1) The document discusses sustainable investment and ESG metrics, providing data on assets under management for various sustainable investment organizations like PRI ($45 trillion) and CDP ($92 trillion).
2) It highlights challenges like unemployment and plastic pollution in oceans, and opportunities for investing in entrepreneurs addressing societal and environmental issues.
3) Graham Sinclair is introduced as a sustainable investment consultant, and his work advising various institutional investors and organizations on ESG integration is briefly described.
Frontiers in sustainable investment, ESG and real assetsGraham Sinclair
This document discusses sustainable investment in Africa. It describes SinCo as a specialist sustainable investment advisory firm that builds investment conviction using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The document also introduces AfricaSIF.org as a new initiative to facilitate sustainable investment across Africa by proactively integrating ESG factors. AfricaSIF.org is an independent, pan-African network promoting sustainable investment across asset classes, countries, and stakeholders through their online platform. Individuals and organizations are invited to get involved.
Robin Lincoln Wood has had a lifelong passion for environmental and social justice. He has advised hundreds of large organizations and political leaders to catalyze beneficial change. Through his work with organizations like the ThriveAbility Foundation, Renaissance2 Foundation, and campaigns in South Africa and Borneo, he aims to help leaders make decisions that maximize thriving for all stakeholders with minimal environmental impact. He has written and spoken extensively on developing a circular economy powered by renewable energy, conscious evolution, and conscious enterprise to transition from an unsustainable system to one where all can flourish.
Impact Investing for Social Change - Shall we invest in the future?Aurore Bui
The document discusses impact investing and why investors should finance social change. It provides definitions of impact investing as investments that generate social/environmental impact alongside financial return. The document shares perspectives from social entrepreneurs on their work, how they are currently financed, and their openness to impact investing. They represent organizations working in areas like unemployment, community events, and ocean plastic pollution. The document promotes further contact to discuss impact investing opportunities.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an international non-profit that works with companies, cities, and investors to help them disclose their environmental impact and become more sustainable. CDP collects climate change data from organizations in over 60 countries to provide transparency around issues like carbon emissions, water use, and supply chain management. It aims to standardize reporting and provide insights to inform decision-making around climate policies and investing in sustainable solutions.
The document discusses opportunities and challenges for Cape Town, South Africa to become a "world class" city on par with global hubs like Dubai, Singapore, and Barcelona. It outlines that Cape Town has natural assets, universities, and a diverse population that provide opportunities, but also faces challenges like inequality, lack of vision/leadership, and negative perceptions. The Accelerate Cape Town initiative is highlighted as working to develop a long-term economic growth strategy through public-private partnerships to reinvent Cape Town as a creative, innovative hub and destination in Africa.
Global Landscapes Forum: The investment case. Toward a roadmap for sustainabl...CIFOR-ICRAF
1) The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) aims to promote sustainable finance at scale for land use by bringing together experts from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
2) A symposium organized by GLF in June 2015 highlighted the business case for investing in sustainable landscapes and identified challenges around regulation, data, and connecting different sectors.
3) Recommendations from the symposium included providing stable policy frameworks, improving access to credit for smallholders, developing innovative financial products, and building capacity to facilitate investment in integrated landscape approaches.
1) The document discusses sustainable investment and ESG metrics, providing data on assets under management for various sustainable investment organizations like PRI ($45 trillion) and CDP ($92 trillion).
2) It highlights challenges like unemployment and plastic pollution in oceans, and opportunities for investing in entrepreneurs addressing societal and environmental issues.
3) Graham Sinclair is introduced as a sustainable investment consultant, and his work advising various institutional investors and organizations on ESG integration is briefly described.
Frontiers in sustainable investment, ESG and real assetsGraham Sinclair
This document discusses sustainable investment in Africa. It describes SinCo as a specialist sustainable investment advisory firm that builds investment conviction using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The document also introduces AfricaSIF.org as a new initiative to facilitate sustainable investment across Africa by proactively integrating ESG factors. AfricaSIF.org is an independent, pan-African network promoting sustainable investment across asset classes, countries, and stakeholders through their online platform. Individuals and organizations are invited to get involved.
Robin Lincoln Wood has had a lifelong passion for environmental and social justice. He has advised hundreds of large organizations and political leaders to catalyze beneficial change. Through his work with organizations like the ThriveAbility Foundation, Renaissance2 Foundation, and campaigns in South Africa and Borneo, he aims to help leaders make decisions that maximize thriving for all stakeholders with minimal environmental impact. He has written and spoken extensively on developing a circular economy powered by renewable energy, conscious evolution, and conscious enterprise to transition from an unsustainable system to one where all can flourish.
