All ESG/SRI articles – Page 76
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White papersEM Debt: Where is the Value Today?
Barings’ Cem Karacadag discusses the outlook for emerging markets debt, including the uneven impact of the pandemic, how rising interest rates and fluctuating currencies may influence the picture, and the increasing role that ESG is playing in identifying winners and losers.
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White papersAn Investment Scorecard for the Biden Administration
History will judge him on many dimensions, but what can investors reasonably expect that will improve the value of USA Inc.?
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White papersResponsible Investing And Stock Allocation
We analyze the portfolio choices of approximately 913,000 active participants in employee saving plans in France. Looking at the cross-section of equity exposure, we find that the inclusion of responsible equity options in the menu of available funds is associated with a 2.1% higher equity allocation by plan participants.
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White papersGlobal Equities case study: Vonovia
In our latest case study direct from our Global Equities portfolios, we examine the favourable ESG attributes of current holding Vonovia, a German real estate company.
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White papersWater: a pervasive resource and a portfolio staple
The transition of many economies from a depletive to a sustainable model with better social and environmental outcomes creates a wide range of investment opportunities in many areas including water, a resource that is fundamental to not only life, but also across end-markets from the consumer to industrial businesses.
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White papersHow can social bonds support a sustainable recovery?
Social bonds could help mitigate the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. While on the surface, most bond issuances appear well-intentioned, all market participants need do their homework to ensure they are directing capital to the right social causes.
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White papersSpirit of resilience: Market Risk Insights, Q4 2020
Last year, Albert Camus’s 1947 novel The Plague returned to global best-seller lists as people searched for a deeper understanding of the pandemic convulsing society.
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets: ESG Materiality, Q4 2020
In our ESG Materiality Newsletter, Q4 2020, we seek to demonstrate our engagement activity with portfolio companies and showcase holdings that create positive impact aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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White papersFrom property to the portfolio: The ESG opportunity and industry trends
Last month, Principal Real Estate Investors hosted a panel of subject matter experts to discuss Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) developments and trends.
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White papersGlobal Equities case study: Kurita Water
Our Global Equities strategies hold a diverse range of companies with attractive combinations of long-term fundamentals and good or improving ESG characteristics.
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White papersBiden time: ESG implications for emerging markets and our portfolio in a post-Trump world
Last month, Joe Biden was hailed the winner of the tightly contested US presidential election. Here we examine the ESG implications of his victory for emerging markets and how it will impact our Global Emerging Markets portfolio.
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White papersHave a look at our book - 2020 Edition
The book you have in your hands is the 2020 edition of Amundi Research papers. This book represents a selection of the working papers and discussion papers which seem the most representative of our work for the past 12 months. Some of the papers have already been published in academic reviews, others are scheduled to be published, others have been the subject of presentations at international conferences, others are the result of collaborations with academic institutions developed in through chairs.
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White papersLegacy of the lockdowns – 2021 outlook
Three quarters of the year with many economies in one form of lockdown or another has left investors with many questions. How will the recovery proceed? How can the world tackle the social and economic problems laid bare by the crisis as well as entrenched issues such as climate change? In sum, what will be the legacy of the pandemic?
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White papersPrivate Markets: A Strong Value Proposition That May Emerge Reinforced After The Crisis
The Covid-19 crisis has caused significant disruption in private markets, but investor appetite for real assets stays unabated. Fundraising will be supported by abundant liquidity. Selectivity and diversification will be key and only the best quality assets should be considered.
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White papersImpact Report, Q4 2020
It is estimated that damage to our ecosystems and the associated loss of biodiversity could cost the global economy $10tn by 2050. For many, the coronavirus has acted as a wake-up call: we cannot continue our current relationship with nature. Now more than ever, investors must take action to consider the impact of their investments.
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White papersClimate Alignment Principles: How to invest in line with a +1.5 ̊C goal
As efforts to deliver on the Paris Agreement galvanise, investors are beginning to switch from simple commitments to tangible actions. We are increasingly asked by clients: “How can we invest in line with the 1.5°C goal?”
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White papersEuropean Green Deal: A game changer?
The European Green Deal (EGD) is the EU Commission’s new growth strategy. It tries to turn the climate and environmental challenges, that the Commission sees as “this generation’s defining task”, into an opportunity to modernise the economy. It thereby embeds a large investment program that some compare to the US New Deal (1933) or the Marshall plan (1947).
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White papersSustainability-Linked Bonds: Nascent Opportunities For ESG Investing
Since the creation of green bonds, many new labels have emerged, including social bonds, sustainability bonds, and recently transition bonds, not to mention water, blue or adaptation bonds. Despite the standardisation efforts led by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), creativity in self-labelling has increased the number of labels. Whereas the type of activities financed by these various bond labels differ, they are all anchored to the same initial concept and to a pledge by issuers that the proceeds will be dedicated to a predetermined list of eligible projects. These are ‘use-of-proceeds’ bonds.
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White papersResponsible Investing Expands Further With Green Convertible Bonds
While investors have been aware of the merits of investing responsibly for a long time, the Covid-19 crisis is likely to increase the focus on ESG principles, which should play a critical role in the emergence from the crisis. In this context, green bond financing has recently spilled over to convertible bonds, with 2020 seeing a record level of new issuance for the asset class.
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White papersCOVID, climate and Black Lives Matter: The stories that defined 2020
We select some of our key pieces of content in a year of unending drama.
