ESG

ESG obligations a recipe for disaster

Hardly a day goes by without some communication on ESG investing. It seems everyone is getting on the bandwagon. But peers that Paul Bevin speaks to have concerns that virtue may come at a price.

Paul BevinDecember 11, 2018

Fixed income, ESG start to bond

ESG integration in fixed income is finally starting to happen but the challenges it presents aren’t the same as in equities; for example, bondholder rights and shareholder rights aren’t the same. Have a look at what’s necessary to further blend ESG and fixed income.

Georg Inderst and Fiona StewartNovember 13, 2018

Investor Profile

MP Pension’s full embrace of ESG

The $17.4 billion Danish fund for academics is emphasising all three letters in ESG. Its portfolio is shedding fossil fuels as it advocates for diversity and plots a new sustainable strategy.

Sarah RundellNovember 9, 2018

Manager Relationships

Cbus benchmarks managers on climate risk

The $32.5 billion Australian superannuation fund has set emissions targets for portfolios and incorporated TCFD disclosure rules as it makes climate risk management a factor in awarding mandates.

October 30, 2018

FIS Stanford 2018

Protecting human capital helps everyone

Investors have plenty to gain from helping to protect human rights in supply chains and managing the human costs during technological disruption and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Sarah RundellOctober 12, 2018

FIS Stanford 2018

Time for a carbon tax: George Shultz

Economics professor George Shultz told delegates a revenue-neutral carbon tax would have corporate support and would be effective, during a discussion of US and global climate policy.

Sarah RundellOctober 4, 2018

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ESG obligations a recipe for disaster

Sustainability

Fixed income, ESG start to bond

Investor Profile

MP Pension’s full embrace of ESG

Manager Relationships

Cbus benchmarks managers on climate risk

FIS Stanford 2018

Protecting human capital helps everyone

FIS Stanford 2018

Time for a carbon tax: George Shultz

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