Impact Investing for Social Change - Shall we invest in the future?Aurore Bui
The document discusses impact investing and why investors should finance social change. It provides definitions of impact investing as investments that generate social/environmental impact alongside financial return. The document shares perspectives from social entrepreneurs on their work, how they are currently financed, and their openness to impact investing. They represent organizations working in areas like unemployment, community events, and ocean plastic pollution. The document promotes further contact to discuss impact investing opportunities.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an international non-profit that works with companies, cities, and investors to help them disclose their environmental impact and become more sustainable. CDP collects climate change data from organizations in over 60 countries to provide transparency around issues like carbon emissions, water use, and supply chain management. It aims to standardize reporting and provide insights to inform decision-making around climate policies and investing in sustainable solutions.
The document discusses opportunities and challenges for Cape Town, South Africa to become a "world class" city on par with global hubs like Dubai, Singapore, and Barcelona. It outlines that Cape Town has natural assets, universities, and a diverse population that provide opportunities, but also faces challenges like inequality, lack of vision/leadership, and negative perceptions. The Accelerate Cape Town initiative is highlighted as working to develop a long-term economic growth strategy through public-private partnerships to reinvent Cape Town as a creative, innovative hub and destination in Africa.
Global Landscapes Forum: The investment case. Toward a roadmap for sustainabl...CIFOR-ICRAF
1) The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) aims to promote sustainable finance at scale for land use by bringing together experts from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
2) A symposium organized by GLF in June 2015 highlighted the business case for investing in sustainable landscapes and identified challenges around regulation, data, and connecting different sectors.
3) Recommendations from the symposium included providing stable policy frameworks, improving access to credit for smallholders, developing innovative financial products, and building capacity to facilitate investment in integrated landscape approaches.
Eeva Furman: Transformation and SDGs: The Measurement ChallengeFuture Earth
On 27 June, Eeva Furman, Michael Quinn Patton and Fred Carden led a webinar exploring "Transformation and the SDGs: The Measurement Challenge." The discussion revolved around the relationship between traditional measures, such as national indices, log frames, results frameworks and efficiency concepts, with the complex quality of transformation.
Neonseeds Think Tank – Realising the next 25 years of leadershipFritz Lensch
HOW MUST LEADERSHIP EVOLVE WITHIN THE NEXT 25 YEARS?
Climate and ecological breakdown require radical shifts in business and government. But most leaders are stuck in money, politics, and short-termism. Neonseeds is convening a group of leadership experts to radicalise leadership development. Are you a coach, consultant or educator feeling the urgency of activism? Join us.
This document summarizes a G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance summit in Istanbul, Turkey. It discusses how entrepreneurship has transformed from a narrow commercial field into one with significant cultural impact and the potential to benefit all of humanity. Young firms on average create over 1.5 million new jobs each year. National boundaries are diminishing as social and informal networks allow global teams to quickly form, succeed, or reorganize. The document promotes transforming dreams into businesses with positive economic, environmental and social impacts, and frames "Blue Growth" and entrepreneurship as ways to address poverty and activate human potential.
Rosemary Kalapurakal: Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Daniel Strain
On 31 May, Rosemary Kalapurakal, Kumi Naidoo and Per Olsson hosted a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transformation. The discussion focused on the implications of transformation research for the implementation of the SDGs, particular SDG-17 – "Partnerships for the Goals" – the only goal that explicitly addresses how nations will meet these sustainability targets.
The document discusses Cyprus' startup ecosystem, noting both positives like support structures for entrepreneurs and funding programs, as well as challenges around a lack of venture capital and low R&D investment. It proposes recommendations to improve the ecosystem such as increasing academic entrepreneurship, incentivizing industry R&D spending, and adjusting policies to encourage job and business creation through entrepreneurship rather than solely focusing on third-party employment. The overall message is that Cyprus needs to shift its mindset from an "egosystem" to one that truly supports startups and fosters an entrepreneurial culture and mindset to help startups succeed.
This document discusses international leadership and provides insights from Liselotte Engstam. It addresses making sense in turbulent times by understanding industry changes and connecting different perspectives. Taking lead through involvement and innovation involves setting directions, innovating, and building teams. Aligning actions requires clear objectives, inspiring commitment, and managing change. Cultural differences between regions like Sweden, the US, and India are examined. Overall it promotes leadership approaches like involvement, innovation, and aligning teams to navigate complex global challenges.
