All ESG/SRI articles – Page 74
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White papersGeorge Walker on CNBC: Taking a Stand with NB Votes
George Walker, Chairman and CEO of Neuberger Berman, recently appeared on CNBC to discuss Neuberger Berman’s advance proxy voting disclosure initiative, NB Votes, whereby the firm discloses and publicly explains its voting rationale on select issues.
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White papersMeeting Room Webcast: Sustainable Global Equity
Announcing the upcoming launch of our Sustainable Global Equity Strategy, join Martin Todd, Lead Portfolio Manager, Ingrid Kukuljan, Head of Impact & Sustainable Investing, and Henry Biddle, Deputy Portfolio Manager, as they discuss how the strategy seeks to target financial outperformance and positive outcomes through high-conviction investment companies leading the sustainability transition.
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White papersEmerging Market Green Bonds - Report 2020
The pandemic and its multiple effects hit the global economy hard in 2020. Consecutive waves of infections and extended or renewed lockdowns and other social distancing measures not only depressed economic activity but also had profound social effects.
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White papersSustainability-linked fixed income – Beyond green bonds
Issuance of green bonds began more than 10 years ago in response to (institutional) investor concerns about climate change and its political and economic implications.[1] They have become a major pillar of an asset class of sustainability-linked fixed income securities that continues to grow.
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White papersNB Votes: Increasing the Impact of our Proxies
This week’s guest writers are Jonathan Bailey and Caitlin McSherry from our ESG Investing team.
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White papersEOS publishes white paper Fixing Fast Fashion
The fast fashion industry has thrived by constantly refreshing product lines and leveraging rapid response supply chains to meet consumer demand for the latest trends. But the low cost of many of these products encourages consumers to wear items only a handful of times before throwing them away.
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White papersFrom Diversification to ESG: The Evolving Opportunity in ABS
Asset-backed securities can offer a number of benefits as part of a broader fixed income mandate—particularly given the strong structural protections, diversification benefits and advancements in ESG.
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White papersTemperature scores: an innovative tool for ESG fundamental investors
2021 will be a pivotal year to curb climate change. Although global CO2 emissions dropped 7% in 2020 due to the effects of Covid-19-related lockdowns, stronger action will be needed at the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 to keep temperature increases below 2°C and towards 1.5°C.1
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White papersRoaring or groaning ’20s for real estate?
A global pandemic kicked off the 2020s: A decade still feeling the effects of the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis and preceded by years of deep social, environmental and technological change in which inequality increased, extreme political views became more prevalent, climate action took centre stage for the first time and digital technology became ubiquitous.
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White papersThe aviation industry: Five reasons for resilience
Last year was a truly awful time for global aviation. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about the biggest disruption to the global aviation industry in its entire history.
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White papersStriving for a Net-Zero Investment Climate
With climate change continuing to be a predominant issue impacting the globe, investors have been increasingly considering net-zero carbon emission approaches during portfolio development.
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White papers*In finance, you have to talk about the blue economy*
As awareness of the importance of the blue economy grows, finance can – and must – make a major contribution.
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White papersSpring has Sprung from Seeds of Spending
In the U.S., fiscal stimulus and vaccine rollout are already leading to improvements in the service sector.
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White papersWhy EM bond investors can no longer ignore ESG
The most successful investors will help steer governments towards the path that boosts their credit ratings, gives them most access to the market and improves the fortunes and potential of citizens.
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White papersHow ESG considerations can impact emerging market investments
Governments everywhere are racing to lock in historically low borrowing costs by issuing ever longer dated debt – in recent years Mexico and Argentina even managed to sell century bonds. That presents several new challenges for fixed income investors. Particularly those who own emerging market bonds.
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White papersHow might climate change impact economic growth for emerging markets?
For all the sovereign issuance of green bonds so far, a great deal more funding will need to be raised to limit climate change. Globally it will cost between USD1 trillion and USD2 trillion a year in additional spending to limit global warming, some 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent of worldwide GDP, according to the Energy Transitions Commission.7 And a significant part of those costs will need to be borne by emerging economies, not least because they are likely to suffer most.
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White papersESG: Three Challenges High Yield Managers are Tackling Today
From influencing company behavior to seeking better data disclosure, high yield managers are pushing the envelope when it comes to ESG.
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Research ReportImpact Investing Annual Report 2020: Investing in resilience
We’ve made a material step toward important social and environmental goals, like the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And despite our progress, we’ve only just scratched the surface. There is so much more work to do, and we’re committed to demonstrating that our capital can be put to work to deliver meaningful impact for people and planet.
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White papersThese 3 laws drive innovation and investment opportunity
You’ve probably heard of Moore’s Law, the observation that semiconductors would get meaningfully faster and cheaper over time, improving computing power. But what about Flatley’s Law and Wright’s Law?
