All ESG/SRI articles – Page 80
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White papersRare earth metals – How to limit the impact of the clean energy transition?
With demand for rare earth metals set to skyrocket to support new energy technologies, how can the world transition to sustainable energy sustainably?
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White papersFinding the Right Sovereign ESG Indicators: A Greek Tragedy?
On our mini odyssey through the vast seas of sovereign ESG indicators, we sought to identify data and scores from reliable third parties—which would not only provide benchmarking criteria between countries, but also serve as an effective screening tool to identify outliers.
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White papersInvesting for impact in private debt to combat climate change
Impact investment strategies will have an important role to play if the green credentials of the world’s stock of real estate is to be transformed, argue Gregor Bamert and Stanley Kwong.
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White papersImpact investing: How private and listed markets offer choice for investors seeking positive change
Impact investing is helping investors tap into key financial markets megatrends while addressing some of our most important sustainability challenges.
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White papersValue or Values?
As investors increasingly seek strategies that both deliver returns and advance core values, asset managers have been testing different approaches.
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White papersLooking forward to a sustainable 2021
In 2021, BNP Paribas Asset Management aims to build out the pillars of its approach to sustainable investing, extending the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in investment processes, says Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Head of Sustainability.
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White papersUK living: Accelerating the work-life balance
The decision to rent, expand living space, or move closer or further from work, has always been driven by individual social circumstance. However, we believe the pandemic has altered the tipping point of that decision, based around a more flexible approach to home working.
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White papersBuilding back better: The path to net zero
While much of the world’s focus continues to be on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis also requires urgent attention. The number of countries and companies supporting the move to a lower-carbon world is growing, but practical challenges remain. How can we build back better after COVID, and navigate to a cleaner, safer and sustainable world?
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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.