The document presents Climate Neutral Investments Ltd., a company that provides a climate neutral investing approach. It discusses socially responsible investing and outlines Climate Neutral's concept of researching portfolio carbon emissions and offsetting them through purchasing carbon credits from certified emission reduction projects. The company aims to neutralize the greenhouse gas emissions of investment portfolios while achieving traditional financial returns and positive social and environmental impacts.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results - North AmericaGRESB
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Europe, presented on 19 September in New York, hosted by J.P. Morgan Asset Management
CBRE: Slide 29
GRESB Health & Well-being: Slide 39
S&P Dow Jones Indices: Slide 53
Carbon Footprint in Real Estate and InfrastructureGRESB
On February 23rd we learned about the carbon footprint of the real estate and infrastructure industries, with a focus on operational and embodied carbon.
Analytics from the 2021 GRESB Assessment were presented and we discussed where the industry is now and where we have to go.
This webinar was hosted in partnership with GRESB Partner Envint, and is supported by Industry Partner APREA, a not-for-profit industry association that is a passport to property investment opportunities in AsiaPac.
2020, the latest developments in Environment, Social and Governance investingnetwealthInvest
In this presentation, we discuss current ESG themes, including regulatory changes and key environmental, social and governance factors that investors need to understand in 2020.
Material Engagement (with suppliment included)Nawar Alsaadi
The document discusses the concept of "Material Engagement" which involves identifying priority UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), scanning them against the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board's (SASB) materiality map, and identifying laggard companies within relevant sectors. It recommends engaging with companies using an 8-step process to define the engagement scope, set key performance indicators and milestones, select an engagement approach, and establish an escalation strategy. The goal is to focus engagement efforts on the most financially material ESG issues as defined by SASB in order to drive tangible outcomes through the identified ESG transmission channels and progress on priority SDGs.
Sustainability in Real Estate Investments - CERES conference 2013, San Francisconilskok
At the recent annual conference of Ceres, a forum of investors to discuss environmental issues, I moderated a nice panel on how institutional investors (can) integrate sustainability into their real estate decisions. The line-up was pretty amazing, with Laurie Weir of CalPERS, Jennifer Young of the Townsend Group, Mike Ibarra of Landon Butler & Co (responsible for the MEPT fund), and Darryl Neate of Ofxord Properties (OMERS). Here's the full slide deck, very interesting to see the different views:
ESG Investing under CA' 13 and how does it reshape the investmenttareshdua
This document discusses how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is reshaping the financial world. ESG investing considers non-financial factors alongside traditional metrics like profits. It promises to redefine financial success and pave the way for a more sustainable future. The document outlines the various ESG criteria examined, benefits of ESG like risk reduction and long-term performance, and challenges around data quality. It argues that companies prioritizing ESG will attract investors and contribute to building a more resilient future, while ESG investing allows investors to align values and portfolios for meaningful returns and positive impact.
The document provides guidance on an engagement process called "Material Engagement" to advance sustainability issues. It recommends focusing engagements on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and issues identified as material by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). The 8-step process involves identifying SDG priorities, scanning SASB's materiality map, selecting laggard companies, defining the engagement scope, setting milestones and timelines, selecting an engagement approach, communication methods, and an escalation strategy if needed. Appendices provide more details on the initial steps of selecting SDG priorities, identifying laggards using ESG ratings, and defining the engagement scope. The goal is to make sustainability issues real
The growing public distress about the corporate world's impact on our environment is driving executives and investors alike to see their activities through an increasingly greener lens. From Dell to Caterpillar to Goldman Sachs, companies of all types and sizes are voluntarily communicating information to stakeholders about their business's impact on the environment.
This document discusses emerging trends in corporate governance from a global perspective, with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. It provides an overview of key concepts related to ESG such as ESG reporting, ratings, green finance including green loans and bonds, and blue finance. It also briefly discusses corporate governance in public sector undertakings and banks. International developments in corporate governance are examined, with perspectives from countries like the UK, USA, South Africa, and Australia.
This document provides an overview of responsible investment (RI) in Canada. It defines RI as integrating environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions. The main RI strategies are described as negative/positive screening, ESG integration, engagement, impact investing, and sustainability themes. Recent trends in the Canadian market include strong growth in RI assets under management, particularly among pension funds and retail investors, as well as an increase in the number of investment firms and funds offering RI options. Performance data shows that Canadian RI funds have outperformed industry averages. The document encourages learning more about RI through the Responsible Investment Association website.
