UNPRI Anniversary Challenge, spoken loud and clear

The PRI is asking the investment industry to take further action on accountability, stewardship and sustainability.

Global benefits in raising minimum governance standards

Linda-Eling Lee, Global Head of ESG Research, MSCI ESG Research

The 'Carbon Bubble' - Fossil Fuel: A Risky Business?

Carbon Tracker Initiative - The fossil fuel industry is inflating a 'carbon bubble’ based on risky assumptions

Sep 05, 2015

Topic of the month September 2016: Fossil Fuel Divestment

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Jul 11, 2016

Topic of the month July 2016: Sustainability allows plenty of leeway for active management

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Jun 09, 2016

Topic of the month June 2016: The crisis of affordability in real estate

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May 09, 2016

Topic of the month May 2016: Sustainable Investment for Charitable Foundations

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Apr 09, 2016

Topic of the month April 2016: Internet of Things

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Mar 09, 2016

Topic of the month March 2016: Innovative Sustainable Finance

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Aug 30, 2016

Green bonds must keep the green promise

This report, which is based on research conducted for us by a big four professional services firm, focusses on the booming green bond market and explores the diverse landscape of green definitions, standards, frameworks, and guidelines that are currently used in the market. It seeks to assess how the green bond market can help finance the transition towards a sustainable economy and make significant contributions to addressing the environmental challenges of our time.

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Aug 29, 2016

Carrots & Sticks: Global trends in sustainability reporting regulation and policy

In this report we assess developments in sustainability reporting instruments worldwide since the publication of the last Carrots & Sticks report in 2013. By ‘reporting instruments’ we mean any instrument, mandatory or voluntary, that requires or encourages organizations to report on their sustainability performance.

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Aug 19, 2016

Global Climate 500 Index 2016

The AODP Global Climate 500 Index rates the world’s 500 biggest asset owners - pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and endowments – on their success at managing climate risk within their portfolios, based on direct disclosures and publicly available information. Asset owners are scored on three key capabilities: Engagement, Risk Management and Low-Carbon Investment. They are graded from AAA to D while those with no evidence of action are rated X.

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Aug 19, 2016

Navigating Impact Investing

Even as the field of impact investing has made progress on multiple fronts, market observers and participants still face challenges in comprehending and navigating the market, in part due to the lack of shared knowledge and frameworks. This can create frictions for investors and investment managers. The Navigating Impact Investing project was created in Fall 2015 to explore these challenges, how they are currently managed by practitioners, and what may be needed to help optimize the process.

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Aug 05, 2016

The Impact of Sustainable and Responsible Investment

Sustainable, responsible and impact investors are a force for positive change. They have helped to improve the environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices of publicly and privately traded companies in the United States and around the world, indirectly benefiting countless individuals and communities. They have pursued investment strategies that foster economic development and expand financial services in lower-income communities.

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Aug 05, 2016

Green Finance for Developing Countries

This briefing outlines key concerns and needs of developing countries in relation to green finance, particularly focusing on developing countries that are not members of the G20. It also highlights emerging innovations, drawing in particular from engagement with practitioners and regulators from Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, Jordan, Kenya, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam, and the findings from the UNEP Inquiry’s country studies.

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Aug 04, 2016

Global Sustainable Development Report 2016

Building upon the 2014 and 2015 reports, the current report responds to the mandate from the Rio+20 Conference to contribute to strengthening the science-policy interface for sustainable development in the context of the high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF). The preparation of the report involved an inclusive, multi- stakeholder process drawing upon scientific and technical expertise from within and outside the United Nations.

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Aug 04, 2016

Energy and Air Pollution - World Energy Outlook Special Report

Around 18 000 people die each day as a result of air pollution. In fact, the number of deaths attributed to air pollution each year – 6.5 million deaths – is, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), much greater than the number from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and road injuries combined. Air pollution also brings major costs to the economy and damage to the environment.

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Aug 01, 2016

Are CEOS paid for performance?

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Equity Incentives - Companies that awarded their CEOs higher equity incentives had below-median returns based on a sample of 429 large-cap U.S. companies observed from 2006 to 2015. On a 10-year cumulative basis, total shareholder returns of those companies whose total summary pay was below their sector median outperformed those companies where pay exceeded the sector median by as much as 39%.

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