Focused Thinking
In a world of more frequent climate impacts, geopolitical tension and technological change, sustainable finance is critical to power the next leg of prosperity.
Sustainability
María Victoria Zingoni, Executive Managing Director at Spanish energy giant Repsol, told Nomura Greentech that the company is transforming its business by adding solar and wind farms to become net-zero by 2050.
7 min read | August 2021
Sustainability
We introduce a novel AI-based technique for rating company ESG quality. Our method employs a unique Natural Language Processing (NLP) approach to analyse earnings call transcripts, uncovering ESG-relevant narratives and extracting ESG signals we can use to guide stock selection.
4 min read | August 2021
Volatility
Key note presentations on 5 things you didn't know about ESG, the challenges facing post pandemic economies, the evolution of the sustainability mega-trend, and how pursuing ESG investments need not trash your portfolio.
2 min read | July 2021
Sustainability
EU Sustainable Finance Rules Start to Take Shape
3 min read | July 2021
Sustainability
As ESG investing gains momentum, we explore the factors that point toward this being more a genuine lasting shift than a short-lived fad
9 min read | July 2021
Sustainability
Why investors need more than data...
2 min read | July 2021
Sustainability
Businesses must move from corporate social responsibility to being responsible social corporations.
5 min read | June 2021
Sustainability
Various approaches to carbon pricing have been trialled in financial and capital markets, illustrating major changes in Enterprise Value.
5 min read | June 2021
Rates
An overlay technique of consensus-ratings to improve the ESG quality of portfolios
5 min read | June 2021
Sustainability
The pandemic has spurred a reset in values regarding social and environmental stewardship.
4 min read | April 2021
Economics
As part of global moves toward reducing carbon emissions, attention will likely focus on the debate surrounding carbon pricing in 2021.
3 min read | March 2021
Economics
A pillar of US President Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency was the radical reform of US environmental policy, but what will it mean for Asia?
3 min read | January 2021
Volatility
Given Biden's pledges to reform environmental policy what are the likely repercussions for the auto industry?
4 min read | December 2020
Sustainability
ASEAN countries have made significant advances in reducing poverty and improving human development but improvements in gender equality and social mobility have been slow.
4 min read | December 2020