05/18/2022
Working towards a net-zero world
This transition offers extremely fertile ground for investors.
Planet SOS
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.
05/17/2022
Green and Grand: 7 Homes with Delightful Formal Gardens
Luxury Defined tours seven homes with scrupulously maintained gardens to enjoy in summer and throughout the year
05/17/2022
FNZ makes investment in GIST to accelerate sustainable investing globally
This means retail investors, their advisers and wealth managers can better understand the issues that matter most to them and address these by allocating capital accordingly, making investment part of the solution to global challenges.
05/16/2022
Lausanne boutique launches energy transition fund for Swiss real estate
It will invest in heating networks, photovoltaic installations and other efficiency solutions in line with the government’s Energy Strategy 2050 and Energy Outlook 2050+.
05/16/2022
Six fund managers on the green opportunity
With energy transition companies hit by recent market volatility, several sector specialists believe the turbulence has created an attractive entry point for investors.
05/16/2022
What is 'sustainable productivity' at work and why do we need it?
Recent increases in productivity that have led to a corresponding increase in employee burnout or disengagement aren’t just unsustainable.
05/13/2022
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and LOIM join forces to launch circular plastic fund
Capital markets are critical for scaling sustainable solutions to end plastic waste
05/13/2022
Leading sustainable finance – the race to net zero
Bringing together world-leading scientists, researchers and sustainable finance practitioners the Oxford event was a chance to change the sustainable finance debate.
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
Leading sustainable finance – the race to net zero
Challenging the overly simplistic approach of focussing solely on a company’s carbon emissions when analysing ‘green’ portfolios, he introduced the idea that it is precisely where emissions are highest that most investment will be needed
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
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.
05/10/2022
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
05/09/2022
Adapting to climate change through equity investing
The IPCC has discovered that adaptation efforts are currently fragmented, small in scale, incremental, sector-specific, designed to respond to current impacts or near-term risks, and focused more on planning rather than implementation.
05/09/2022
ESG: Defining a brave new world
This information will form the basis of a new sustainable investment labeling regime that will make it easier for consumers to navigate the range of investment products available to them
05/09/2022
Here’s why developed economies must bear the $100 trillion cost of the net-zero transition in emerging markets
By contrast, if developed markets were to fund the transition cost, it would result in higher household consumption and global GDP being cumulatively raised by $108.3 trillion.
05/09/2022
Sustainability with substance: Sustainable investing needs to evolve before we hit boiling point
Ahead of their Impact Investing Keynote discussion at the Fund Forum, Deirdre Cooper, Stephanie Niven and Juliana Hansveden discuss how sustainable investment approaches must adapt to keep up.