This webinar discusses sustainability reporting and ESG frameworks. It covers key concepts around sustainability, ESG, and reporting. The webinar agenda includes an overview of sustainability and ESG concepts, navigating the sustainability reporting landscape, common reporting frameworks like GRI, SASB, TCFD, and India's BRSR framework. It provides guidance on effective sustainability reporting, including stakeholder engagement, materiality assessment, goal-setting, and disclosure. The webinar is delivered by experts from SGS India, who also describe SGS' ESG advisory and assurance services that can help companies with their sustainability journey and reporting.
A tour of the global ESG standards landscape, 100 days out from COP26, explaining how Inline XBRL, a building block approach to international standards consistency, and independent review of coming mandatory ESG disclosures will change reporting. Presented to the Taiwan Stock Exchange 21 July 2021.
This document provides an introduction to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. It defines ESG as a framework that assesses how companies manage risks and opportunities from changes to environmental, social, and economic systems. The document discusses key ESG issues, how stakeholders influence corporate ESG performance, and why ESG is important for risk management, identifying opportunities, and building long-term value. It also outlines various types of sustainable investing and provides examples of financially material ESG incidents that have impacted companies.
This document provides an overview of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and their relevance to corporate finance and investment decisions. It defines ESG as a framework for assessing how companies manage risks and opportunities from shifting market and social conditions. The document outlines key environmental factors like climate change and natural resource scarcity. It also discusses social factors such as human capital management, product safety, and human rights. Governance factors covered include board quality and diversity. The document explains how ESG factors can impact companies through physical risks, transition risks, and human risks. It emphasizes that ESG maturity signals a company's ability to create long-term value and manage associated risks and opportunities in a changing world.
Eeva Furman: Transformation and SDGs: The Measurement ChallengeFuture Earth
On 27 June, Eeva Furman, Michael Quinn Patton and Fred Carden led a webinar exploring "Transformation and the SDGs: The Measurement Challenge." The discussion revolved around the relationship between traditional measures, such as national indices, log frames, results frameworks and efficiency concepts, with the complex quality of transformation.
Neonseeds Think Tank – Realising the next 25 years of leadershipFritz Lensch
HOW MUST LEADERSHIP EVOLVE WITHIN THE NEXT 25 YEARS?
Climate and ecological breakdown require radical shifts in business and government. But most leaders are stuck in money, politics, and short-termism. Neonseeds is convening a group of leadership experts to radicalise leadership development. Are you a coach, consultant or educator feeling the urgency of activism? Join us.
This document summarizes a G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance summit in Istanbul, Turkey. It discusses how entrepreneurship has transformed from a narrow commercial field into one with significant cultural impact and the potential to benefit all of humanity. Young firms on average create over 1.5 million new jobs each year. National boundaries are diminishing as social and informal networks allow global teams to quickly form, succeed, or reorganize. The document promotes transforming dreams into businesses with positive economic, environmental and social impacts, and frames "Blue Growth" and entrepreneurship as ways to address poverty and activate human potential.
Rosemary Kalapurakal: Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Daniel Strain
On 31 May, Rosemary Kalapurakal, Kumi Naidoo and Per Olsson hosted a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transformation. The discussion focused on the implications of transformation research for the implementation of the SDGs, particular SDG-17 – "Partnerships for the Goals" – the only goal that explicitly addresses how nations will meet these sustainability targets.
The document discusses Cyprus' startup ecosystem, noting both positives like support structures for entrepreneurs and funding programs, as well as challenges around a lack of venture capital and low R&D investment. It proposes recommendations to improve the ecosystem such as increasing academic entrepreneurship, incentivizing industry R&D spending, and adjusting policies to encourage job and business creation through entrepreneurship rather than solely focusing on third-party employment. The overall message is that Cyprus needs to shift its mindset from an "egosystem" to one that truly supports startups and fosters an entrepreneurial culture and mindset to help startups succeed.
This document discusses international leadership and provides insights from Liselotte Engstam. It addresses making sense in turbulent times by understanding industry changes and connecting different perspectives. Taking lead through involvement and innovation involves setting directions, innovating, and building teams. Aligning actions requires clear objectives, inspiring commitment, and managing change. Cultural differences between regions like Sweden, the US, and India are examined. Overall it promotes leadership approaches like involvement, innovation, and aligning teams to navigate complex global challenges.
