Responsible Investment Quarterly Q3 2022
Our latest RI update featuring articles on the US Inflation Reduction Act, tailwinds for hydrogen, and food loss and security issues in the sustainable transition
ESG Viewpoint: Drivers of Deforestation: putting the brakes on deforestation in automotive supply chains
Automotive supply chains can have a significant impact on deforestation – we explore their contribution and our engagement efforts with exposed businesses.
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – October 2022
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Five challenges for net zero investing
Reaching net zero is critically important, but it is not easy. Here we set out five challenges we have identified so far as we move from
commitment to implementation.
ESG Viewpoint – Can mining be a responsible investment?
The energy transition is increasing demand for metals like copper – a key input into electric vehicles. Is it possible to be a responsible miner?
ESG Viewpoint – Responsible Taxation: A necessity to achieve the UN SDGs
We explore issues around corporate tax transparency and our dialogue with companies on this topic.
The exponential problems of predicting the future
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.
Nature and biodiversity loss: how is it relevant to portfolios?
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.
Why CCS technologies are capturing investor attention
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
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