ESG investing seems all the rage, but what does this focus on environmental,
social and governance criteria actually mean for investors?
Definitive answers are hard to come by but aggregating the research shows a
positive relationship between ESG and financial performance.
In an increasingly digital society, cybersecurity and data protection are
rapidly emerging as some of the biggest ESG risks for companies to manage.
China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but is also becoming a
global leader in promoting green investment and fighting pollution.
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Wealth distribution, emerging threats to the status quo, and why inequality is
turning into an important sustainability risk.
When it comes to policy leadership in the arena of environmental, social and
governance factors, Japan is stepping up even as the US is stepping back.
Why extra scrutiny of corporate governance, especially capital deployment
decisions, is necessary towards the end of the cycle.
How and why ESG is starting to be taken seriously in real estate investing.
Green bonds are a useful group of assets in ESG investing, but some investors
are not entirely clear on key aspects of the instruments.
How investors considered ESG in the case of an investment in ChemChina, the
Chinese state-owned chemical giant.
Investment chiefs from Denmark, Italy and Japan on how they define what is - and
what isn't - ESG, and how it informs their approach to investing.
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