Responsible Investing/ESG
We address the three most common investor concerns we’re hearing today—inflation, tapering and climate risk. Plus, a bonus worry (if you’re not thinking about this risk, you should be).
Evaluating carbon handprints, or the way a product or service affects the environment, is a good way to find companies that are providing powerful solutions to the world’s climate challenges while offering attractive growth potential.
ESG-linked bonds have become very popular in investment-grade markets. We think the time is right for high-yield issuers to join in. For investors, that means new opportunities.
China’s 2060 carbon-neutral framework reveals how Beijing envisions the country’s economic future. As efforts to generate more sustainable growth progress, the transition to a greener economy will create diverse new investment opportunities.
Investors are eager to buy bonds that help create a better, more sustainable world. Here’s how to navigate the evolving landscape.
Climate transition is a huge area of focus for investors. And corporate bonds will play a critical role in the journey to a net-zero carbon economy.
The recent listing of Coinbase has rekindled ESG questions about the cryptocurrency boom. However, we believe concerns about the high-energy intensity of Bitcoin mining are overstated, and the technology can play a less-acknowledged but important role in promoting financial inclusion.
Low-carbon investing naturally leans toward renewable energy opportunities. But more industrial companies are taking the extra step to lower emissions with efficient energy technologies and by more accurately measuring their carbon footprint.
Companies globally are racing to reduce their carbon emissions. But what does it really take to achieve ambitious green targets?
Emerging-market countries face many challenges, including the need to address environmental, social and governance issues on tight budgets. For those willing to engage with investors, creative funding opportunities are available.
Hydrogen’s potential as an energy source is attracting renewed attention. It may take 20 years or so for the potential to be realized. But the effects are likely to be felt within the planning horizons of most long-term investors—a good reason to start thinking now about the investment implications.
The energy sector is beginning to adapt to the realities of climate change. Who is best positioned for the future?
Despite questions over financing the European Union’s (EU’s) new Green Deal, the green transition is now under way.