ESG and Sustainability
The rise of ESG factors in investment decision making will have a dramatic impact on returns and opportunities in the 21st century. A recent survey by LGT Capital Partners and Mercer showed that 57% of respondents believe that incorporating ESG standards into investment decisions will raise returns. Just 9% argued they reduce returns on investment.
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Fidelity International has launched a new fixed income ETF in Europe, targeting climate-conscious investors. The Fidelity Global Government Bond Climate Aware UCITS ETF is designed to provide exposure to a portfolio of local currency government bonds issued across the world while delivering an immediate reduction in the carbon emissions profile compared to similar market cap-weighted benchmarks.
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ESG investing using artificial intelligence
Data science and enormous computing power such as artificial intelligence are now able to provide new ESG insights to investment managers
Unstructured, voluminous and incompatible data always presented a challenge to investors and asset managers looking to make environmental, social and governance (ESG)-friendly investments. Artificial intelligence (AI) could change all that with its capacity to crunch vast amounts of data and throw Up new insights not available through other, traditional methods.
BlackRock Faces New Criticism Over Fossil Fuels
BlackRock is in the eye of a media storm for consistently not putting its money where its mouth is on climate change.
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ACP to Launch ESG Alternative Investment Funds
Alternative Capital Partners is an Italian asset management firm that focuses on alternatives and applies ESG principles to all underlying asset classes. They believe that fund returns can be improved by the additional thrust on ESG sustainability principles. At the same time, there will be a beneficial impact on the environment and the real Italian economy.
Why This Hedge Fund is Betting on Climate Change
Robert Gibbins’ Autonomy Capital thinks investors are ignoring the implications of climate change at their own peril