ESG Report 2019

Executive interview: Exceeding pure performance for maximum impact

Over the years Ana Harris of SSGA has seen environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing wax and wane. Now a key feature of today’s...

Editorial: A fighting chance

I want you to act as if the house were on fire. Because it is,” a defiant Greta Thunberg said earlier this year. In...

Electrification: Generation electrification

The human race depends on energy, writes Romil Patel. But in the race to decarbonise and build a sustainable future, how is its latest...

Inside view: The time for climate action is now

Faith Ward of Brunel Pension Partnership Limited (Brunel), explains how the Transition Pathway Initiative tool can help to improve investment choices. Last year’s ‘Special Report...

Roundtable: Impact challenge: Striking the SDG framework

Our panel of experts discusses simultaneously generating positive impact and attractive returns, their core investment themes and how impact investing can be done across...

Inside view: How to be an effective steward of assets

If they know how to be better stewards, many pension schemes will choose to work with asset managers that have properly addressed shareholder governance,...

Sponsored feature: Hermes impact opportunities

In the ongoing effort to safeguard the planet, Hermes’ SDG taxonomy makes good use of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals...

Talking heads: Sustainably devoted capital

European asset owners shed light on ESG investment challenges, the issues they aim to address in portfolios as behemoths of capital allocation and how...

Recording change: Useful connections

Asset managers discuss how engaging with other companies has led to major improvements in ESG policies and practices. EMMA LUPTON, SENIOR ESG ANALYST, BMO GLOBAL...

Inside view: Dialling up the heat on smarter stewardship

ShareAction chief executive Catherine Howarth explains how investor pressure can be an effective weapon in the battle to rescue critical ecosystems. A significant intervention by...

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

The tension between urgency and inaction will continue to influence sustainability discussions in 2024, as reflected in the trends report from S&P Global.
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CLOUD DATA PLATFORMS

Luxembourg is one of the world’s premiere centres for cross-border distribution of investment funds. Read our special regional coverage, coinciding with the annual ALFI European Asset Management Conference.
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