Asian Insurers See Net Zero Obstacles ESG, Insurance Insurance companies often face several obstacles in implementing net zero emission targets in their investment portfolios. We talk to abrdn’s Xiong Jian about what these are and why they are different from the net zero issues that other institutional investors grapple with. Read More
NZ Super Moves to Low Carbon Benchmarks Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Equities, ESG NZ Super has changed the benchmark for its equities allocation in the reference portfolio to a low carbon index Read More
Climate, Biodiversity and Fixed Income ESG, Fixed Income & Credit Fixed income investors have the ability to be more granular in their approach to sustainable investing than equity investors. We talk to Tom Lyons of Allspring about how this can be implemented in relation to not only climate change, but also biodiversity Read More
Sustainability Through Efficiency Equities, ESG Technological development will be a key ingredient in the energy transition to renewable sources, but it is not all about cutting edge innovations, Hamish Chamberlayne says. Read More
Finding the Next ESG Disaster ESG JANA Sustainability Advisory Council Member Renee Grogan talks to [i3] Insights about how to spot ESG trouble before it blows up Read More
The Risk of Decarbonisation ESG, Factors, Quant & Systematic Decarbonisation is a means towards a sustainable end, but not an end in itself. Investors would do well to place any decarbonisation strategy in a broader light to ensure they avoid unintended risks, Northern Trust Asset Management says. Read More
Fighting a Stranded Asset Future ESG, Private & Alternative Markets Port of Newcastle is looking to diversify its activities away from coal, but the port’s CEO, Craig Carmody, explains it faces some steep hurdles despite having room to grow. Read More
Creating Affordable Communities ESG, Real Estate, Women in Finance Creating affordable housing is not just about building low-cost homes, but also about creating a space where people want to live, PATRIZIA says. Read More
Decarbonisation Could Produce Unexpected Risks ESG, Fixed Income & Credit True decarbonisation is a complex process and involves many different drivers that can introduce unintended risks to the portfolio. Abrdn’s Sam Grantham gives a few insights into what can go wrong in a fixed income portfolio. Read More
