Managers of Wealth

Swiss pension funds are investing more sustainably: Strong motives, but obstacles too

Credit Suisse publishes its 2021 Pension Fund Study

Investing for a carbon free world: Investors support an inclusive transition post COP26

71% of investors felt that richer countries should be helping poorer countries to transition to net zero.

New study by the University of Oxford and Lombard Odier examines the predictors of success in a greening world

The report, Predictors of Success in a Greening World, offers a global, 25-year-long perspective on countries’ standing in global trade in high-growth green industries, and the extent to which each country has adequately directed their Covid-19 reco

The Sustainability Standards Battle

Others took a different view. Perhaps predictably, the teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg described the conference categorically as “a failure.”

Reflections on COP26: a long path ahead

These developments represent the tip of the iceberg of the COP26 announcements, with more policy positions expected to be fleshed out in the coming year.

Switzerland, sustainable energy and the challenges of net zero

Switzerland is among the countries that had net-zero pledges in place before COP26 and which, in early 2021, published its roadmap to net zero.

Schroders and GIC bolster climate portfolio analysis

The Avoided Emissions framework aims to quantify the emissions saved through the substitution of high carbon activities with low carbon alternatives.

FC4S Welcomes Jersey to its Global Financial Network

The international Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has welcomed Jersey, a forward-thinking international finance centre (IFC), to its global network.

ESG Investing: ‘A virtuous cycle of asset growth’

Academic research suggests this increases staff loyalty and improves the ability of companies to recruit employees.

BB Entrepreneur Europe Fund is now Bellevue Sustainable Entrepreneur Europe

The portfolio management team headed by Birgitte Olsen strives to identify the leaders in terms of operational sustainability as well as companies that will provide the most promising solutions for a greener planet and that are pivoting their business mod

How can investors assess impacts on nature?

Catherine Macaulay, our ESG team's natural capital and biodiversity research specialist, explores how we can assess exposure to nature-related risks.

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg Signs the UN Principles for Responsible Banking

The Principles are the leading framework for ensuring that banks’ strategy and practice align with the vision society has set out for its future in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Assessing Climate Risks for Emerging Markets

A recent UN report (released 17 September, 2021) shows global GHGs will rise 16% by 2030 on 2010

Why investors see oil companies as part of the net-zero solution

Large oil companies have publicly committed to addressing the issues.

Private funds shaping the future of the planet

Beyond simply being a ‘marketing tool’ or the latest bandwagon to jump on, people are more environmentally and socially-conscious and believe in ESG as a philosophy to apply to their personal, investment and business affairs.

One Billion People Will Be Affected by Rising Temperature

A 4.0°C rise could see nearly half of the world’s population living in areas potentially affected.

Top asset owners’ US$23 trillion the real key to unlocking net zero

According to the research, the development of systems-leadership** practices – those that acknowledge the size and interconnectedness of the climate challenge – will support much-needed innovation and collective action.

Better Planet: Going Beyond Net Zero by 2035

We are focusing on designing efficiencies across all four stages of the life cycle

Swiss foundations: major potential to implement sustainable investing on an ambitious scale

The survey demonstrates a disconnect between the driving motivation for sustainable investing and the ESG investment approaches used.

2021 Annual ESG Manager Survey: The red flag is raised on climate risk

Our 2021 survey results identify that screening is one of the most widely used tools utilised to implement a responsible investment policy in the asset management community.

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