All Environmental issues articles – Page 18
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Blog postClimate risk: the unhedgeable half
A Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) report shows that up to half of the losses from shifting market sentiment to climate change can be offset through asset allocation, but that the remaining half is unhedgeable at the investor level, leaving investors exposed unless system-wide action is taken.
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Blog postDecarbonised indexes can help hedge climate risk
Mats Andersson, Patrick Bolton and Frédéric Samama demonstrate that a decarbonised index offers long-term, passive investors a way to hedge climate change risk without sacrificing financial returns.
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How policy makers can make sustainable energy projects bankable
Christopher Kaminker of the OECD has identified barriers to institutional investors filling the financing gap in sustainable energy investing, outlining recommendations to policy makers on how these barriers can be mitigated.
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Blog postAre investment consultants' reputations the next stranded assets
A paper from Ben Caldecott and Dane Rook lays out why investment consultants are not having a bigger influence on the uptake of green investment practices by asset owners.
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Technical guide
Developing a climate change strategy step three: review
Asset owners can put processes in place to assess how effective they are in implementing their chosen strategies.
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Technical guide
Portfolio climate change strategy three: avoid
Where an asset owner is exposed to companies dependent on fossil fuel reserves (conventional and unconventional oil, gas and coal), reallocation is a way to reduce this exposure, bearing in mind that fossil fuels are a key component of the world economy and that sectors such as electric utilities may ...
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Technical guideDeveloping an asset owner climate change strategy
There is a growing imperative for asset owners to align their investment portfolios with a low-carbon economy.
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Technical guidePortfolio climate change strategy two: invest
Asset owners can consider investing with cilmate change integrated into decision making.
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Technical guide
Portfolio climate change strategy one: engage
Engagement could be effective in various ways.
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Technical guideDeveloping a climate change strategy step two: act
The following groups need to be engaged to decide on appropriate strategies: senior decision makers, beneficiaries and stakeholders, and portfolio managers.
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Technical guideDeveloping a climate change strategy step one: measure
Evaluating portfolio exposure to climate change risk and opportunity, and reviewing portfolio emissions, are practical starting points for addressing climate change.
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Technical guideResponsible investment in farmland
Farmland offers a stable long-term investment with the benefits of diversification, inflation protection and potential for attractive returns, but there are significant challenges, including water, soil health, biodiversity, toxics and land rights.
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Blog postCO2 disclosure cuts the cost of debt
Energy, the lifeblood of any business, is a considerable cost, but being more transparent about emissions data could be a way for businesses to reduce some of that cost and create value for shareholders.
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Discussion paperKey factors for establishing an emission reduction goal
Asset owners are diverse and drivers for action will vary, ranging from financial value to social values, with actions and outcomes flowing from these.
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Discussion paperHow measuring a portfolio carbon footprint can assist in climate risk mitigation and reducing emissions
A carbon footprint is a useful quantitative tool that can inform the creation and implementation of a broader climate change strategy.
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Discussion paperThe case for asset owner action on climate change
With scientific concerns about the effects of carbon emissions settled, asset owners are increasingly interested in understanding their carbon exposure and learning what role they can play to achieve a safe environment for future generations.
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Discussion paperReducing emissions across the portfolio
A growing number of asset owners want to know how their assets are exposed to climate change related risks, and the role that they can play in an orderly transition to a lower carbon economy.
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Blog postDirectors' duties in the anthropocene: liability for corporate harm due to incation on climate change
Sustainalytics Prize for Excellence in Responsible Investment Research: STUDENT PRIZE (JOINT WINNER) Sarah Barker, University of Melbourne Key findings Climate change presents material financial risks. The duty of care and diligence requires directors to be informed and engaged; ignorance and inaction are no defense. Directors may be ...
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Blog postCorporate disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions
The reporting of company-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a complex undertaking for companies and currently a voluntary activity in most European countries.
