2019 Environmental, Social, and Governance Trends

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Group is pleased to be partnering with Savvy Investor,
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investors. You may wish to consider joining their
platform - it's entirely free.</i> <br><br><span
style="FONT-SIZE: 17px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2019
Environmental, Social, and Governance Trends</span>
<br><br>Will ESG awareness remain as prevalent within
the investment management community in 2019? MSCI's 2019
ESG paper brings to light five trends - the need to
eliminate plastic waste, ESG regulations affecting
corporations and investment managers, climate risk,
deriving ESG signals from data sources, and combatting
the propensity for corporate scandal through diversity
and governance leadership. <br><br>The best papers on
environmental, social, and governance-related issues
relevant to the investment industry can be found on
Savvy Investor. Register with us today for free!
<br><br><a style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
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ESG Trends to Watch (MSCI)</a> <br>Actions taken today
could make the difference tomorrow for several of the
ESG trends that MSCI illuminates for 2019. <br><br><a
style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YA7/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1388662&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">Video:
2019 Responsible Investing Themes with Calvert's John
Streur</a> <br>In this video, John Streur, President and
CEO at Calvert Research and Management, discusses
responsible investing trends for 2019. <br><br><a
style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YA8/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1386266&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">Populism
will change corporate purpose for good (Fidelity Intl
blog, 2019)</a> <br>Populist movements will drive
corporate stakeholders to move from shareholder value
maximisation to a more comprehensive and sustainable
approach. <br><br><a
style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YA9/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1333122&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">The
Evolving Future of Fiduciary Duty in an ESG World (CFA
Institute, 2018)</a> <br>This report is based on a
survey of 24000 EU-based CFA Institute members and their
opinions about ESG factors in investment management,
fiduciary duty, and other sustainable investing issues.
<br><br><a style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YAA/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1323862&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">The
Corporate Governance of Listed Companies: A Manual for
Investors (CFA Institute, 2018)</a> <br>CFA Institute's
latest version of this manual provides updates on
corporate governance issues such as codes of ethics,
board independence, and hiring external consultants.
<br><br><a style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YAB/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1390354&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">ESG
for EMD: Toward Best Practice (Neuberger Berman blog,
Jan 2019)</a> <br>Neuberger Berman presents their best
practices for integrating ESG into emerging markets debt
(especially corporate bond) strategies, including a
variety of ESG indicators. <br><br><a
style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YAC/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1391360&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">Integrating
ESG into fixed income investments: the data challenge
(HSBC GAM, Jan 2019)</a> <br>The authors describe how
ESG issues can affect a company's fundamentals and
explain how analyzing ESG issues can better highlight
risks and warning signals within corporations.
<br><br><a style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YAD/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1294696&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">2018
ESG Survey (Callan)</a> <br>In May 2018, Callan surveyed
89 US institutional funds on their approach to ESG
factors when evaluating investments, finding that ESG
integration is on the rise. <br><br><a
style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://lnk.ie/33YAE/[email protected]/https://www.savvyinvestor.net/search/articles-and-white-papers?keywords=1338855&utm_medium=Site+Email&utm_source=Opal+Group&utm_campaign=ESGTrends_526">Driving
Change: Diversity & Inclusion in Investment
Management (CFA Institute, 2018)</a> <br>Investment
firms must focus on their people model in order to
attract the best talent. This report asks what an
inclusive and diverse work culture looks like within the
investment industry and how it can be manifested.
<br><br><a style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
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Global Gender Gap Report (WEF, 2018)</a> <br>This report
benchmarks 149 countries on gender parity (and their
progress towards it). This year’s edition also studies
skills gender gaps related to Artificial Intelligence.
<br><br><a style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
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Investment Opportunities in Cities (IFC, 2018)</a>
<br>The IFC describes new, innovative models that cities
can deploy to narrow the financing gap for climate-smart
investments such as green buildings, water and waste
management, and electric vehicles. <br><br><a
style="COLOR: #4186cd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
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Renewable Energy Trends: Solar and wind move from
mainstream to preferred (Deloitte, 2018)</a> <br>This
29-page report by Deloitte delves into the world of
global renewable energy and examines industry trends,
particularly the rise of solar and wind.
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