The "Global Investor Engagement on Meat Sourcing" series report highlights dialogues between major quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands and institutional investors. Initiated in 2019, it focuses on urging QSRs to address climate and water risks in their protein supply chains, emphasising greenhouse gas reduction and water risk management.

Amundi is a European asset management company headquartered in France that is committed to responsible investment and offering savings and investment solutions for retail, institutional and corporate investors. It was founded in 2010 and has a strong focus on environmental, societal and governance ("ESG") investing.

The report examines whether laws within eleven diverse jurisdictions support institutional investors in pursuing sustainability outcomes, while at the same time earning a financial return. It discusses options available to policymakers for legal reform in order to facilitate investing for sustainability impact.

This reports presents a business case for companies, particularly those with agricultural, timber and mineral supply chains, to take action on protecting and promoting rights of land and environmental defenders (LEDs). It also provides practical steps businesses can take to protect and promote these defenders’ rights.

Eight major value chains contribute to over half of the global carbon emissions, indicating that decarbonisation of the supply-chain will be essential in addressing corporate climate change impact. Abatement solutions are already available and affordable. This report addresses how to decarbonise the value chain based on industry.

This report presents the “Global ESG disclosure standards for investment products” developed by the CFA Institute to facilitate fair representation and full disclosure by investment managers in relation to how environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues are considered in an investment product’s objectives, investment process or stewardship activities.

This report focuses on the decarbonisation of listed equity portfolios in Australia, outlining current investor initiatives and commitments to support decarbonisation and energy transition. The report discusses carbon exposure metrics, company engagement and divestment strategies, and investing in climate solutions.

Collaborative for Frontier Finance (CFF) is a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to increase access to capital for small and growing businesses in emerging markets. CFF works with diverse stakeholders- including local capital providers and institutional investors to accelerate financing solutions that target Small and Growing Businesses.

This report explores strategies to better align institutional asset owners with asset managers when managing impact expectations and outcomes. When institutional investors incorporate impact, they can mitigate issues that threaten the long-term value of their assets, and leverage their capital to help address the world's most intractable challenges.

Over the coming decades economies will transition towards a low carbon economy. This paper explores the adaptive capacity of firms to financial risks that may arise in the context of this transition, while detailing the risk of a "too sudden too late scenario of sweeping legal, social and environmental change".

Mirova is a B Corp™ certified management company that offers its clients investment solutions combining financial performance with environmental and social impact. Mirova is a ‘mission-led' organisation seeking to direct capital towards the needs of investment in a real, sustainable and value-creating economy.

Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) is a global community of policy, business and finance professionals, and organisations, committed to collaboratively generating, managing, and sharing knowledge on the transition to an inclusive green economy. They provide three knowledge platforms offering research, case studies and tools in green finance, policy, and industry.

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.

Finance Earth is a mission-driven social enterprise, working in partnership with world-leading environmental organisations to protect and restore nature by utilising market-based mechanisms and implementing bespoke financial tools. They help create projects – and the investment vehicles to fund them – that balance positive outcomes for nature, communities and investors.

This paper discusses how current institutional investing practices and asset allocation strategies conflict with ESG objectives. It encourages institutional investors to review their systematic risk-management practices and recommends the diversification of asset allocation to more regenerative investment structures and asset classes.

Genus Capital Management (Genus) is a Vancouver-based independent investment management firm, offering innovative investment solutions for institutions and families. Genus evaluates global investment markets systematically and continuously to identify hidden opportunities and better manage risk for their clients.