ESG Special Reports – Page 13
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ESG: The missing dimension in risk management
Embedding ESG into the investment process will be in the long-term financial best interest of beneficiaries
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Green finance: Financing environmental benefits
Green finance is drawing huge interest in light of climate change, but it needs to be about more than financial returns
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Why FRR doesn’t invest in green bonds – for now
While the French pension reserve fund has embraced and integrated the sustainability agenda in its investment strategies and was one of the first to incorporate climate change into its portfolio, it does not invest in green bonds
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Alecta: a Swedish investor’s green bond learning curve
Alecta, the largest occupational pension provider in Sweden, with SEK874bn (€85.4bn) in assets, now invests SEK31.4bn in green bonds.
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Infrastructure: Joining the dots on green projects
Lack of a co-ordinated policy is hindering climate-friendly infrastructure investment
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Ocean finance: In search of blue returns
Attention on polluted seas is leading to discussions about how to marshal capital to clean them up
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China: The greening of China
China plans to invest more than $6trn in green power and clean tech in the next two decades
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Green bond funds: Mixed climate for European funds
Assets are up, but performance is down
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Special Report: ESG takes root
One in every four professionally managed dollars is now invested sustainably according to some definition, with a total of $22.9trn run in this way overall
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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