2021 ESG Trends to Watch

Climate. ESG bubbles. Biodiversity. Disclosure. Social inequality. The topics don’t get much bigger — or more systemic. Here’s our analysis of the five ESG trends that will matter most to companies and their investors in 2021.

Top 100 Funds - European Carbon Study

This year’s “Top 100 Funds - European Carbon Study” assesses the carbon footprints of the largest 100 Global and European mutual equity funds, with a sales registration for Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden or Switzerland. To independently compare and in order to efficiently score the mutual funds, this study has used the powerful “Carbon Footprint Analysis Tool” of yourSRI.com

From the Stockholder to the Stakeholder: 

Sustainability is one of the most significant trends in financial markets for decades. Whether in the form of investors’ desire for sustainable responsible investing (SRI), or corporate management’s focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR), the content, focusing on sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues, is the same. 

EY 2020 Global Alternative Fund Survey

Almost universal agreement can be reached on one issue: 2020 was not business as usual. The year started smoothly in the realm of financial markets and economic indicators

Quantifying "green alpha"

Green alpha is a relatively new concept but is quickly becoming a critical metric for investors in sustainable property. Green alpha quantifies what proportion of total ungeared differential returns from an individual asset investment can be attributed to sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives. In this article, we explore how green alpha can be derived from reviewing environmental financial performance at individual asset level using robust data. Quantifying "green alpha"

Deutsche Bank Group - Sustainable Investing

Sustainable Investing has evolved during the last several decades.  As a result, it is a field with a substantial number of terms and acronyms, many of which are used interchangeably or defined differently by various market participants.  There is therefore a substantial potential for confusion when looking at this sector, particularly for asset owners or asset managers considering adopting this type of investing or integrating some of its principles into their investment process.  

Global Sustainable Investment Review 2014

In early 2013, the Global Sustainable Investment Association (GSIA) released the Global Sustainable Investment Review 2012, the first report to collate the results from the market studies of regional sustainable investment forums for Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia, Japan, Australasia and Africa. In the period since the launch of the inaugural study, the global sustainable investment market has continued to grow both in absolute and relative terms, rising from $13.3 trillion1 at the outset of 2012 to $21.4 trillion at the start of 2014, and from 21.5 percent to 30.2 percent of the professionally managed assets in the regions covered. 

Show Me The Money: 

There is a growing worldwide understanding of the pivotal role the investment community and capital
market actors have to play in addressing critical environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.
At the same time, the mainstream investment community is waking to the burgeoning opportunities
associated with sustainability promoting companies, technologies and investment funds. From cleantech,
to renewables and ecosystem services, the growth industries of the 21st century are emerging at
an accelerated pace.
 

Investing to Advance Women

Women have made advances in the United States and around the world in recent decades, but they have not
achieved parity with men on socioeconomic measures ranging from pay and access to capital to representation
on the boards of major corporations. A growing body of evidence suggests that there is not only a moral
argument for investing in women, but a business case as well. This guide is intended as a practical guide for
individuals and institutions interested in learning about investment opportunities that help advance women.

Beyond Fossil Fuels:  
The Investment Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment

Pressure is building on institutional investors to assess their exposure to companies that extract fossil fuels.  As concerns rise about the likely effects on the climate from greenhouse gas emissions, grassroots campaigns calling for fossil fuel divestment are growing.