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How ESG will impact the property market in 2024

How ESG will impact the property market in 2024

According to the latest Trends Radar report by Cushman & Wakefield, the Polish commercial property market will be significantly impacted by increasing ESG regulatory pressure in 2024. Investors will be required to implement practical sustainable solutions for their property portfolios due to the EU reporting standards and the revised EPBD coming into effect. The rising […]

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Study Reviews APAC Investment Funds’ Climate Risks

Study Reviews APAC Investment Funds’ Climate Risks

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a new research memorandum assessing the exposure of Asia-Pacific (APAC) investment funds to climate-related risks. HKMA analysed funds’ climate risk exposure by using both the historical and forward-looking metrics of companies held in their portfolios. Exposure to climate-related risks were likely to have an impact on wider […]

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Calvert Brings Three Article 8 Funds to Market

Calvert Brings Three Article 8 Funds to Market

Calvert Research and Management, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), has unveiled three funds categorised as Article 8 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The MS INVF Calvert Global Equity, Global High-Yield Bond and US Equity funds are actively managed and will incorporate a sustainability-related risks and opportunities assessment into their investment approach.

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IIGCC Publishes Scope 3 Emissions Paper

IIGCC Publishes Scope 3 Emissions Paper

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), an industry network, has released its discussion paper on Scope 3 emissions. Scope 3 covers all emissions emerging from a company’s supply chain, including upstream production and downstream customer activity. The paper outlines investor perspectives on the importance and complexity of investee companies’ emissions in the context […]

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TwentyFour Transitions Fund to Article 9

TwentyFour Transitions Fund to Article 9

TwentyFour Asset Management, the fixed income subsidiary of Swiss investment management group Vontobel, has upgraded one of its funds to Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The group said it had taken a deliberately conservative approach under SFDR guidelines, and that the upgrade stood in contrast to the wave of fund […]

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Can business be sustainable?

Can business be sustainable?

Detrimental business The question of who bears responsibility for causing harm is a matter of attribution in a society that is detrimental to nature and a significant portion of its members. If the system is detrimental in itself, it is not the system that is guilty, but some parts of it, or their interaction. In […]

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Artikel-9-Fonds verzeichnen erstmalig Milliardenabflüsse

Artikel-9-Fonds verzeichnen erstmalig Milliardenabflüsse

Währenddessen verzeichnen auch Artikel-8-Fonds im vierten Quartal die höchsten Mittelabzüge jemals. Das Investoreninteresse nach nachhaltigen Anlageprodukten nimmt weiterhin ab. Artikel-8-Fonds haben im vierten Quartal 2023 die höchsten Mittelabzüge jemals verzeichnet, wie aus aktuellen Daten von Morningstar hervorgeht. Auch Artikel-9-Fonds, welche sich in den vergangenen Monaten weitaus besser schlagen konnten, verzeichneten für das vierte Quartal erstmalig […]

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Q4’23 paints a “bleak picture” for Article 8 and Article 9 funds

Q4’23 paints a “bleak picture” for Article 8 and Article 9 funds

According to the Morningstar’s research: “The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requires asset managers to provide more information on the sustainability risks and impact of their investment products sold in the EU, with the level of disclosure depending on the sustainability objective of the products.”Article 8 funds, lacking a commitment to sustainable investments, experienced […]

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BlackRock Invests $500 Million in Clean Energy Developer Recurrent Energy

BlackRock Invests $500 Million in Clean Energy Developer Recurrent Energy

Solar energy and energy storage developer Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., announced today a $500 million commitment from BlackRock, with proceeds from the investment aimed at growing the company’s global renewable energy platform. BlackRock’s $500 million preferred equity investment commitment, convertible into common equity, represents 20% of the outstanding fully diluted shares […]

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Majority of Business Leaders Plan to Increase Sustainability Investments this Year: Capgemini Survey

Majority of Business Leaders Plan to Increase Sustainability Investments this Year: Capgemini Survey

Over half of business leaders globally plan to increase investments in sustainability in 2024, up significantly from only a third who reported plans to do so last year, as business optimism increases, and as executives increasingly recognize the potential impact of climate disruptions to their businesses, while new government incentives help to mobilize investments in […]

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What Could Shape Sustainability and Climate Investing in 2024?

What Could Shape Sustainability and Climate Investing in 2024?

In MSCI’s Sustainability and Climate Trends to Watch 2024 we explore the key themes that could shape the world of ESG investing this year and beyond. Our report brings together the key questions that our global research team is asking and offers thoughtful analyses and useful insights to help navigate the investment landscape that lies […]

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ESG IM DOPPEL-INTERVIEW: „Es besteht die Gefahr des Aktionismus“

ESG IM DOPPEL-INTERVIEW: „Es besteht die Gefahr des Aktionismus“

Nachhaltigkeit ist ein Buzz Word – auch und gerade in der Finanzindustrie. Doch wie lassen sich konkrete Ansätze wie ESG, Impact Investing oder grüne Geldanlagen in der Praxis umsetzen? Das private banking magazin lädt zwei profunde Kenner der Materie zum Gespräch. Die Eheleute Christina und Stephan Bannier geben Einblicke aus Forschung und praktischer Finanzwelt über […]

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