All Special Report articles – Page 20
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Special ReportPGIM Fixed Income case study— filtering Asian Green Bonds through our framework
Issuers have myriad incentives—often including a lower cost of capital than a traditional bond—to apply the green label to their bond offerings. Yet, once filtered through our Green Bond Framework, it’s clear that many of these securities present the opportunity for only marginal environmental improvements or possibly none at all. Although this less-than-green issuance has occurred globally, it has become prominent in Asia as the size of the green bond market has grown and issuers’ ESG initiatives have continued to evolve from their early stages.
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Special ReportBanks face scrutiny on carbon exposure
The 60 global lenders in the Net Zero Banking Alliance must present emissions targets by autumn 2022
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Special ReportSix best practices for carbon offsets
As investors and companies increasingly seek to address the risks of climate change, there is growing debate about the use of carbon offsets in achieving net-zero emissions. We think there’s room for a measure of offsets to achieve carbon neutrality, provided best-practices are followed.
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Special ReportFrom climate change to biodiversity, and vice-versa
In addition to taking note of the extent of the climate crisis, successive IPCC reports have stressed that carbon neutrality must be achieved while protecting biodiversity. Indeed, half of the CO2 emissions generated from human activity are captured by land- and sea-based organisms, which absorb about 9.5 billion tonnes of CO2 each year. Preserving, sustainably managing, and restoring ecosystems can thus contribute to decarbonisation efforts.
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Special ReportBlended finance: Catalytic capital
Three examples show how innovative structures can mobilise institutional capital alongside development banks in high-impact emerging-economy projects
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Special ReportInvesting in the blue economy
Better ocean health is vital for addressing climate change. As fixed income investors, we’re seeing growing opportunities to make a difference.
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Special ReportBorder to Coast: Climate solutions provider for the public sector
The asset pool has released a standalone climate-change policy to meet net zero
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Heterogeneity: the key to good business management
Diversity and inclusion benefit companies and investments in the long term. This is the conclusion from various reports published over the last year by training institutes and financial-consulting companies. Information and research form the basis for analysis and screening tools to enable a financial model that Etica has always believed in: a sustainable, ethical and inclusive economic system.
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Special ReportGlobal poverty and the role businesses can play to help put an end to it
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all. It is therefore right that the first of them is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”. However, the onset of the Covid-19 global pandemic has dealt a big blow to this aim, with global poverty increasing last year for the first time in decades.
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Special ReportMatt Orsagh: Don’t make climate promises you can’t keep
The devil is in the detail with climate promises
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Special ReportCarbon price: Dear greenhouse gases
Global carbon markets are expanding as prices increase, with consequences both for companies and their investors
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Special ReportMeasuring a country’s carbon emissions: A debate with high stakes
As the effects of climate change become increasingly apparent—from rising sea levels to more frequent and devastating natural disasters—the need for action becomes more urgent by the day. Environmental responsibility has permeated all sectors of the financial industry. In particular, asset managers have seen increasing interest from clients, regulators and the general public to facilitate this effort by directing financial flows toward entities that make better environmental citizens.
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Impact investing as a way to support the transition to a low carbon economy
The transition to a low carbon economy requires political will, a carrot-and-stick approach and the investment of significant resources. The public sector won’t be able to finance the transition alone. Governments shall continue to support market investments in companies and technologies providing solutions to environmental problems. We identify some attractive investment opportunities for impact investing.
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Special ReportInarcassa: Continuous carbon reduction targets
The fund is embracing thematic investments and Paris-aligned benchmarks
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Special ReportThe wheat and the chaff: Man Group’s case study in rating an RI Fund
As responsible investing becomes default best practice, it is increasingly important that allocators can separate the wheat from the chaff, distinguishing genuine responsible investment managers from those that greenwash. Below, we provide a case study that sets out the best practices for allocators.
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Special ReportClimate change risk metrics: The rising tide
The industry is now seeing an expansion in data-driven practices, with new climate datasets emerging and becoming mainstream. Climate change itself is a phenomenon comprised of many interlinked processes, each with their own risks and uncertainties. To cater to the growing demand for quantitative climate change risk metrics, vendors have begun to explicitly model climate change risk.
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Special ReportStrategy: Peak oil versus net zero: escaping the climate trap
Fossil-fuel use could continue to rise despite efforts to achieve climate neutrality
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Special ReportGiles Gunesekera: A gender view on climate
Women and girls are likely to suffer more from climate change
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Special ReportInsurance Linked Securities: developing climate resilience
Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are an alternative asset class where investors’ returns are primarily linked to the occurrence of natural catastrophes. Since the majority of exposures emanate from climate-related risks, the potential impact of climate change is a key consideration for ILS managers and investors. In parallel, ILS is receiving increased recognition for its inherent ESG-positive characteristics with the critical role insurance plays in helping society develop long-term resilience.
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Special ReportKatherine Garrett-Cox: Commitment, collaboration and consequences
Real progress needs to be evident before 2030
