All ESG/SRI articles – Page 60
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Climate change risk metrics: The rising tide
The industry is now seeing an expansion in data-driven practices, with new climate datasets emerging and becoming mainstream. Climate change itself is a phenomenon comprised of many interlinked processes, each with their own risks and uncertainties. To cater to the growing demand for quantitative climate change risk metrics, vendors have begun to explicitly model climate change risk.
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The wheat and the chaff: Man Group’s case study in rating an RI Fund
As responsible investing becomes default best practice, it is increasingly important that allocators can separate the wheat from the chaff, distinguishing genuine responsible investment managers from those that greenwash. Below, we provide a case study that sets out the best practices for allocators.
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Investing in the blue economy
Better ocean health is vital for addressing climate change. As fixed income investors, we’re seeing growing opportunities to make a difference.
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Debunking 7 misconceptions about scope 3 emissions
In this investment viewpoint we describe seven key misconceptions that we think may have deterred investors from fully integrating considerations linked to scope 3 emissions and lead to confusion in the market.
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The industrialisation of private capital
Sustained inflows into private capital are placing growing pressure on operational infrastructure that is struggling to keep pace with investor appetite.
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Impact investing as a way to support the transition to a low carbon economy
The transition to a low carbon economy requires political will, a carrot-and-stick approach and the investment of significant resources. The public sector won’t be able to finance the transition alone.
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Transformation as a strategy
Investing sustainably is making the jump from niche to mainstream, but as it gains in popularity, it is also becoming far more complex. Whereas investors initially preferred to exclude problematic companies or even entire sectors, there has since been a shift in attitudes.
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How can the investment industry address the biodiversity crisis?
It’s never been more important for the financial sector, including the investment industry, to take steps to help safeguard the planet’s threatened biodiversity. ESG analyst at BNP Paribas Asset Management, Robert-Alexandre Poujade explores the areas in which investors can make a difference.
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On My Mind: To work, or not to work…
Of all recent economic trends, sluggish employment growth is perhaps the most important for investors to watch, says Franklin Templeton Fixed Income CIO Sonal Desai.
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Japan vs. Germany
Germany and Japan have something in common – both are ‘super-aged’ countries where a fifth of the population is 65 or older. The two nations rank first and second respectively as the nations with the oldest populations on the planet. Given that fertility rates are low (1.4 children per woman) and population growth is negative (-0.2%) in both countries, the situation is unlikely to change any time soon.
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Investing in future energy
Green hydrogen is hailed as an alternative to fossil fuels. A project starting in a small German village could be a vital proof point on the path to a hydrogen-based economy, reports Greg Langely.
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The next phase for private credit markets
The resilience and adaptability of the asset class during the ongoing pandemic has helped to cement private credit’s permanence in the minds of strategic asset allocators.
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All eyes on Glasgow: What does the data say? Our monthly data-inspired series
In this month’s instalment of our visual series on topical data themes, we focus on climate change as the world turns its attention to the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
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Research Report
Public Engagement Report Q3 2021
The Public Engagement Report highlights some of the stewardship activities undertaken by EOS at Federated Hermes on behalf of its clients over Q3 2021. In this issue we take a more in-depth look at the climate crisis ahead of COP26.
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An investor’s perspective on the UK’s Net Zero Strategy
Darryl Murphy assesses the implications and opportunities for infrastructure investors.
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New TCFD reports: 10 net-zero takeaways for investors
With COP26 starting next week, views on net-zero alignment have emerged from all corners as participants seek to position themselves for a fortnight of intense negotiation. Amid this activity, we believe a series of new reports by the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) are key for investors – especially because they advance the case for adopting forward-looking metrics as part of applying a transition mindset.
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Running out of time
Ahead of COP26 in November, Bruce Duguid, head of stewardship at EOS, explains what’s at stake, what we want to see from policymakers, and how we will engage for net zero.
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The nexus of climate change and geopolitics
Investment returns are impacted by geopolitics—geopolitical stability is impacted by climate change.
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Asset Manager News
Pro-invest Group announces first NABERS Carbon Neutral hotel
Holiday Inn Express Newcastle becomes the first Australian hotel to achieve Carbon Neutral certification under the NABERS Pathway