All ESG/SRI articles – Page 69
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity commentary: Fortune Brands
The SDG Engagement Equity Fund focuses on attractive companies with the potential – through engagement aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – to generate outcomes that benefit people, the planet and investors.
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White papersSustainability – Investors must be stewards
BNP Paribas Asset Management regards active stewardship as an essential part of its role as a ‘Future Maker’ and a sustainable asset manager for a changing world, engaging with companies on issues ranging from environmental degradation and social inequality to opaque governance.
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White papersFrom Hanging Ten to Choppy Waves
Does a change in the weather forecast at the Federal Reserve signal an end to the early stage of this recovery cycle?
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White papersBuilding a better world one asset at a time
As featured in PERE’s 2021 impact investing roundtable, Angela Goodings, Research Director, Strategic Insights, discusses with other participants the rise of impact investing and how firms are differentiating themselves from the crowd.
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White papersHow to assess social value: Guidance from Hatch
Asset managers of many different hues claim they are thinking harder about their social role: the ‘S’ in ESG. But evaluating social value generated from investment decisions is not straightforward, as consultant Dr Kelly Watson from Hatch explains.
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Research ReportClimate-Informed Real Estate Returns In Europe - June 2021
As Europe has been ramping up its vaccinations, it is also coming to grip with the latest Covid-19 variant. In the meantime, restrictions are slowly being lifted after 15 months of various degrees of lockdowns across the region. Attention has already been shifting to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) planned for early November.
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White papersAre infrastructure investors ready for rising climate-related risks?
On 7 June 2021, the G7 agreed to make climate reporting mandatory, in line with the recommendations of the global Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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White papersBiden’s strong commitment on climate change
The US president’s “American Jobs Plan” aims to fulfill his campaign pledges on climate change – if he can get it through Congress
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White papersBanks in the post-Covid-19 world
We thought the banking sector was forever changed by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC): e.g., lower leverage, better risk management, greater transparency, etc.
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VideoData and tools to measure biodiversity dependencies and impacts
As the sustainable investor for a changing world, BNP Paribas Asset Management believes it is essential to understand the impact of environmental change on the economy as fully as possible. Accordingly, we have been assessing our dependencies and impacts to better inform investment decisions.
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White papersFrom social wash to social value
The inequalities highlighted by COVID-19 have led to much soul searching, including among investors on whether they are doing enough to address the issues of the day.
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PodcastThe Electrification of Mobility
As oil prices start to go up and sustainability goals have become top of mind for many drivers, vehicle and machinery electrification have increased in popularity—now more than ever. So what are global vehicle manufacturers doing to meet consumer demand?
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PodcastThe Investment Podcast: Sustainability in private credit – can the two go hand in hand?
While sustainability has been most obviously implemented within public markets, appetite from investors to access private market opportunities has grown.
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White papersALTO* Insurance: a solution designed to meet insurers challenges
As automation becomes a mainstay in asset management firms and more are turning to artificial intelligence and alternative data sources for insightful decision-making, managers are looking for additional partners to help optimise their efficiency.
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White papersManaging climate change risk as an investment risk
How do you manage the climate change risk embedded in a large institutional investment portfolio? The General Account (GA) investment committee and I have been thinking about this long before we committed, in May, to the GA becoming net zero carbon by 2050.
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White papersA burning issue – decarbonising the global steel industry
Steel is essential in today’s world, and it will be just as essential tomorrow – much of the technology to create a zero-carbon future will use steel in its construction. Yet steel production itself is a highly polluting activity.
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White papersESG: Managing Climate Risk in EM Corporate Debt Portfolios
EM companies are making strides when it comes to capturing and disclosing climate risks, but there is work still to be done. Encouragingly, investors and managers are often able to go a few steps further to fill the gaps.
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White papersMeeting critical metals demand for a sustainable future
Growth in the net-zero digital economy relies on increased production of critical ICT* metals and rare earths. How can we green the world and connect it, while limiting the social and environmental impact?
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White papersAdapt to Change
The NB Global Sustainable Equities team invests in companies that do no harm, have a durable competitive position and are adaptive to change.
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White papersThe vital role of investors in the carbon transition
Pre-COVID-19, the transition to a low carbon economy was already enjoying several tailwinds. But the onset of the pandemic has fuelled this drive as companies, governments and investors appear to have galvanised their efforts like never before in a bid to tackle climate change.
