Fallen angels – or high yield bond issues that were formerly investment grade – have seen an extraordinary run of outperformance, through multiple credit market and sector specific cycles over the past two decades. We look at why........

It is critical that we reduce and decarbonise aviation as soon as possible, but this is challenging as alternative technologies are not ready today. Does Sustainable aviation fuel offer a real-world way to continue flying more sustainably?

As you read this article, an animal or insect species, somewhere in the world, will disappear forever. Due to the impact of human activity on the natural world, in the past decades biodiversity has been declining 100 to 1,000 times faster than what would be considered natural. This development threatens not only nature, but also human survival.......

As impact investing gains traction, investors, regulators and end clients are placing greater scrutiny on impact measurement and management. One manager is building a platform for an objective, transparent and evidence-based approach to impact assessment and measurement.....

The European small-cap universe encompasses numerous sustainability-conscious companies doing innovative work that potentially enables them to outperform their competition.......

One manager gives their account of actual, measurable, progress being made on the ground when it comes to climate investing.....

Showing tangible impact is a challenge for managers and asset owners alike. Wellington have developed a framework to show how they track the progress of portfolio companies and issuers, measuring impact progress and outcomes across strategies.......

Wellington Management shares the climate-exposure risk-analysis tool they have developed to help investment teams track and assess physical climate risks facing capital-market assets around the world...

Investors are increasingly attracted to impact investing because of its potential to deliver positive social and environmental outcomes while producing competitive financial returns. Here we explore how alternative energy can deliver both goals...

From better targets to methane to financial commitments, a climate investor shares his views on the lasting positive outcomes likely to emerge from the recent global conference on climate change....

How to close the disconnect between the climate world and the investment world and how the investment risks of climate change should be properly evaluated on a fundamental level.....

Targeting a major environmental issue and the investment opportunities it creates....

We explore the link between climate change and inflation and suggest strategies to help mitigate the threat to portfolios......

A real world example of how addressing a specific sustainability challenge directly, can present meaningful commercial opportunities.....

Wellington´s duo, Campe Goodman and Tara Stillwell, share some of the environmental and climate-related innovations they are seeing across the impact investing universe.....

Wellington is a founding member of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. This is their story on how to achieve net zero emissions of green house gasses by 2050 and what it means to them.....

Climate change presents risks to businesses that are unable to adapt and opportunities for those that can. Are both the risks and opportunities are underappreciated by the market?

The last 12 month’s market turmoil has illustrated what can happen when the markets are suddenly faced with a risk for which they are unprepared. It is also a reminder that uncertainty is disruptive for businesses and investors alike, and that risk management is paramount in the pursuit of long-term goals.....

Many investors are overexposed to the risks stemming from climate change while being underexposed to the accompanying investment opportunities....a thematic approach may well be the best way to deal with specific sustainability issues....

Building a framework to finding the companies and investments that offer much-needed solutions to many of the major challenges identified in the UN SDGs.....

We talked to Adrie Heinsbroek of NN IP to discuss the new "unknowns" that responsible investors will increasingly need to take into account in their decision-making....

Two impact investors discuss how a holistic approach makes it possible to source more deals and evaluate opportunities in both equities and bonds.....it takes a village to raise a child......

COVID-19 has thrown new light on the interdependencies and vulnerabilities of a closely networked world. We spoke to Aviva Investors’ responsible investment specialists to ask whether this will prove a turning point for environmental, social and governance issues

Inefficiencies in the sustainable investing segment give active investors opportunities to generate outperformance over the long term....

Not only does coal have a significant climate impact – LGIM also believe that it’s a poor investment....

One asset manager reflects on two decades of managing sustainable strategies. What are the lessons learnt, the changes seen, and the companies they are investing in on this journey.......

Helping asset owners prepare their equity portfolio for the transition to a low-carbon economy....

How responsible investing not only mitigates risks, but also leads to better long-term financial outcomes without sacrificing performance...

Time for boards to wake up and realise that ESG is no longer just a topic that shows up once a year in the company’s Corporate Responsibility report...

Private markets have developed into a global, highly diversified and heterogenous universe where some sub-sectors offer investors relative and absolute value. But deployment has slowed down and we have reached a crossroads: it takes (more) time to agree on value in this new context - argues Allianz GI´s Emmanuel Leblanc

Today a large number of investors and asset managers use “ESG integration” to describe their overall approach to responsible investing but what does that really mean?

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