The document presents Climate Neutral Investments Ltd., a company that provides a climate neutral investing approach. It discusses socially responsible investing and outlines Climate Neutral's concept of researching portfolio carbon emissions and offsetting them through purchasing carbon credits from certified emission reduction projects. The company aims to neutralize the greenhouse gas emissions of investment portfolios while achieving traditional financial returns and positive social and environmental impacts.
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results - North AmericaGRESB
2017 GRESB Real Estate Results presentation for Europe, presented on 19 September in New York, hosted by J.P. Morgan Asset Management
CBRE: Slide 29
GRESB Health & Well-being: Slide 39
S&P Dow Jones Indices: Slide 53
Carbon Footprint in Real Estate and InfrastructureGRESB
On February 23rd we learned about the carbon footprint of the real estate and infrastructure industries, with a focus on operational and embodied carbon.
Analytics from the 2021 GRESB Assessment were presented and we discussed where the industry is now and where we have to go.
This webinar was hosted in partnership with GRESB Partner Envint, and is supported by Industry Partner APREA, a not-for-profit industry association that is a passport to property investment opportunities in AsiaPac.
2020, the latest developments in Environment, Social and Governance investingnetwealthInvest
In this presentation, we discuss current ESG themes, including regulatory changes and key environmental, social and governance factors that investors need to understand in 2020.
Material Engagement (with suppliment included)Nawar Alsaadi
The document discusses the concept of "Material Engagement" which involves identifying priority UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), scanning them against the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board's (SASB) materiality map, and identifying laggard companies within relevant sectors. It recommends engaging with companies using an 8-step process to define the engagement scope, set key performance indicators and milestones, select an engagement approach, and establish an escalation strategy. The goal is to focus engagement efforts on the most financially material ESG issues as defined by SASB in order to drive tangible outcomes through the identified ESG transmission channels and progress on priority SDGs.
Sustainability in Real Estate Investments - CERES conference 2013, San Francisconilskok
At the recent annual conference of Ceres, a forum of investors to discuss environmental issues, I moderated a nice panel on how institutional investors (can) integrate sustainability into their real estate decisions. The line-up was pretty amazing, with Laurie Weir of CalPERS, Jennifer Young of the Townsend Group, Mike Ibarra of Landon Butler & Co (responsible for the MEPT fund), and Darryl Neate of Ofxord Properties (OMERS). Here's the full slide deck, very interesting to see the different views:
ESG Investing under CA' 13 and how does it reshape the investmenttareshdua
This document discusses how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is reshaping the financial world. ESG investing considers non-financial factors alongside traditional metrics like profits. It promises to redefine financial success and pave the way for a more sustainable future. The document outlines the various ESG criteria examined, benefits of ESG like risk reduction and long-term performance, and challenges around data quality. It argues that companies prioritizing ESG will attract investors and contribute to building a more resilient future, while ESG investing allows investors to align values and portfolios for meaningful returns and positive impact.
The document provides guidance on an engagement process called "Material Engagement" to advance sustainability issues. It recommends focusing engagements on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and issues identified as material by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). The 8-step process involves identifying SDG priorities, scanning SASB's materiality map, selecting laggard companies, defining the engagement scope, setting milestones and timelines, selecting an engagement approach, communication methods, and an escalation strategy if needed. Appendices provide more details on the initial steps of selecting SDG priorities, identifying laggards using ESG ratings, and defining the engagement scope. The goal is to make sustainability issues real
The growing public distress about the corporate world's impact on our environment is driving executives and investors alike to see their activities through an increasingly greener lens. From Dell to Caterpillar to Goldman Sachs, companies of all types and sizes are voluntarily communicating information to stakeholders about their business's impact on the environment.
This document discusses emerging trends in corporate governance from a global perspective, with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. It provides an overview of key concepts related to ESG such as ESG reporting, ratings, green finance including green loans and bonds, and blue finance. It also briefly discusses corporate governance in public sector undertakings and banks. International developments in corporate governance are examined, with perspectives from countries like the UK, USA, South Africa, and Australia.
This document provides an overview of responsible investment (RI) in Canada. It defines RI as integrating environmental, social and governance factors into investment decisions. The main RI strategies are described as negative/positive screening, ESG integration, engagement, impact investing, and sustainability themes. Recent trends in the Canadian market include strong growth in RI assets under management, particularly among pension funds and retail investors, as well as an increase in the number of investment firms and funds offering RI options. Performance data shows that Canadian RI funds have outperformed industry averages. The document encourages learning more about RI through the Responsible Investment Association website.
