ESG Special Reports – Page 10
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Special ReportAP3’s partnership approach
Claudia Stanghellini, head of external management at Tredje AP-fonden (AP3), talks about the fund’s strategy when selecting managers
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Special ReportGreen and social bonds: Lending with purpose
Social bond issuance rocketed in 2020 in reaction to the devastating social and economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. New issuers of social bonds – which are dedicated to employment, public health and education – included the European Commission, the Bank of China and a large number of financial institutions and corporations, as we analyse in this report. The report also looks at the role of sustainability-linked bonds in supporting climate transition strategies, and covers plans for the UK to launch its first green Gilt this year.
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Special ReportSustainability-linked bonds: More bonds to ease climate transition
Bank of China is the first large middle-income economy to issue transition bonds based on ICMA guidelines
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Special ReportPandemic booster shot for social bonds
Social bond issuance rockets in reaction to the coronavirus
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Special ReportNon-Financial Reporting Directive: ESG reporting upgrade
The EU has responded to calls for improved environmental-impact reporting standards
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Special ReportUK green Gilts: UK joins the green party
A late-comer to green bond issuance, the UK plans to issue its first green Gilt this year
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Special ReportSpecial Report: European Pension Funds’ COVID Response
We also analyse how public development banks are going beyond their traditional remit, with a focus on post-COVID recovery, tackling climate change and meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Special ReportDevelopment banks evolve
Development banks are going beyond their traditional economic remit to embrace tackling climate change and meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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Special ReportDefined contribution: ESG not enough to get young on board
Engaging younger savers with their defined contribution pension pots requires far more than just an up-to-date responsible investment policy
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Special ReportNot another framework….
Inconsistencies in ESG reporting between corporates and across sectors are widely known. This patchwork quilt of reporting mirrors the array of frameworks and standards for corporate sustainability reporting.
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Special ReportStandard-setting on reporting takes next step
A route to global standards for corporate sustainability reporting might at last be emerging
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The letter but not the spirit in emissions reporting
Much of the corporate reporting on emissions reduction is short on detail about how targets will be achieved
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Reporting: Leader and laggard
A comparison between Exxon Mobil Corporation’s and Equinor’s climate reporting shows marked differences
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Special ReportA new standard for carbon investing
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials aims to improve disclosure of the greenhouse gas emissions of financial investments
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Special ReportApproaches to engagement
Investors’ approaches to engagement depend on their equity investment strategy
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Growing demand for sustainability reporting
There is increasing awareness that sustainability is a key factor in investment decisions
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Special ReportThe case for active ETFs
Each day, more and more institutional investors are discovering how exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can enable them to make trades conveniently, access markets flexibly, diversify portfolios broadly, and manage fees and taxes efficiently.
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Special ReportESG ETFs: northern lights blaze a trail
When the two mainstays of the Finnish earnings-related pension system decided to re-weight their vast passive equity exposure to reflect their environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities, both found that, despite the plethora of ETFs now available, none met their precise needs.
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Special ReportESG integration demands definitions and data
The first ETF in Europe that focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors was launched by iShares in 2006.
