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Human rights: The foundation of sustainable business

United Nations Global Compact
In December 2018, the world celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Two of the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact are derived directly from the Universal Declaration. The United Nations Global Compact is advocating for businesses to stand up for human rights, promoting uptake of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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30 November 2018

The SDG investment case

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Companies and institutional investors are being asked to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business activities, asset allocation and investment decisions. The SDG investment case tries to answer the question: Why are the SDGs relevant to institutional investors?
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13 October 2017

Sustainalytics

Commercial Research Providers
Sustainalytics is a global leader in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) research and ratings. Today, Sustainalytics supports hundreds of the world’s foremost investors who incorporate ESG insights into their investment processes.
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3 research items

How investors integrate ESG: A typology of approaches

Sustainalytics
Understanding how investors are applying the growing supply of corporate ESG information into their investment decision-making is increasingly important. This report aims to help investors navigate the rapidly changing responsible investing landscape by developing a typology that classifies approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration.
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30 April 2017

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Finance Industry Groups
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is the world's leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance factors and to support its network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions.
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51 research items

Investment Leaders Group

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Investment Leaders Group (ILG) is a project to help shift the investment chain towards responsible, long-term value creation, such that economic, social and environmental sustainability are delivered as an outcome of the investment process alongside satisfactory, long-term investment returns. Jointly conceived by the University of Cambridge and Natixis Asset Management.
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2 research items

Navigating the sustainable investment landscape

World Resources Institute
This paper informs asset owners about the current state of sustainable investing for US institutional investors. Drawing on the experiences of over 100 asset owners and investment professional as well as evidence from WRI’s own endowment the paper constructs a detailed outline of sustainable investing. It highlights the underlying motives and drivers, governance structures, relevant data and standards, investment vehicles, and key barriers that shape opportunities for implementation.
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31 December 2016

What is responsible investment?

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
This 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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31 December 2019

Investing in a time of climate change: The sequel 2019

Mercer
This report is intended to help investors understand how climate change can influence their investment performance in both the short and long term. The research uses scenarios from the Cambridge Econometrics transition-risk climate model, to consider three scenarios; 2⁰C, 3⁰C and 4⁰C temperature increases, with evolved pathways and magnitude.
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30 April 2019

Mercer

Commercial Organisations
Mercer is an American human resources consulting firm that aims to redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock real health and well-being. For more than 70 years, Mercer has been providing advice and solutions to build healthier and more sustainable futures for clients, colleagues and communities.
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3 research items

ESG and corporate financial performance: Mapping the global landscape

DWS Group
This white paper highlights whether integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into the investment process has had a positive effect on corporate financial performance (CFP), whether the effect was stable over time, how a link between ESG and CFP differs across regions and asset classes and whether any specific subcategory of E, S or G had a dominant influence on CFP.
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31 December 2015

Focusing Capital on the Long Term Global

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Focusing Capital on the Long Term Global (FCLTGlobal) is dedicated to developing practical tools and approaches that encourage long-term behaviours in business and investment decision-making. The focus of their work is on the financial needs and ambitions of everyday savers, whose own long-term goals are often lost in the complexity of the financial markets.
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2 research items

DWS Group

Commercial Organisations
DWS Group, formerly, Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management, is a leading asset manager with €767 billion in assets under management (at 2019). They are headquartered in Germany and operate globally, serving a range of traditional and alternative investment capabilities to institutional and retail clients worldwide.
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1 research item

Long-term portfolio guide

Focusing Capital on the Long Term Global
This research focuses on providing a framework for institutional investors to improve long-term outcomes for their portfolios, their investee companies and for their stakeholders. This framework is comprised of five core action areas: investment beliefs, risk appetite statement, benchmarking process, evaluations and incentives, and investment mandates.
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31 March 2015

We need a bigger boat: Sustainability in investment

Willis Towers Watson
This report is designed to help asset owners and asset managers overcome their modern-day challenges as we stand on the cusp of a period of significant transformation in world economies, politics and capital markets. It explores practical solutions and processes to enable investors to become sustainable investors.



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