ESG Special Reports – Page 14
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Do asset managers have what it takes?
Integration is high on the agenda for most asset managers. What does it take to build truly sustainable portfolios?
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Getting engaged
Index managers are using their size and heft to influence corporate behaviour
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Low-carbon indices: Work in progress
Providers acknowledge low-carbon indices are imperfect, but argue they are an invaluable tool
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Fixed income: Will it be E, S or G?
The three components of ESG investing in fixed income – environmental, social and governance – cannot be maximised simultaneously. Investors must decide which to emphasise
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In search of a gold standard
University research network seeks to cut through the noise of ESG data
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Accounting standards: It’s all about perspective
Does IFRS 9 help or hinder long-term investment?
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Green growth at heart of EU agenda
A taxonomy for sustainable investments is a key element of expert proposals
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Investor Profile: Japan Government Pension Investment Fund
GPIF’s 100-year perspective places ESG at the heart of its world view
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Quantifying external factors
A Mumbai-based advisory firm is promoting alternative measures to quantify added value
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Climate change mitigation is a good investment
International support is needed to reverse the vicious circle of climate vulnerability and higher cost of capital in developing countries
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Making impact investing more investor-friendly
Impact investing – investing in a way that delivers both attractive financial returns and measurable social or environmental benefits – has come a long way in the last decade.
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Walking the walk
In the past, fund managers would not necessarily spring to mind when thinking of ways to tackle climate change. Yet we are increasingly seeing more and more investors on the environmental frontline
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Gender balance: what’s your excuse?
Investors should accept that there has been more than enough time to sensitise boards. Now is the time for brave leadership
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The very real limits of ESG integration
Just because asset managers consider ESG measures in investment decisions, it does not mean they give them much weight
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ESG hedge funds: a contradiction in terms?
ESG hedge fund sounds like an oxymoron. The goals of absolute returns and the ideals of sustainable investing appear to be in opposition – self-contradictory, even
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ESG is hot – handle with care
ESG is a relatively new but powerful idea. However, to avoid misunderstandings, it is time to engage more thoughtfully on how it is used by investors and regulators
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Special Report ESG: Carbon Risk, Emission Impossible
When Chris Hitchen, CEO of the UK’s Railpen, thinks about portfolio fossil-fuel exposure, there is no room for moral absolutes. The discussion is “quite different” now that oil trades at $45/bbl rather than $115/bbl, he insists.
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Special Report ESG: Carbon Risk, A changing climate
After years of campaigning, a series of recent moves from influential investors suggests that anti-fossil fuel groups are getting money on their side. Mark Nicholls looks at how the risk management and divestment movements are shaping up
