All Global articles – Page 80
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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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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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On My Mind: A tale of Two Recoveries
Dr. Sonal Desai evaluates global differences in policy decisions, on the fiscal front and in vaccination campaigns and how these will shape the map of investment opportunities.
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AB 2020 ESG Engagement Campaign
Our latest engagement campaign focused on two critical ESG topics:
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Board diversity matters, so let’s have more
Many studies have shown that having women on company boards of directors is good for business. For us as an asset manager, there is a direct link between weak corporate governance and the balance of power.
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“Hidden Quality” in International Equity Markets
Traditional “quality” companies are bunched in a few sectors and appear expensive—is there a more subtle definition that can uncover “hidden” quality?
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Meeting Room Webcast: Sustainable Global Equity
Announcing the upcoming launch of our Sustainable Global Equity Strategy, join Martin Todd, Lead Portfolio Manager, Ingrid Kukuljan, Head of Impact & Sustainable Investing, and Henry Biddle, Deputy Portfolio Manager, as they discuss how the strategy seeks to target financial outperformance and positive outcomes through high-conviction investment companies leading the sustainability transition.
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Sustainability-linked fixed income – Beyond green bonds
Issuance of green bonds began more than 10 years ago in response to (institutional) investor concerns about climate change and its political and economic implications.[1] They have become a major pillar of an asset class of sustainability-linked fixed income securities that continues to grow.
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NB Votes: Increasing the Impact of our Proxies
This week’s guest writers are Jonathan Bailey and Caitlin McSherry from our ESG Investing team.
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More FAQs on the Pandemic—Vaccine Safety Concerns, Variants and Reinfection Risk
In an effort to bring timely insights during these uncertain times, we are pleased to share an update from Terri Towers, PhD, Senior Healthcare Analyst, who shares her views on the COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) pandemic.
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Joana Setzer Q&A: On the climate litigation front line
Joana Setzer from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at LSE discusses the implications on governments and companies of the growing wave of climate litigation.
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Law and climate disorder: Understanding physical, transition and litigation risk
Major listed companies are finding themselves the target of legal action designed to make them move faster towards a lower carbon world. These cases could mark an inflection point; when the conversation turns toward specific responsibilities to move away from fossil fuels rather than broad commitments to change.
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Net Zero: From Policy To Action - Martin Currie a Franklin Templeton specialist investment manager
Martin Currie’s ESG specialists identify the key challenges ahead in the journey to net zero.
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Never waste a crisis: Lessons learned from COVID-19 for sustainable investment strategies
Panel discussion takeaways from “Sustainable Investment Strategies Post-COVID”
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Temperature scores: an innovative tool for ESG fundamental investors
2021 will be a pivotal year to curb climate change. Although global CO2 emissions dropped 7% in 2020 due to the effects of Covid-19-related lockdowns, stronger action will be needed at the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 to keep temperature increases below 2°C and towards 1.5°C.1
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Roaring or groaning ’20s for real estate?
A global pandemic kicked off the 2020s: A decade still feeling the effects of the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis and preceded by years of deep social, environmental and technological change in which inequality increased, extreme political views became more prevalent, climate action took centre stage for the first time and digital technology became ubiquitous.