Responsible investing has become a focus area in the investment industry, but greenwashing is rife and the sales pitch is strong, so what really matters? Research IP helps many of our consulting clients navigate the maze, but no one client is the same. For more context, our research paper, Beneath the Surface of Responsible Investing, takes a deeper look at the investment merits of different managed fund approaches applied in New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Europe.
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| BNP Paribas Asset Management – Biodiversity Footprinting – Underlying Corporate Holdings In France, biodiversity reporting is now a requirement with Article 29 of the law on Energy and Climate. BNP Paribas tests biodiversity footprinting on the corporate holdings in their global portfolios. When will this find its way to this part of the world? READ MORE |  |
 | S&P Global – Climate & ESG Index Dashboard – A Passive Approach The dashboard shows plenty of ways you can slice and dice ‘ESG’ using a passive approach. Short term performance of the climate and ESG indices until Q2 2022 underperformed the parent benchmark due to zero exposure to the energy sector and the negative selection effect of tech stocks, but over three years nearly all outperformed. READ MORE |
| Robeco – Sustainable Enhanced Indexing – The Shortfalls of Passive Investing Robeco list the challenges of sustainable passive investing, including not having the tool of divestment as recourse. Robeco suggests an alternative way to construct a sustainable portfolio using factor investing and integrating multiple sustainability dimensions. READ MORE |  |
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