Nature and biodiversity loss: how is it relevant to portfolios?

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Olivia Watson, Senior Thematic Investment Analyst, Responsible Investment, explains why biodiversity is a relevant topic for investors and highlights the industries most impacted by the risks and opportunities.

The exponential problems of predicting the future

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Jess Williams, Senior Thematic Investment Analyst, Responsible Investment, and Ben Kelly, Senior Portfolio ESG and Impact Analyst, analyse the impact of human bias on predicting progress in clean technologies and how it often causes policymakers to overestimate cost and underestimate potential.

Why CCS technologies are capturing investor attention

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Natalia Luna, Senior Thematic Investment Analyst, Responsible Investment, explores the growing importance of the role of carbon capture and storage technologies to meet net zero and the rising policy support and investment in this market.

Responsible Investment Quarterly Q2 2022

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Featuring articles on Europe’s response to the ongoing energy crisis; how the nuclear industry is seeking to reverse the negative perceptions that surround it; and the growing momentum towards the use of circular plastics

ESG Viewpoint – Should ‘doing good’ pay out? Linking executive pay to ESG metrics

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ESG metrics in pay matter. We explain why, outline our expectations for companies in this area and detail our engagement efforts and the progress made.

The power of financial inclusion

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How financial inclusion can empower productive poor families to have a better livelihood.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – September 2022

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Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.

Capital with purpose – impact investing in listed equities

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Our Global ESG Equities Team argue the case for making a positive difference through investment in public equities.

The 2022 US Proxy Season: Emerging ESG-related matters in the US market and what it portends for 2023

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This past proxy season was touted as one for the ages vis-à-vis volume of ESG-related proposals.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – August 2022

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Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.