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Managing environmental, social and governance risks in non-life insurance business
30 June 2020The paper provides guidance and recommended actions to manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in the non-life insurance business and to integrate ESG issues into the insurance underwriting process. It outlines eight areas of action to manage ESG risks supporting the Principles for Sustainable Insurance.
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Sustainability-linked bond principles: Voluntary process guidelines
8 June 2020This report introduces the Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) Principles and provides guidelines for structural features, disclosure and reporting, to bring integrity into the SLB market. The guide is intended for market participants and designed to drive the provision of information to increase capital allocation in these instruments.
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A status report on financial institutions’ experiences from working with green, non green and brown financial assets and a potential risk differential
This 2020 report presents the results from a survey that assesses whether a risk differential can be detected between green, non-green and brown financial assets (loans and bonds). Based on information obtained by 49 banks, it presents a snapshot of current practices among financial institutions in their asset allocation.
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Safeguarding human rights defenders: Practical guidance for investors
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre - Investor Alliance for Human Rights - International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)28 April 2020Provides targeted guidance for minority shareholders with investments in public equities and limited partners in private equities on how to identify, prevent, and mitigate risks to human rights defenders throughout their investments. Human rights defenders are individuals who, individually or with others, act peacefully to promote or protect human rights.
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Norden is leading the world on fossil fuel divestment
25 February 2020This briefing examines the world-leading divestment strategies of Nordic countries from the fossil fuel industry. It looks at the current policies of pension funds, insurers, banks, development finance institutions, credit agencies and central banks.
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Mental health and employers: Refreshing the case for investment
31 January 2020This report analyses the impact of mental health in the workplace. It examines the increasing prevalence and costs to employers of poor mental health among their employees, the actual mental health issues arising and their causes, as well as interventions employers can take and which provide financial return.
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What is responsible investment?
31 December 2019This article defines responsible investment, highlights the ways in which it is currently applied to managing assets, and outlines the key forces driving its growth. Additionally, it discusses common misconceptions about responsible investment.
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The Inevitable Policy Response: Preparing financial markets for climate-related policy/regulatory risks
31 December 2019The Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) is a project to prepare investors for the investment risks associated with the most likely responses to climate change. The likely impacts of climate change and mechanisms in the Paris Agreement are likely to force substantial policy introduction in the near future with investment implications.
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Modern slavery reporting - Guide for investors
30 November 2019This report aims to guide reporting entities and investors on the requirements of the Australian Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018. It informs and provides suggestions to companies and investors on how to identify, manage and reduce the risks and impacts of modern slavery.
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Directors' liability and climate risk: Comparative paper - Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom
31 October 2019The report provides a high-level legal analysis of directors' duties that relate to climate risk in four major Commonwealth countries: Australia, Canada, South Africa and United Kingdom. It captures the evolving priorities of organisations and their need to provide greater transparency on climate risks.
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Ethics in the boardroom: A decision-making guide for directors
31 October 2019This report guides company directors in making ethical decisions in the boardroom. It seeks to support and strengthen a board’s capacity to reason by providing a decision-making framework, key questions to frame board deliberations and practical examples of ethical dilemmas.
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Scaling finance for the Sustainable Development Goals
29 October 2019Explores the role of corporate partnerships and financial intermediaries that can scale finance and increase capital and activities in regions that are key for the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through case studies, it illustrates various pathways for capital markets to maximise SDG investments at acceptable risk levels.