05/09/2022
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
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
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
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.
05/09/2022
ESG and Sustainable investments
05/09/2022
In past years, ESG has been criticised for the lack of consistent metrics and performance indicators that can demonstrate tangible positive outputs.
05/09/2022
Investors have responded enthusiastically so far.
05/08/2022
We've identified three steps asset owners should take to decarbonise their portfolio. However, they will need to plan for how to manage both the risk and opportunities that will come with system-wide decarbonisation.
05/08/2022
BIL has implemented its Green Bond Framework with a clear commitment to support the growth of the sustainable finance market.
05/06/2022
Woods noted that currently, around 10 percent of China’s total energy mix is from renewable sources, and that proportion will need to rise to 90 percent by 2060.
05/06/2022
Indeed, biodiversity in areas of seagrass can be 30-40 times greater than in ‘barren’ coastal areas and, like terrestrial plants, seagrass needs access to light and carbon dioxide; favourable water conditions are therefore crucial for a thrivi
05/06/2022
In 2021 we successfully integrated ESG factors into the decision-making across all of the assets we manage on behalf of our clients.
05/05/2022
As institutions increasingly look to obtain new sources of long-term investment returns and strengthen their brand credentials, many are now boosting their exposure to ESG-linked assets.
05/05/2022
Collaboration enhances Mercer’s climate scenario analysis to better inform investors seeking to control risk and identify opportunities
05/04/2022
The Climate Transition strategy focuses on three sets of opportunities when selecting companies using thematic, activity-driven filtering with a high purity threshold.
04/28/2022
Many separate account managers are still in the early stages of incorporating ESG factors into portfolio analysis, construction, and investor conversations.
04/27/2022
Most countries target 2050 to become carbon net neutral
04/27/2022
The Swiss Bankers Association is aware of the role and responsibility of the banks and the financial centre in achieving the national and international net-zero goals, and is taking appropriate steps, together with its members.
04/27/2022
From an industry perspective, the FSCA recently issued a draft transformation strategy paper for public comment, which signals that there is a need for more to be done across the industry.
04/26/2022
Environmental, social, governance investing sounds great, but unless you go the extra mile with your due diligence, your “green” investment may not be doing all the good you had hoped.