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Encourage collective action to engage on supply chain water risks
To a large degree, water risk derives from the collective use of water by all stakeholders that share a common source.
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Promoting internal and supply chain action to mitigate water risks
Once a company’s water impacts and risks are understood, a response and risk mitigation strategy should be developed and implemented.
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Foster water awareness - developing knowledge of impacts and water risks
As with each element in the framework, developing an awareness of water issues and, over time, an in-depth understanding of the complex and unique nature of water issues facing the company is an ongoing and iterative process.
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Reports/GuidesAn engagement framework for water risks in agricultural supply chains
In partnership with WWF, the PRI developed an engagement framework to facilitate investor dialogue with companies on managing their agricultural supply chain water risk.
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What is agricultural supply chain water risk?
While it is widely recognised that agriculture is the largest global user of water, supply of and demand for water by basin and crop vary considerably.
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The investment strategy process
The process is as much an art as a science and it is important to take ownership of making it work for your particular organisation.
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An evolving industry: Future-proofing the investment strategy
There are a number ways in which the investment industry is evolving, and is likely to evolve in the coming years.
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Asset owner strategy guide: How to craft an investment strategy
Crafting an investment strategy is the first step within an asset owner’s overall investment process.
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Crafting an investment strategy (Step 5: Implementation)
It is essential to hold implementation elements in mind during the investment strategy process.
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Crafting an investment strategy (Step 4: Strategy formulation and selection)
Step 4: Strategy formulation and selection builds specificity and substance to the investment principles created in step 3.
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Crafting an investment strategy (Step 3: Investment principles)
Investment principles should be a set of clear, impactful statements that will help select your investment strategy, inform your asset allocation and align all investment decisions.
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Crafting an investment strategy (Step 2: Vision and mission)
The organisation can begin to determine or realign its vision of how the world will develop, and define or reassert its mission.
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Crafting an investment strategy (Step 1: Context)
A solid assessment of the external and internal context in which the strategy will be developed is needed to provide a strong, common point-of-departure for the process.
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Introduction: Investor guide on water risks in agricultural supply chains
The World Economic Forum highlights water as a top global risk with associated climate, weather, economic, social, competition and infrastructure impacts.
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Growing water risk resilience: an investor guide on agricultural supply chains
Global investor portfolios are increasingly exposed to water-related risk.
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BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research's ESG in equities investing study
In June 2017, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research released follow-on research to a December 2016 study that evaluated the reliability of ESG data (based on Thomson Reuters’ scoring system) as a signal of future volatility and directional trends in equity market valuations.
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Calvert Research and Management's ESG in fixed income investing study
The CFA survey revealed that ESG integration is more of a mainstream practice in equities compared to fixed income – in the US and other parts of the world.
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The PRI’s ESG and alpha study
The PRI recently conducted a study based on portfolio analytics and ESG data provided by MSCI ESG Research to evaluate the efficacy of optimal mean-variance equities portfolios optimized with assets that had improving ESG scores (momentum strategy) versus high absolute ESG scores (tilt strategy) across the world and geographic regions, ...
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The CFA Institute's ESG survey
In May 2017, the CFA Institute surveyed its members on how they use ESG integration in their investment practices as well as to gauge their perceptions of ESG issues and data.
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Transparency: A key component of active ownership
Transparency is a key component of active ownership and it forms part of many stewardship codes and principles (i.e. Principle 6, the ICGN Global Stewardship Principles, the OECD Responsible Business Conduct for Institutional Investor and several national stewardship codes).
