Sustainability

The history and growth of investors’ impact through ESG and sustainability.

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Climate problem and industry ownership

Tim Hodgson, co-head of the Thinking Ahead Group, goes through an elaborate exercise to determine how much of the climate problem the institutional investment industry owns. The first step, he says, in finding a solution.

Tim HodgsonNovember 9, 2020

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China needs to play TCFD catch up

To meet China's net zero pledge, the world’s largest emitter of CO2 will need to radically reshape its entire economy to stand any chance of reaching this target. The financial sector will be a crucial part of this transformation.

Antigone TheodorouNovember 3, 2020

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RI at core of manager relationships

When leading asset owners work with managers, they incorporate ESG issues into contracts and threaten to terminate relationships due to materialising ESG issues. To help make ESG considerations mainstream in investment management contracts the PRI has released a guide for investors on the manager selection and monitoring process.

Fiona ReynoldsOctober 29, 2020

Sustainability

Opportunity for FI to be more impactful

As more investors look to align with the SDGs, Andrew Parry, says there is a huge opportunity for the fixed income market to be more impactful and innovative.

Amanda WhiteOctober 27, 2020

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Car industry divided by race to zero

The car industry is a stark case study in the unstoppable momentum in a race to zero that will leave behind old-school manufacturers. According to champion of COP26, Nigel Topping, Detroit’s car manufacturers risk Armageddon by staying in the fossil fuel industry while European and Chinese.

Sarah RundellOctober 26, 2020

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Time to change the curriculum

Finance education needs to move away from neo-classical economics towards a more holistic approach including sustainability, philosophy and ethics. Robeco is actively engaging with leading universities in The Netherlands to change the curriculum.

Sarah RundellOctober 23, 2020

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Verification essential for more impact

A new impact investing verification, which uses the same level of rigor that institutional investors approach the due diligence of fund managers, promises to unlock capital flows into impact and build the necessary scale with integrity needed to address the urgent social, environmental, and economic challenges.

Christina LeijonhufvudOctober 19, 2020

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Finance needs to lift its climate game

A recent survey of CFA Institute members showed finance firms are lagging in how they incorporate climate change into the investment process. Matt Orsagh, senior director, capital markets policy at CFA Institute, details steps that can be taken to improve this.

Matt OrsaghOctober 16, 2020

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