This webinar discusses sustainability reporting and ESG frameworks. It covers key concepts around sustainability, ESG, and reporting. The webinar agenda includes an overview of sustainability and ESG concepts, navigating the sustainability reporting landscape, common reporting frameworks like GRI, SASB, TCFD, and India's BRSR framework. It provides guidance on effective sustainability reporting, including stakeholder engagement, materiality assessment, goal-setting, and disclosure. The webinar is delivered by experts from SGS India, who also describe SGS' ESG advisory and assurance services that can help companies with their sustainability journey and reporting.
A tour of the global ESG standards landscape, 100 days out from COP26, explaining how Inline XBRL, a building block approach to international standards consistency, and independent review of coming mandatory ESG disclosures will change reporting. Presented to the Taiwan Stock Exchange 21 July 2021.
This document provides an introduction to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. It defines ESG as a framework that assesses how companies manage risks and opportunities from changes to environmental, social, and economic systems. The document discusses key ESG issues, how stakeholders influence corporate ESG performance, and why ESG is important for risk management, identifying opportunities, and building long-term value. It also outlines various types of sustainable investing and provides examples of financially material ESG incidents that have impacted companies.
This document provides an overview of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and their relevance to corporate finance and investment decisions. It defines ESG as a framework for assessing how companies manage risks and opportunities from shifting market and social conditions. The document outlines key environmental factors like climate change and natural resource scarcity. It also discusses social factors such as human capital management, product safety, and human rights. Governance factors covered include board quality and diversity. The document explains how ESG factors can impact companies through physical risks, transition risks, and human risks. It emphasizes that ESG maturity signals a company's ability to create long-term value and manage associated risks and opportunities in a changing world.
ESG Assurance and Reporting The road to ESG Leadershipdrriteshdubey84
This document provides an overview of ESG assurance. It begins with an agenda and introductions. It then discusses why companies undertake ESG reporting and assurance to meet stakeholder expectations. Regulators are increasingly requiring assurance over ESG disclosures. Investors want reliable ESG information and trust assured reports more. There are different types and levels of assurance. Common areas assured include emissions, social practices, and governance. Assurance is also provided for green bonds and sustainability-linked financing. Overall, assurance brings credibility and transparency to ESG reporting.
GRESB assesses and benchmarks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real asset investments, providing standardized data to capital markets. It represents over $4 trillion in real asset value through the participation of over 100 investor members and the assessment of hundreds of assets and funds. GRESB helps investors integrate ESG factors into investment decisions and engage with general partners and asset managers.
Accelerating the Transition towards Sustainable InvestingAlok Nanda
Strategic Options for Investors, Corporations and other Key Stakeholders - A World Economic Forum White Paper
Institute: XIMB
Course: SBM
Faculty: Prof. Sutapa Pati
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ESG in Africa Investment: Too Little or Too Late? Graham SinclairGraham Sinclair
Keynote presentation on ESG in investment in Africa for Trading Africa 7 November 2013, Cape Town, South Africa for Thomson Reuters for AfricaSIF.org and SinCo
Investment As If The Future Matters for TEDxTableMountain 2013 Graham Sinclair
Live version edit of TEDxTableMountain 2013 presentation, first speaker for a good day @TEDxTableMtn with some inspiring ideas and speakers #TEDxTM2013 @esgarchitect
Integrating ESG Into Investment Strategy: Risks and Opportunities. Presentati...Graham Sinclair
Presentation by SinCo on sustainable investment in Africa, promoting AfricaSIF.org.
InterContinental HOTEL & RESORTS, Lusaka - ZAMBIA | JANUARY 30 - 31, 2013 Zambia Pension Fund Investment Forum Charting a sustainable retirement and Pension funds Investment strategy
http://www.mncapital-group.com/past-event-detail.php?ref=zambia-pension-fund-investment-forum
SinCo briefing on Institutional Investors, Sustainable Investment and ESG in ...Graham Sinclair
Presentation to ERM client event focused on role of institutional investment, integration of ESG features, and impact on long-term capital budgeting (investment) decisions by companies in Africa. Contact @SinCoESG www.sincosinco.com info[at]sincosinco.com.
