Businesses have a huge role to play in containing global environmental risks. And because they have great leverage on companies, so too do investors.  The idea of “ethical” or “green” investing has gained ground in recent years, but it is hampered by a lack of quantitative definitions.

How operating with an impact objective can add financial value for investors. 

This first report by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) responds to the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD).

In an open letter by Federated Hermes to companies they explain that their engagement dialogue during and after the pandemic means the focus is on resilience and stakeholders. 

Active Ownership 2.0 is a proposed aspirational standard for improved stewardship.

This report provides a high-level framework for any investors looking to shape real-world outcomes in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

For the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis to be durable and resilient, a return to ‘business as usual’ and environmentally destructive investment patterns and activities must be avoided.

This report identifies indicative policy options, which PRI will root in our ESG and climate programmes.

Following the PRI’s The SDG investment case – which laid out why the SDGs are relevant to investors this report takes the next steps by outlining a prospective framework for action.

APG Responsible Investment report 2019

Federated Hermes Nick Spooner explores how climate breakdown will exacerbate infectious diseases, and the steps that companies, investors and governments need to take to mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis and future pandemics.

If an overly relaxed world has since slept through a series of environmental alarms, the coronavirus crisis may well be the wake-up call it needs to avert the worst climate change bear scenarios.

Leading ASI’s climate agenda is Eva Cairns, Senior ESG Investment Analyst. She talks on a host of topics, from about her wide-ranging views on responsible investment and her passion in helping address climate change, to why she’s so keen that we all "grow the pie".

Companies’ pledges of ‘net-zero’ emissions are only meaningful if backed by credible action plans that do not rely heavily on offsetting. Read Aberdeen Standard Investment's report.

Watch Aberdeen Standard Investments video on climate change: investor risks and opportunities.

Our climate is changing. In recent years, we have seen an increase in costly extreme weather events such as storms, wildfires and floods. At the same time, we are living through the hottest years on record. Read Aberdeen Standard Investments paper below. 

Our climate is changing. In recent years, we have seen an increase in costly extreme weather events such as storms, wildfires and floods. At the same time, we are living through the hottest years on record. Read Aberdeen Standard Investments paper below. 

Latest sustainability articles from Schroders.

Schroders’ new flexible working policy has been making the headlines. Their CIO explains why it is integral to providing superior investment performance.

In this article, Schroders focus on six key areas that point to a changing role of the corporate sector in society in the face of “inescapable truths”

It is essential that the growth in impact investing is scale with integrity. The first step in that is to determine the current scale of the impact investing market and examine what that may mean for future growth and development.

In this series of articles, Federated Hermes will explore the links between infectious diseases, environmental issues and social sustainability, alongside the role of investors and companies. In part one, Sonya Likhtman looks at how the destruction of ecosystems can increase the risk of pandemics.

Federated Hermes discusses how the exogeneous shock of the coronavirus pandemic has confirmed the importance of sustainability.

Climate change will test our ability to avoid mortal danger more than ever before. Humanity’s ability to adapt, something we have excelled at, must again come to the fore.

As we navigate through the coronavirus and its impacts, we have an opportunity to shape the post-pandemic world so that confronting the climate emergency is an undisputed global priority.

Aberdeen Standard Investments talks climate change: investing for a sustainable tomorrow.

Renewed, Recharged and Reinforced: Urgent actions to harmonize and scale sustainable finance (Report of the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance to the European Commission).

Andrew Howard, Head of Sustainable Research, at Schroders, explains the rationale and analysis behind Schroders’ ground-breaking SustainEx tool and how the societal costs it measures could affect future corporate profitability.

Schroders latest update to Climate Progress Dashboard suggests the current pace of change will result in temperatures rising by 3.9°C above pre-industrial levels.

In this quarter's infographic Schroder's focus on what Covid-19 means for climate change and the impact of the pandemic on the food industry.

The COVID-19 crisis is likely to have dramatic consequences for progress on climate change. Imminent fiscal recovery packages could entrench or partly displace the current fossil-fuel-intensive economic system.

Click here read SIX Magazine's edition: So you think sustainable investing is easy? Think again.

At the international business of Federated Hermes, we believe that the investment management industry could be a potent force in building a better world; but today that potential is largely unfulfilled.

In this handy guide, we share the knowledge and experience we have gained from decades of sustainable investing.

Sensitive intervention points in the post-carbon transition. We must exploit socioeconomic tipping points and amplifiers

It is with great pleasure that we present to you our Big Book of SI. We firmly believe in sustainability investing, and think all the stars are aligned for this investment discipline.

Investors will play a major role, whether active or passive, in climate change mitigation. To enable prudent decision-making, we propose three physically based engagement principles that could be used to assess whether an investment is consistent with a long-term climate goal.