All ESG/SRI articles – Page 62
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White papersNew 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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Research ReportRunning 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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Asset Manager NewsPro-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
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White papersHigh Quality Issuers and Attractive Yields: The Case for Preferred and Capital Securities
The pandemic has significantly impacted global society. Many have lost their lives, while others are suffering with long-term health problems.
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White papersSustainability in Emerging Markets Debt
Ignoring sustainability in emerging markets debt is, for want of a better term, no longer sustainable.
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VideoIntroducing NB’S Approach to ESG Investing
In our recent video with Asset TV, Jonathan Bailey discusses our approach to ESG Investing and what makes it different as well as highlighting some current trends in ESG and what challenges he sees emerging in the future.
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White papersMandating ESG disclosures really makes a difference
Here is the first in a 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 papersMonitoring corporates against third-party ESG data providers
At Capital Group, using third-party data is only the beginning of how we monitor potential and current investments. All holdings are reviewed against third-party ESG scores to identify potential ESG risks.
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White papersThe key to change? - Top 10 with… Interview with REPM private markets experts on ESG investing
Institutional investors are increasingly recognizing the potential for ESG factors to affect the valuation and financial performance of their portfolios. The recent boom can be viewed as both an economic and ethical opportunity to draw together expertise across a wide range of real asset investments. Our experts provide a cross-asset view on how ESG investment is transforming the private markets space.
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PodcastESG: From Evolution to Revolution
As environmental, social and governance concerns have become a primary focus for many investors, ESG investing has particularly taken flight in recent years. A few governing bodies have started to build out frameworks to make ESG, or sustainable, investing a requirement in which investors and asset managers need to operate.
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White papersJapanese employment: engaging for greater equality – an update
A year has passed since we published a note exploring the long-standing issues around the under-representation of women within the Japanese labour force.
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White papersThe Recent Performance of ESG Investing, the Covid-19 Catalyst and the Biden Effect
The purpose of this paper is to appraise recent ESG trends in global equity markets. It contributes to a broader research project started at Amundi in 2014 on the relevance of ESG. Since the latest update in 2019, we have lived through a global pandemic that profoundly reshaped the global economy and society, and an eventful change of leadership in the United States.
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White papersESG Thema #4 - Investing in the Circular Economy : Closing the loop
Circular Economy can be defined as an economic system of trade and production which, at all stages of the product lifecycle, aims to increase the efficiency of resource use and reduce environmental impact while developing the well-being of individuals.(1)
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PodcastA golden age for infrastructure?
What are the global themes responsible for driving and reshaping the modern infrastructure landscape? How can infrastructure investment play a part in supporting a wide range of ambitions, from decarbonisation, to digitisation?
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White papers5 trends driving the future of biotech
I am often asked about my outlook for biotechnology in light of how rapidly vaccines were developed for COVID-19. I would say this may be a sign of things to come for the industry. I’ve been seeing a renaissance that’s led to an explosion of novel drug targets in recent years.
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White papersCryptocurrency – the good, the bad and the ugly
Cryptocurrencies are moving into the mainstream, but present several risks that companies should consider. Joanne Beatty examines the key issues, including the environmental cost of cryptomining.
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White papersLessons from the EU: Development of the UK’s green taxonomy
The UK is creating its own green taxonomy. Ahead of the publication of its Green Finance Roadmap, Kate Fowler, Senior Responsibility Analyst, discusses the lessons that the UK can learn from the EU’s taxonomy development to ensure that the process runs smoothly
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Research ReportGlobal Equity ESG - H1 report, 2021
We are focused on finding value opportunities within sectors, rather than simply focusing on the traditional value sectors.
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White papersAre Europe’s oil and gas majors prepared for the climate change challenge?
In 2020 we saw what could prove to be a milestone year for the energy sector. Major oil and gas firms were finally willing to publicly address one of the industry’s main taboos – their contribution to climate change and their strategic efforts to address it.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Real Estate Strategies Score High in 2021 GRESB Assessment
GLP announced today another year of exceptional results in the 2021 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (“GRESB”) assessment, the leading global environmental social and governance (“ESG”) benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments across the world.