ESG Workshop hosted by Graham Sinclair at Sustain Our Africa 26 October 2012 ...Graham Sinclair
naugural Sustain Our Africa Summit and The Festival for Change: Can Africa deliver enough for all, forever? Week-long Summit, Cape Town, South Africa, 24 - 26 October 2012 http://sustainourafrica.org/
Day One & Two Awareness and Inspiration for Change
Day Three: The Tools for Change – INCUBATING SOLUTIONS FOR ADAPTABILITY & RESILIENCE - Investment Workshop with Graham Sinclair
University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Research Seminar What is...Graham Sinclair
What is the State of Sustainable Investment in Africa?
with Graham Sinclair
This presentation will analyze the current state of sustainable institutional investment in Africa in 2012, and point to pressing research questions faced by practitioners. It will also describe a collaborative research project being conducted by AfricaSIF.org to map the marketplace in 2012.
Aggregating available information in 2011, the assets under management may be more than US$ 125 billion, making Africa a top 10 global marketplace for sustainable investment. Major emerging markets like South Africa, Morocco and Egypt, and frontier markets like Nigeria, Mauritius and Kenya represent new investable opportunities for global emerging markets investors, and African pension funds, banks and insurance companies looking for long term investments. South Africa has seen some major new developments, such as revised pensions regulation 28, voluntary initiatives such as CRISA, PRI and Carbon Disclosure Project, hosting COP17, carbon tax proposals and investment value chain projects, and the emergence of integrated reporting. The impact investing theme has attracted billions of assets from investors. But what is the impact on sustainable development? What has been learned by the Sustainable Returns project mapping the investment value chain in southern Africa, and the state of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration?
In 2012, the inaugural AfricaSIF.org Marketplace Trends Report 2012 project will research, analyze and publish a report on the sustainable investment market size and dynamics in 54 countries in Africa. In parallel, for the first time, global SIFs are harmonizing their reporting approaches, so AfricaSIF.org will present an Africa report and contribute the Africa coverage into the global SIFs Trends Report in December 2012. The report will answer the question: how much sustainable investment is in Africa today, and what does it look like? The report is designed to offer a marketplace survey of the institutional investment industry in Africa focused on investments that in some way cover environmental, social and governance factors. The activities of portfolio investors, fund management industry, stock exchanges and other stakeholders will be covered, where relevant, to describe the marketplace. AfricaSIF.org Marketplace Trends Report 2012 project seeks to offer participants learnings on what is / is not being done in Africa, and the ongoing risks and opportunities in the context of economic development in Africa.
SinCo - http://www.sincosinco.com/sustainable-returns-project.php
AfricaSIF.org - http://www.africasif.org/marketplace-and-trends-report.php
Navigating Muddy Waters: Securing Investment Returns under Carbon and Water C...Graham Sinclair
The “Navigating Muddy Waters” report series represents a collaboration of work between WWF, Trucost, Carbon Tracker and SinCo that looks at the issues of carbon and water risks to investors as well as sustainable investment opportunities. Climate change and water scarcity are two of the main drivers that governments, civil society and business need to seriously address. As a significant provider of financial capital, institutional investors play an important role in our ability to shape this transformation. On the other hand, these same investors face material financial risks if this transformation does not take place. The aim of the reports is to provide empirical research to investors in and regulators of the securities markets that can guide policy and investment strategies to support the transition to a resource efficient, low-carbon, resilient and equitable global economy.
URL for reports
http://www.wwf.org.za/?7180/Investors-highly-exposed-to-climate-change-and-freshwater-risks
https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/navigating_muddy_waters__securing_investment_returns_under_carbon_and_water_constraints_.pdf?7260/securing-investment-returns
https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/research/wwf-report-navigating-muddy-waters
http://www.sincosinco.com/portfolio-climate-risks.php
AfricaSIF is an independent, pan-African network launched in 2010 to promote sustainable investment across Africa. It builds a platform by connecting individuals and organizations, providing a knowledge base of research on African investment, and advocating for sustainable finance. The network shares investment opportunities and guidelines that integrate environmental, social, and governance factors to increase sustainable investment in Africa.
AfricaSIF is an independent, pan-African network launched in 2010 to promote sustainable investment across Africa. It builds a platform by connecting individuals and organizations, providing a knowledge base of research on African investment, and advocating for sustainable finance. The network shares investment opportunities and guidelines that integrate environmental, social, and governance factors to increase sustainable investment in Africa.
The document discusses sustainable investment in emerging markets. It provides an overview of sustainable investment trends globally and in key regions like Europe and the United States. It then discusses sustainable investment in emerging markets, highlighting some country-level examples like Brazil and India. The document aims to give investors an understanding of sustainable investment opportunities and trends in emerging market countries.
Istanbul Stock Exchange Sustainability index project: what institutional inve...Graham Sinclair
Presentation to Istanbul Finance Summit covering SinCo perspective on what institutional investors want and the role of the ISE Sustainability Index project ISESI.
