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  1. From values to riches 2024: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Australia

    The 2024 report reports that almost 90% of Australians expect responsible investments from their super or other investments. About three-quarters of them plan to switch providers if their current fund does not align with their values, but skilful marketing and transparency help secure clients.
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  2. Oxford principles for net zero aligned carbon offsetting

    This 2024 framework of four principles and guidance for organisations and standard bodies involved in offsetting practices. The revised principles emphasise the need for urgency in the reduction of emissions and the closing of the carbon removal gap, while maintaining transparency and integrity in all projects.
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  3. Gender bonds: A toolkit for the design and issuance of gender bonds in Africa

    17 February 2024
    This toolkit was prepared to design and issue gender bonds in Africa. It provides recommendations for issuers and investors on the issuance and monitoring of gender bonds with a focus on transparency and reporting.
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  4. The economic impact of ESG ratings

    15 January 2024
    This report examines the impact of ESG ratings on fund holdings, stock returns, and firm behaviour. The study finds that only MSCI ESG ratings can explain the holdings of US ESG funds, and slow, gradual responses in ownership suggest that fund managers mainly use ESG ratings to comply with ESG mandates.
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  5. Adaptation, loss and damage: A global climate impact fund for climate justice

    This report delves into climate justice amid anthropogenic climate change, advocating for a pilot Global Climate Impact Fund (GCIF). The fund aims to distribute the financial responsibility for the climate change transition based on attribution and contribution studies, employing standardised criteria. The report emphasises prioritising long-term resilience and sustainable development pathways.
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  6. Impact due diligence and management for asset allocators: A field guide

    This report provides practical guidance for asset allocators to evaluate and manage private market funds that invest for positive impact. It covers the pre and post-investment stages, including conducting diligence of impact managers and monitoring and engaging with them
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  7. Catalytic capital: A key to aligning infrastructure investments with climate mitigation in emerging markets

    This report provides a roadmap for directing more institutional capital toward climate infrastructure financing in emerging markets. It identifies the importance of using catalytic capital and outlines four themes crucial to its effective use: targeting, speed, support, and analysis. The report offers recommendations for how to address climate challenges through targeted catalytic interventions.
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  8. Financing SDGs in emerging markets: The role of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds

    The report highlights the potential of green, social sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds in funding developing countries' progress towards the SDGs, offering recommendations for increased involvement from issuers, investors, policy-makers, and development finance institutions (DFIs).
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  9. A practitioner guide for asset managers and asset owners to assess clients’ and beneficiaries’ sustainability preferences

    This report is a practical guide for asset managers and owners to assess clients' sustainability preferences. It introduces research questions based on contextual settings and presents general guidelines for conducting surveys and experiments. The report also includes key findings and insights for financial institutions and regulators to adapt to energy transitions.
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  10. Broadening the spectrum of investing: Opportunities and demand for investing in LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion

    27 June 2023
    The report emphasises increasing demand for LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion investments in the US, particularly among investors born after 1980. Nearly half of US investors seek such opportunities, but there's a shortage of investment options catering to this demand. Asset managers could profit by developing products targeting LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion.
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  11. The future of investor engagement: A call for systematic stewardship to address systemic climate risk

    This report provides a call to action for investors to engage in systematic stewardship to address systemic climate risk. It explores limitations of corporate engagement and presents alternative opportunities for engagement such as sector and value chain engagement, policy engagement, and asset manager engagement.
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  12. 200 and counting: Global financial institutions are exiting coal

    Financial institutions (FI) across the world are increasingly recognising the risks and opportunities connected to coal, and many are reducing their exposure to the industry. The number of FIs withdrawing from coal is rapidly increasing, and this report catalogues the global trend towards coal withdrawal.
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