The crossroads of tech, finance, and sustainability.
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 Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Europe.
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| The Billion-Dollar Carbon Market You Can’t Afford to Ignore With the rapid development of global compliance carbon markets (CCMs) in recent years, their connection with the investment industry has grown increasingly significant. As the markets evolve, CCMs can offer sustainability-focused investors an effective tool to support their net-zero goals. Furthermore, as an emerging asset class, carbon is becoming a more prominent consideration in the development of investment and trading strategies. READ MORE |  |
 | Deep dive into AI’s role in the ecological transition Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the global economy at an unprecedented pace, with the potential to accelerate the transition to a greener and more sustainable future. However, while AI offers significant efficiency and productivity gains that can support climate solutions, it also presents environmental challenges such as increased energy consumption and carbon footprint from data centres. The key lies in balancing AI’s transformative power with its environmental impact—sustainable investment and innovation in clean AI technologies are essential. As AI adoption surges, sustainable investors and businesses must engage actively to harness AI’s benefits while mitigating risks to natural resources. The future belongs to those who can navigate this dual challenge: leveraging AI to drive decarbonisation and sustainable growth while advancing ethical and resource-conscious AI development. #ArtificialIntelligence #ClimateChange #Sustainability #GreenEconomy #SustainableInvestment #Natixis READ MORE |
| ESG in Sovereign Fixed Income Investing: From Numbers to Narratives Since the establishment of Morgan Stanley’s Sovereign ESG Methodology in 2019, the approach to evaluating countries’ sustainability performance to support our sovereign bond investment decision process has been evolving our approach. Morgan Stanley’s framework continues to aim to identify countries with leading ESG practices or positive improvement while avoiding systematic bias against developing countries through contextualising countries’ performance within their stage of development. READ MORE |  |
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