05/20/2022
Capital Group ESG Global Study 2022
The result is a comprehensive report providing in-depth ESG insights, thoughts on ESG trends and views regarding ESG regulation.
Planet SOS
05/20/2022
NGFS publishes two new documents on climate-related risk differentials and credit ratings
The report shows that - despite recent progress - there is still a lack of transparency surrounding the methodologies used by the rating agencies to incorporate climate-risk factors and how these factors contribute to the final rating.
05/20/2022
Is There Alpha in ESG Data for Sovereign Debt?
We have not been able to find systematic alpha in ESG data for sovereigns so far. However, for a discretionary fund manager, ESG data analysis is a potential rich area for idiosyncratic alpha.
05/19/2022
Pandemic, war and climate change sharpen focus on ESG
Momentum behind ESG and sustainability continues to build, fuelled by investor demand and a desire to make an impact.
05/18/2022
The Foundations of Good ESG Governance and Policy
At the heart of incorporating a sound ESG strategy lies governance and policy.
05/18/2022
A beginner’s guide to ESG-labelled bonds
The USD100+ trn global bond market will therefore play a key role in achieving these global ambitions in the years to come.
05/18/2022
Pictet Asset Management launches new global sovereign bond fund focused on climate change
It achieves this by allocating capital to countries whose carbon emissions are falling at the steepest rate in absolute terms and relative to the size of their economy.
05/13/2022
Pictet Asset Management launches new global bond fund focused
The Pictet-Climate Government Bond fund is aimed at institutional and wholesale investors seeking a global government bonds risk/return profile with a reduced carbon footprint.
05/12/2022
Linklaters advises on sustainability-linked financing
Sustainability-linked loan is a form of financing that includes additional commitments of the borrower towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets.
05/12/2022
Lombard Odier IM launches circular plastic fund
Geneva-based asset manager and Alliance to End Plastic Waste have joined forces to launch a strategy designed to turn plastic waste into an investable opportunity.
05/12/2022
UBP shows support for the EU’s green energy transition
The war in Ukraine has sent energy prices soaring, revealing the cost of Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuel imports.
05/11/2022
Social and environmental impact now part of the investment decision-making status quo
Investors, on average, would like about a third (35%) of their portfolio invested in funds or organisations making a positive environmental impact and around the same amount (34%) allocated to social impact.
05/11/2022
Achieving net-zero through pioneering direct air capture technologies
One of the most talked-about technologies in the pursuit of a sustainable future, direct air capture is a new but burgeoning sector.
05/11/2022
Pictet AM launches climate change-focused sovereign debt fund
The strategy, Ucits-compliant and classified as Article 9, will scrutinise carbon emissions among countries that are signatories to the Paris Agreement.
05/11/2022
Wealthy investors pile into the carbon market
Amid the proliferation of net-zero commitments, money managers look to the rise of carbon-related assets
05/10/2022
Embracing the sustainability revolution in the world of investing
In terms of Robeco contributing to the move to net zero, we have identified six key actions, with the aim of decarbonizing our activities, accelerating the transition and promoting climate-aligned investing.
05/10/2022
Ingraining sustainability in the next era of ESG investing
New opportunities are emerging for investment managers to adapt as investor preferences evolve
05/10/2022
EBRD promotes green energy transition in Egypt
The projects include one of the first private-to-private energy generation projects in Egypt, aimed at promoting resource consumption efficiency.
05/10/2022
Deutsche Bank partners with the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development in Germany
The partnership with the German Ocean Decade Committee aims to promote ocean literacy in Germany
05/10/2022
Winds of change
The pressure is not just coming from the UN, but from the general public, too.