Presentation to Istanbul Carbon Finance conference covering SinCo perspective on investing in a low-carbon economy and the role of the ISE Sustainability Index project ISESI in Turkey.
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* Simon Billenness, Unitarian Universalist Association (moderator)
2010 Spring Symposium
The Paradox of China's
Transformation
May 17-18 in Washington, DC
This symposium addressed the rising tension between China's tremendous economic growth and international influence over recent decades as it faces environmental and developmental challenges. As China increases its international reach, internal issues of transparency, human rights, product safety, pollution, energy and water have emerged. We discussed issues of concern to social investors as they look to Chinese firms and the Chinese market to make sound investments and make a difference for their clients.
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Discovering Delhi - India's Cultural Capital.pptxcosmo-soil
Delhi, the heartbeat of India, offers a rich blend of history, culture, and modernity. From iconic landmarks like the Red Fort to bustling commercial hubs and vibrant culinary scenes, Delhi's real estate landscape is dynamic and diverse. Discover the essence of India's capital, where tradition meets innovation.
A toxic combination of 15 years of low growth, and four decades of high inequality, has left Britain poorer and falling behind its peers. Productivity growth is weak and public investment is low, while wages today are no higher than they were before the financial crisis. Britain needs a new economic strategy to lift itself out of stagnation.
Scotland is in many ways a microcosm of this challenge. It has become a hub for creative industries, is home to several world-class universities and a thriving community of businesses – strengths that need to be harness and leveraged. But it also has high levels of deprivation, with homelessness reaching a record high and nearly half a million people living in very deep poverty last year. Scotland won’t be truly thriving unless it finds ways to ensure that all its inhabitants benefit from growth and investment. This is the central challenge facing policy makers both in Holyrood and Westminster.
What should a new national economic strategy for Scotland include? What would the pursuit of stronger economic growth mean for local, national and UK-wide policy makers? How will economic change affect the jobs we do, the places we live and the businesses we work for? And what are the prospects for cities like Glasgow, and nations like Scotland, in rising to these challenges?
Madhya Pradesh, the "Heart of India," boasts a rich tapestry of culture and heritage, from ancient dynasties to modern developments. Explore its land records, historical landmarks, and vibrant traditions. From agricultural expanses to urban growth, Madhya Pradesh offers a unique blend of the ancient and modern.
In World Expo 2010 Shanghai – the most visited Expo in the World History
https://www.britannica.com/event/Expo-Shanghai-2010
China’s official organizer of the Expo, CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade https://en.ccpit.org/) has chosen Dr. Alyce Su as the Cover Person with Cover Story, in the Expo’s official magazine distributed throughout the Expo, showcasing China’s New Generation of Leaders to the World.
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“Amidst Tempered Optimism” Main economic trends in May 2024 based on the results of the New Monthly Enterprises Survey, #NRES
On 12 June 2024 the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) held an online event “Economic Trends from a Business Perspective (May 2024)”.
During the event, the results of the 25-th monthly survey of business executives “Ukrainian Business during the war”, which was conducted in May 2024, were presented.
The field stage of the 25-th wave lasted from May 20 to May 31, 2024. In May, 532 companies were surveyed.
The enterprise managers compared the work results in May 2024 with April, assessed the indicators at the time of the survey (May 2024), and gave forecasts for the next two, three, or six months, depending on the question. In certain issues (where indicated), the work results were compared with the pre-war period (before February 24, 2022).
✅ More survey results in the presentation.
✅ Video presentation: https://youtu.be/4ZvsSKd1MzE
Economic Risk Factor Update: June 2024 [SlideShare]Commonwealth
May’s reports showed signs of continued economic growth, said Sam Millette, director, fixed income, in his latest Economic Risk Factor Update.
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The eLITE RuPay Platinum Credit Card, a strategic collaboration between Poonawalla Fincorp and IndusInd Bank, represents a significant advancement in India's digital financial landscape. Spearheaded by Abhay Bhutada, MD of Poonawalla Fincorp, the card leverages deep customer insights to offer tailored features such as no joining fees, movie ticket offers, and rewards on UPI transactions. IndusInd Bank's solid banking infrastructure and digital integration expertise ensure seamless service delivery in today's fast-paced digital economy. With a focus on meeting the growing demand for digital financial services, the card aims to cater to tech-savvy consumers and differentiate itself through unique features and superior customer service, ultimately poised to make a substantial impact in India's digital financial services space.
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