All Special Report articles – Page 21
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Special ReportMoney and commitment needed
The term ‘net zero’ is becoming entrenched in political and business life as governments, banks, insurers, asset owners and, not least, corporates sign up to demanding pledges to reduce carbon emissions in the service of limiting global temperature rises to within 1.5°C.
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Special ReportUnravelling the conflicts in ‘Double Materiality’
Where do you draw the ‘moral’ line and how do you have a genuinely positive impact?
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Special ReportMaking sense of ESG Data: How to Quantify SDG Contribution
Sustainability is one of the world’s most prevalent topics, and within asset management investors are accordingly shifting their portfolios towards environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing. As a result of this increased demand for ESG investing, various frameworks have emerged such as ESG rating, ESG metrics and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) impact. These frameworks are defined by a vast amount of data and specific methodologies in order to measure the exposure. This poses a challenge for investors due to the necessity to understand the complexity of sustainability while also dealing with the quantity of available data.
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Special ReportSpatial finance: A data-driven perspective on industrial output
Artificial intelligence-enabled spatial finance data could help overcome poor and lagging data disclosure by listed and private companies
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Special ReportGreen sentiment and its effects
A new type of index could help track demand for green assets
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Special ReportThe prospects for green energy
Hydrogen and other green energy sources are beginning to attract private capital at scale
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Special ReportIn search of an ESG standard in a sea of ESG ‘standards’
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) have given us the tools to compare and evaluate revenue streams from vastly different sectors and industries. For example, we can calculate and contrast a firm that sells agricultural products in Germany vs. a firm that offers cloud computing services in Singapore.
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Special ReportStrategy: Focus on real-world GHG
A portfolio decarbonisation framework for real-world greenhouse gas emissions impact
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Net Zero and Just Transition for Pension Funds
The Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 in Glasgow represents a new milestone in the global fight against climate change, with a more climate-friendly US administration and growing mobilisation in favour of “Net Zero”. Six years on from the Paris agreement, the objective is clear: limiting temperature rise to well below 2°C above pre-industrial averages, which means reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and halving them by 2030.
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Special ReportFuture proof: impact investing
Impact investing is trending. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates that investor appetite could grow to USD 26 trillion, with as much as USD 5 trillion of that in private markets. Looking at the market size of impact investing, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) currently estimates that it was USD 715 billion at the end of 2019, with private debt attracting the highest capital allocation (34%). The huge gap between potential demand and the current market size shows that there is great potential for the impact investing market to grow.
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Special ReportThe global race to net zero
Leading global asset managers aiming to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
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Special ReportStewardship: Heavy-lifting network
Groups like Climate Action 100+ can help index managers to target their investment heft in engagement with individual companies
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Special ReportWhat makes an “impact” investment manager?
Understanding the required foundation to build, manage, and measure an impact portfolio.
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Special ReportPrivate equity: Focus shift brings turmoil to market
China’s focus on ‘common prosperity’ is boosting the importance of ESG factors and generating new opportunities as well as risks
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Special ReportInvesting in China
Investors the world over are thinking about China, from Soros to Mr and Ms Main Street. Our contribution to this theme (written before the Evergrande story broke) looks at both private and public equity, where managers are looking to align portfolios with China’s long-term investment needs. From a manager selection perspective, boots plus portfolio managers on the ground were an essential ingredient for successful portfolio positioning ahead of the July regulatory crackdown.
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Special ReportInterview: Diana Choyleva
Diana Choyleva, chief economist at Enodo Economics, says the battle for technological supremacy between the US and China will transform the global investment map
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Special ReportCommentary: A mile in Xi’s shoes
The shift from ‘trade war’ to ‘tech war’ between China and the US has forced China’s policy makers to deal with the country’s three key vulnerabilities
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Special ReportCommon prosperity reshaping equity markets
China’s focus is shifting to emerging industries in its drive to become a powerhouse of innovation
