Inflation pressures should moderate, although a likely recession affecting countries around the globe has been brought into sharper relief.

In this paper, we aim to understand institutional investors’ approach to responsible investing, which has become an important consideration in many investors’ portfolio management decisions.

This paper investigates the efficacy of S&P Dow Jones Indices’ (S&P DJI’s) glass-box optimization algorithm for incorporating multiple sustainability-related objectives in the construction of an index. The glass-box optimization underpins the S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition, Sustainability Enhanced,…

We are delighted to introduce you to the monthly Chart Pack in which you can find some of the key data points and analyses pertaining to key market and economic developments. In this first edition investors can explore the market stories behind the latest ESG developments, private market dynamics and the changing universe of…

Within this rapidly evolving environment, a basic understanding of what ESG means in an investment context is absolutely essential for all investors.

We explore the world’s first set of financial accounting data on firms’ sustainable activities.

Last year proved to be a challenging year for ESG investors. While ESG indices outperformed their non-ESG counterparts, active managers struggled. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of sustainable investment performance and flows in 2023 and highlights the key trends for 2024.

The move from ESG to sustainability to impact is the trend of this decade. Impact investing requires a portfolio manager to have a strong impact conviction, and the opportunities can span across both public and private markets.

In this article, we go beyond the futures and forwards of the traditional quant toolkit and consider how we can trade a fully systematic multi-asset climate portfolio using lots of single name cash investments and a novel risk management overlay. We look at potential challenges and how harnessing human teams and perspectives…

The focus of the paper is on the environmental footprint of commodities and the incorporation of environmental metrics into transparent, rules-based commodity indices.

Navigate the risks and opportunities ahead with our 2023 portfolio manager outlooks hub.

Capital Group's second annual study captured views from over 1,100 professional investors from 19 markets around the globe on ESG issues.

Global markets have been watching Asian economies with keen interest over the past year to see how they managed, dealt with, and recovered from, the global coronavirus pandemic. More recently, markets have been focused on China due to the ongoing debt debacle of property development giant Evergrande. Investors across many…

From mobile phones to medical equipment, electronic products in their millions are being produced and discarded in excess each year. The growing e-waste problem is driving unparalleled levels of resource depletion and pollution, presenting a clear social and environmental risk. As a result, countries are increasingly looking…

This whitepaper looks at the tools, strategies and approaches available that could elevate the “S” to sit comfortably amid the “E” and “G” when making crucial investment decisions – and could boost returns in the process.

It has been a challenging year for sustainable investments. For example, investors have pulled $3.32bn globally from renewable energy specialist funds. However, in the UK across all fund types, sustainable funds have had a good year, both relatively and absolutely

Treasurers, likely seeking to diversify their cash holdings to navigate rate and market uncertainty, are looking to money market funds, short-term bonds and ESG funds among others.

As the global economy moves to more sustainable sources of energy, companies must successfully decommission their obsolete operating assets such as Mining sites; Coal and nuclear power plants; Oil & gas facilities. At BNP Paribas AM, we believe companies should seek to pre-fund the decommissioning of such assets, known…