All Global articles – Page 95
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White papersThe challenge for asset managers in the climate crisis
For all the wrangling over targets and commitments at COP26 in Glasgow, one thing is clear: The transition to a net zero economy will require vast investment over the next few decades – and the asset management industry will be responsible for much of it.
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White papersGreen Sentiment, Stock Returns, and Corporate Behavior
In this paper, we propose a new method to estimate nonfundamental demand shocks for green financial assets based on the arbitrage activity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). By estimating the monthly abnormal flows into environment-friendly ETFs, we construct a Green Sentiment Index that captures shifts in investors’ appetite for environmental responsibility that are not yet priced in the value of the underlying assets.
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White papersClimate Financial Risk Forum
On Thursday 21st October, the outputs of Session 2 of the UK Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) were launched. In this article, Kate Fowler, Senior Responsibility Analyst, sets out the role of the CFRF and why it is so important to developing industry best practice.
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Research ReportClimate crisis in focus in EOS’s Q3 Public Engagement Report
With scientists calling for urgent action on climate change following another year of devastating wildfires and floods, November’s COP26 summit is considered critical.
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White papersUnravelling the conflicts in ‘Double Materiality’
Where do you draw the ‘moral’ line and how do you have a genuinely positive impact?
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White papersGolden Years: Investing well and ageing well
As the Generali Investments SICAV (GIS) SRI Ageing Population subfund celebrates its six-year anniversary this October, Giulia Culot and Olivier Cassé, co-fund managers, dive into one of its key investment themes – ageing well, both financially and physically.
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White papersBiofuels Thrive on Net Zero Carbon Ambitions
The stated global ambitions by nations to reduce their use of fossil fuels is seeing a rise in the demand for more sustainable energy sources and biofuels appears to be at the forefront of the change.
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White papers3 ways the cloud can change our future
The global economy experienced a marked acceleration in digital transformation during the COVID-19 crisis. According to data compiled by Statista, the world’s spending on digital transformation is projected to increase from US$1.3 trillion in 2020 to US$2.4 trillion in 2024.1
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White papersNo more decades for dithering: It is crunch time to push climate policy
A major new forecast commissioned by the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) argues that accelerating the implementation of climate change policies by 2025 would render the ‘below 2C’ Paris Agreement target feasible.
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White papersAll-time highs on equity markets in spite of (almost) everything
After a difficult end to September for global equities, October started well before a brief pause and then a sharp rebound. Inflation concerns linked to skyrocketing energy prices weighed on equity markets before strong company earnings reports brought relief. WTI crude oil rose by 11.4% to end October at USD 83.60, marking a high since October 2014.
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White papersClimate change: Nine reasons why COP26 needs to work
Climate change is the greatest threat facing the world today and the urgency for action has increased dramatically. The sixth assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) delivered a stark message on the pace and extent of global warming and its effects.
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White papersRoadmap to Net Zero Carbon
Orchard Street Investment Management (OSIM) has committed by 2030 to achieve net zero carbon for our landlord emissions, refurbishments and corporate emissions, and by 2040 for our occupier emissions and fit-outs.
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White papersEuropean power price surges
Reaching a net-zero emissions energy system represents the biggest transformation the energy sector has ever seen. As we stand on the precipice of this transition it is becoming increasingly clear that we are in for a bumpy ride. With supply and demand for fossil fuels becoming increasingly difficult to predict, and technological innovation ramping up – sparks are sure to fly in energy markets, a trend that we are already observing in 2021.
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White papersCOP26: an opportunity to heighten climate ambitions
The 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, COP26, gets underway in Glasgow on 31 October, running through to 12 November. Its aim is to accelerate action towards the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and as such investors should pay attention to any outcomes: they could result in policies and regulation that will affect companies and create green growth opportunities.
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White papersBP case study
BP has committed to become net-zero by 2050 or sooner, supported by a robust strategy to get there and market-leading disclosures. EOS continues to engage, following more than a decade of climatefocused engagement with the company.
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White papersFiorino: fighting disorder: how finance is working against climate change
With the Glasgow UN Climate Conference (COP 26) talks in the headlines, Fiorino examines how the European financial sector is already rising to the biggest challenge of the times – and why the industry must apply energy to maintain order…
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White papersGlobal poverty and the role businesses can play to help put an end to it
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all. It is therefore right that the first of them is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”. However, the onset of the Covid-19 global pandemic has dealt a big blow to this aim, with global poverty increasing last year for the first time in decades.
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White papersListed impact investing: a crucial role for a sustainable future
The current situation solidifies one of our deepest convictions: finance, particularly impact investing on the listed markets, has a key role to play in creating a more sustainable, more resilient ecosystem.
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White papersNet zero and just transition for pension funds
The Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 in Glasgow represents a new milestone in the global fight against climate change, with a more climate-friendly US administration and growing mobilisation in favour of “Net Zero”.
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White papersFrom climate change to biodiversity, and vice-versa
In addition to taking note of the extent of the climate crisis, successive IPCC reports have stressed that carbon neutrality must be achieved while protecting biodiversity.
