All ESG/SRI articles – Page 8
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White papersDo biofuels have a role in a sustainable world?
This is an educational research commentary from holistiQ Investment Partners, the sustainable asset-management business formed by LOIM and Systemiq.
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White papersEnergy transition: Accelerating investment opportunities
Arguably, humanity’s greatest current challenge is the need to shift to low and net-zero carbon in a little less than 30 years. These challenges create investment opportunities as investors have a critical role given the capital required to fund this transition. Our specialist investment managers explore energy transition and the new technologies and infrastructures required.
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White papersHow are style and inflation risks influencing ESG investors?
Soaring inflation and sharp shifts in equity market leadership have taken their toll on investors over the past 18 months or so. But how are these market events playing out in the ESG arena?
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White papersA New Energy Investment Paradigm
Using today’s fossil-fuel profits to invest in the long-term growth and emissions reduction of clean and renewable power.
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White papersSustainability watch: global carbon pricing, biofuels adoption, and American Climate Corps
Our selection of sustainability news from September includes news of “the beginning of the end” for fossil fuel dominance, a proposal to set up global carbon pricing, and legally binding targets to expand renewable energy faster.
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White papersAre We Forgetting Something Important in Climate Innovation?
In the race for climate innovation, beware of giving short shrift to adaptation.
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White papersPrivate markets – A multi-faceted opportunity for sustainable investors
Asset managers are increasingly applying sustainability criteria to investments in private markets as they seek to take into account growing demand from investors and regulators for investment strategies that incorporate environmental, social and governance considerations. Maxence Foucault, ESG Specialist – Lead on Private Assets, explains.
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White papersThe Active Foundations of Sustainable Investing
As ESG and sustainability indices proliferate, we argue that sustainable investing is inherently an active management discipline.
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White papers2023 Global Corporate Credit ESG Engagement Report
During the past year our established relationships with issuers in developed and emerging markets enabled us to have meaningful engagements with a number of management teams. We engaged on key ESG issues such as climate transition, equity, inclusion and diversity (EID), and executive compensation structure.
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White papersHow creative financial approaches can advance climate adaptation
Climate change increases the likelihood of weather-related natural disasters. Their occurrence has increased tenfold since the 1960s, resulting in estimated daily costs of about USD 383 million globally from 2010-2019. We believe the time to adapt to climate change is now and creative strategies can help. Alex Bernhardt explains.
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White papersGlobal Equity ESG, H1 2023 Report
The Global Equity ESG team believes many sustainable businesses are undervalued and stand to be richly rewarded in the long term, particularly if AI lives up to its promise.
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White papersInvesting in transition materials for innovation
Demand for the critical commodities underpinning the energy and materials transition is expected to increase exponentially over the next decade, alongside a shortage of supply. We outline our convictions for the transition and how these inform our investment in materials set to enable and benefit from the technology revolution.
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White papersThe four pillars of impact investing and how they work in the real world
Investors can achieve the greatest positive impact with their capital by focusing on four key themes.
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White papersImpact investing behind the scenes: four ways investor capital builds a sustainable future
Three of Schroders Capital’s impact experts explain some of the ways we might put pension capital to work, and dig into why private markets are so important to building sustainable change.
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White papersESG in private credit: A key differentiator?
Although ESG integration is still relatively nascent in the private debt sphere, advances are being made as lenders take into account the long-term risks entailed with debt issuance.
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White papersUnderstanding and responding to the human cost of the green energy transition
As the world moves towards a low-carbon economy it will require a massive increase in the production of so-called transition minerals. These lie at the heart of an expected surge in demand for clean energy technologies.
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VideoTransition investing for today’s economic revolution
Throughout history, the relationship between our economy and the environment has been defined by changes in three key systems: energy, land and oceans, and materials.
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VideoWhy invest in emerging markets?
A focus on long-term mega trends rather than near-term noise could serve investors well.
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity Report, H1 2023
In this report, we outline our engagement activity for the first six months of 2023. During the period, we once again put emphasis on the role companies can play in supporting their employees.
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White papersIn search of silver linings
A stimulus package targeting China’s real estate sector offered some respite for Chinese stocks this week but choppy economic data made for a mixed picture.
