All ESG/SRI articles – Page 75
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* For long-term profitability, inclusive growth matters *
Companies focused on inclusive growth could stand to benefit in the long run. Investment specialist Ramon Esteruelas and environmental, social and governance (ESG) research analyst Delphine Riou explain why and how investors can target this theme.
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Insurance Summit: Partnering for Positive Change
Climate protection and opportunities: how to integrate holistically across insurance portfolios
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* Exploring the relationship between modern portfolio theory and SDG investing *
At first glance, investing to achieve outcomes aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals may appear inconsistent with an optimised portfolio outcome under the modern portfolio theory.
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Climate Risk
Climate Risk Analysis Moves into Investment Processes. The real estate industry initially responded to climate change by finding ways to reduce a property’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Devil is in the Details
Hear from Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions on the divergence in ESG data and implications for sustainable investing.
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Understanding Your Bond Portfolio’s Carbon Footprint
Transitioning to a net-zero carbon economy* is vitally important, and to support that journey sustainable investors should monitor the carbon impact of the corporate bonds in their portfolios. But there’s a lot more to understanding a bond portfolio’s carbon footprint than conventional metrics can show.
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Net Zero: the role of capital markets
Martin Currie: David Sheasby, Head of Stewardship & ESG and John Gilmore, Portfolio Manager/Stewardship & ESG Specialist look at the ways that markets and investors can help realise the goal of net zero.
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SDG Engagement High Yield Credit Annual 2020 Report
Seeking twin objectives of strong financial performance and positive social and environmental impacts that contribute to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we launched SDG Engagement High Yield Credit in October 2019.
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How the pandemic has impacted gender inequality
In the first of our new series on the coronavirus pandemic and its broader implications for society, Lisa Lange looks at the disproportionate impact that Covid-19 has had on women, and how this can be addressed.
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Setting the tone globally – The EU’s sustainable activities classification
A framework identifying which business activities are sustainable, and by extension worth promoting and investing in, provides clarity to industry, policymakers and investors.
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Transitioning to Net-Zero Investing
Support for the goal of net-zero emissions gained strong momentum during 2020. What does this imply for market participants, and what initial steps can asset owners and managers take on this daunting path?
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Values to value-based investing: The evolution of sustainability
Hear from Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions on implementing alternative insights into the investment process and exploring the impacts of sustainable investing on pricing future opportunities.
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To improve diversity, asset managers should rip up the rule book on recruitment
For too long, the investment industry has relied on staid recruitment methods that maintain the status quo. By doing things differently, we can improve diversity and future-proof our businesses, says Apiramy Jeyarajah.
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Home bias: The rise and rise of economic nationalism
The new US president is prepared to carry the torch for a shrinking band of globalists, but the growing trend of economic nationalism will prove hard to reverse.
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Impact Investing: Shifting gears
The global macro environment has shifted. Societal challenges are now on the agenda of the world’s political leaders. The United States’ return to the Paris Agreement on climate change comes with federal spending to address longstanding social and economic challenges in a way not seen in a half-century.
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Invest in the world you want to live in
Climate change investing is about identifying companies that improve our lives, minimise our footprint, and perform well financially.
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Back to the future: The predicative power of science-based targets
Astute use of evidence from the past and present to make informed predictions about future performance has always been the key to investment success.
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AB 2020 Global Stewardship Report
We’re committed to responsibility and stewardship, both as a firm and as investors. 2020 was a very challenging year: COVID-19 caused vast suffering, disrupted the global economy and financial markets, and was particularly devastating for people from underserved or marginalized communities.
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* BNP Paribas’ commitment to the blue economy is strong and concrete *
Julie Miller, ocean project leader at BNP Paribas’s Corporate and Social Responsibility Department, underscores the high stakes involved in protecting the ocean.
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AB 2020 ESG Engagement Campaign
Our latest engagement campaign focused on two critical ESG topics: