All ESG/SRI articles – Page 80
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White papersDecarbonisation set for a boost in the EU
The EU is stepping up its efforts to tackle global warming. A new tougher target to cut air pollution should enhance the economic incentive for companies to switch to more environmentally friendly ways of doing business.
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White papersDeep decarbonization – Green hydrogen, net zero and the future of the EU ETS
Green hydrogen is set to be a key pillar of the EU’s sustainable development and emissions reduction plans. This has major implications for how carbon emissions are removed from the EU economy over the next 30 years and for how carbon pricing is used as a tool to achieve zero emissions, according to new research from BNP Paribas Asset Management.
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White papersCorona hasn’t changed the climate crisis
The corona crisis, the US elections, trade wars… the climate problem remains. And also the need for an investment strategy that specifically responds to climate change. If anything, the health crisis has created additional opportunities to outperform the market this year due to stimulus for green sectors, argue Ulrik Fugmann and Edward Lees, who head the Environmental Strategies Group at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
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White papers“Doing good” increasingly differentiates Asian businesses
In Asia, as elsewhere, investors increasingly regard “doing good” as a source of competitive advantage leading to outperformance
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White papersShipping: a social industry making environmental strides
Transport assets remind us that, within ESG investing, “S” can be just as important as “E” and “G”, and focusing on the environment and governance at the expense of social aspects can be detrimental
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White papersClimate change: asset managers join forces with the eco-warriors
The pandemic has persuaded some investors of the potential financial damage from global warming
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White papersSustainability-linked bonds get the green light
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced its support for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) this week. While it is early days for the sustainable-bond market, the statement demonstrates the central bank’s commitment to tackling the climate crisis and the role it can play in helping companies to decarbonise their activities.
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White papersBurberry case study - UK Institutional
Burberry has reaffirmed its commitment to find alternatives to incinerating surplus stock in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and set a science-based carbon reduction target.
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White papersThe coronavirus and the race for a vaccine
Across the globe, scientists are hunting for an effective vaccine that will end Covid-19. In the sixth article in our pandemic series, Katie Frame looks at the response from the pharmaceutical sector and how we engage on this issue.
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White papersThe Crisis No One is Talking About
The migration patterns stemming from Venezuela’s economic collapse provide key ESG insights, especially for Colombia and other neighboring countries, and particularly when compared to the case of Syrian refugees in Turkey.
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Asset Manager NewsLaunching new carbon-disclosure standards for UK finance
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) launched its UK chapter this week. The coalition was initiated and chaired by the international business of Federated Hermes and aims to promote the measurement and disclosure of carbon emissions in the financial sector.
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White papersESG in Equities: Better Outcomes Require Better Practices
Not all approaches to ESG are created equal—why a focus on integration, forward-looking dynamics and active engagement is the key to unlocking long-term returns in equity investments.
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White papersESG in Equities: Not All Approaches are Created Equal
Dr. Ghadir Cooper, Global Head of Equities, shares insight into the deliberate approach that her team takes when incorporating ESG into their investment process, including how the three key principles of integration, dynamism and active engagement contribute to better outcomes.
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White papersSustainability – We believe in stewardship
Writing in BNP Paribas Asset Management’s latest sustainability report, Helena Viñes Fiestas, Global Head of Stewardship and Policy, showcases the firm’s recent achievements, underscoring the importance of active stewardship at BNPP AM as part of its role as a ‘Future Maker’ leading change.
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White papersSustainability – We are Future Makers
Our Global Sustainability Strategy, published in 2019, set out our ambitions, a three-year road map, and the five-pillar approach to define and implement sustainable investment. Now, our latest sustainability report highlights our recent achievements, underscoring the importance of putting sustainable investment at the core of BNP Paribas Asset Management’s strategy as well as the company’s role as a ‘Future Maker’ leading change.
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White papersESG – Remarkable Progress, Evolving Indices and Futures Growth
The unprecedented economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 virus has led for calls to reshape the global economy to make it fairer and more environmentally sustainable. Campaigners are challenging governments to direct their record stimulus funds towards projects and investments that benefit broader society.
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White papersMizuho Financial Group case study
Mizuho Financial Group has faced allegations from environmental non-profit organisations on its financing of fossil fuels and agribusiness’ activities that are linked to deforestation, peatland destruction and illegal labour exploitation especially in Southeast Asia.
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White papersA voting season like no other
Companies and investors went into the 2020 voting season reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. With many companies opting for virtual shareholder meetings, how did investors ensure their concerns about climate change, diversity and human rights risks were addressed?
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White papersThe day after the crisis: implications for long-term investors
In a recent piece of paper1 long-term investors found a broad analysis of the most relevant post-crisis elements they need to consider in order to make a more informed decision about their investments: central banks support, inflation situation, deglobalisation trend, low-carbon transition and inequality assessment were the main features to consider.
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White papersLife after Covid: the LDI view
The fast spreading of the new Coronavirus disease (Covid- 19) has become the biggest global challenge in decades, with more than 10 million (recorded) infections and a death toll exceeding 500k by mid-2020. Transmission by asymptomatic people is still debated, but may be a factor facilitating unconscious spreading, and making containment difficult.
