STOXX® USA 500 ESG-X Index
Following on from the successful derivatives launches in 2019, STOXX Ltd. (now part of Qontigo) has recently licensed the STOXX® USA 500 ESG-X Index as an underlying for listed futures on...
Resources
Into the Mainstream: ESG at the Tipping Point
State Street Global Advisors latest research, uncovers the views of more than 300 institutional investors and world-leading institutions, revealing what is driving organizations to adopt ESG...
EURO STOXX 50® ESG – Integrating Sustainability
The research paper, published by STOXX, puts the EURO STOXX 50 ESG Index under the microscope to analyze its profile and characteristics, and the effect of implementing the strategy. This study...
2° Investing Initiative: Stress-testing COVID-19
This report by 2° Investing Initiative outlines six COVID-19 stress-test scenarios. These scenarios will be improved on an ongoing basis in the next few months, integrating all the available...
J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management: Green Global View
In this “green issue” of the Global View, J. Safra Sarasin Asset Management describe how climate change is linked to the performance of companies,countries and real estate and consider how...
TCFD-Based Reporting: A practical ESG guide for institutional investors
This guide by MSCI is aimed at supporting institutional investors who intend to report on their climate-related risk management processes according to the Task Force on Climate related...
1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Targets and Options for Reducing Lifestyle Carbon Footprints
The report 1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Targets and Options for Reducing Lifestyle Carbon Footprints by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Aalto University, and D-mat ltd....
Blue Carbon in Australian and the Indo-Pacific
Carbon sequestration rates in marine sediments – tidal marshes, mangroves and seagrasses – can be double that of land forests. CSIRO explains the blue carbon opportunities for Australia and...
Jeroen Bos on the importance of using responsible investing to improve financial returns
Climate Action caught up with Jeroen Bos, Head of Specialised Equity & Responsible Investing at NN Investment Partners, to discuss whether responsible investing can improve financial...
Willem Keogh on the importance of ESG data as a tool to encourage innovation
Ahead of the Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2020 taking place in Paris on the 10 March, we caught up with Willem Keogh, Head of ESG and Thematic Index Solutions at Qontigo, to discuss the...
Reconomy: Going Full Circle to Achieve Zero Waste
Society is growing at such a rapid rate and the knock-on effect is the damage being caused to the planet. There is a genuine threat of unprecedented environmental crisis if radical and...
Interview with Juan Camilo Osorio, Sura Asset Management, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Juan Camilo Osorio, CIO, Sura Asset Management, to discuss the challenges private sector companies face when investing in sustainable projects and action. An...
Interview with Hanno Schoklitsch, Kaiserwetter, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Hanno Schoklitsch, CEO & Founder, Kaiserwetter, to discuss how emerging techonolgy can help to effectively tackle climate change. An affiliate side event of COP25,...
Interview with Alexandre de Juniac, IATA, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO, IATA, to discuss what holds the key to decarbonise the air transport sector. An affiliate side event of COP25, the...
Interview with Tate Cantrell, Verne Global, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Tate Cantrell, Chief Technology Officer, Verne Global, to discuss how AI is providing sustainable solutions for business. An official side event of COP25, the...
Interview with Tony Worby, CSIRO, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Tony Worby, Director, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, to discuss the importance of public and private sector collaboration in tackling global climate challenges. An...
Interview with Steve Martineau, GSMA, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Steve Martineau, Chief of Staff, GSMA, to discuss how the technology rapidly changing our lives can be utilised to accelerate climate action. An official side...
Interview with Marcius Extavour, XPRIZE, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Marcius Extavour, Executive Director, NRG Cosia Carbon, XPRIZE, to discuss how innovation is accelerating solutions for climate action. An official side event of...
Interview with Miguel Mendez, CABEI, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Miguel Mendez, Head of Partnerships and International Cooperation Department, CABEI, to discuss how innovation can be utilised to accelerate sustainable...
Interview with Paulus Tjakrawan Taningdjaja, Indonesia Biofuels Producer Association, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Paulus Tjakrawan Taningdjaja, Vice Chairperson, Indonesia Biofuels Producer Association, to discuss the role biofuels will play in decarbonising our industries,...
Interview with Kirsten Dunlop, EIT Climate-KIC, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Kirsten Dunlop, CEO, EIT Climate-KIC, to discuss the challenges of adopting low carbon and clean technologies to combat climate change. An official side event of...
Interview with Arantxa Tapia, Basque Government, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Arantxa Tapia, Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government to discuss how innovation is accelerating the energy transition. An...
Interview with Denis Pamlin, Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative, SIF19
Climate Action caught up with Dennis Pamlin, Senior Advisor, Mission Innovation's Net-Zero Compatible Innovations Initiative, to discuss what kind of innovations are important for climate...