfrastructure 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.
