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Manulife Investment Management
David A. Fortin, Senior Director, Economic Research, Timberland and Agriculture
Jaspreet Aulakh, Senior Natural Resource Economist, Timberland and Agriculture

Manulife Investment Management
Thomas G. Sarno, Global Head of Timberland Investments
Eric Cooperström, Managing Director, Impact Investing and Natural Climate Solutions
Mary Ellen Aronow, Director of Forest Economics, Timberland

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Enormous systemic changes are needed for the global economy to shift towards mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis.  One key...

Stockholm (NordSIP) – A common complaint among institutional investment professionals is the proliferation of different sustainability reporting standards.  Operating globally means adapting to local...

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following the proposal of the European Commission for a regulation on European green bonds in July 2021, the members of the...

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to the National Center for the Middle Market, 200,000 “middle-market” companies - private and publically-owned firms with annual revenues between...

In this new edition of NordSIP Insights, we explore a somewhat less known area within sustainability: the intersection between ESG integration and factor investing. As...

Wellington manages a variety of equity and fixed income strategies that have explicit sustainability objectives. This includes impact investing strategies, in addition to strategies...

Wellington manages a variety of equity and fixed income strategies that have explicit sustainability objectives. This includes impact investing strategies, in addition to strategies...

Wellington manages a variety of equity and fixed income strategies that have explicit sustainability objectives. This includes impact investing strategies, in addition to strategies...

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Erik Penser Bank (EPB) announced the launch of Penser Sustainable Impact, a new fund combining sustainability analysis with a quantitative investment...

Stockholm (NordSIP) - S&P Global has launched the S&P Global ESG Scores. The proprietary system provides an annual evaluation of over 7,300 companies’ sustainability...

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Lyxor has launched five new thematic ETFs focusing on the investment megatrends reshaping the globe, including the digital economy, disruptive technology,...

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Varma, the Finnish pension fund, has announced that it will not be collecting rent from its café and restaurant tenants in May...

As we get used to working remotely, this week, we reached out to the AP funds 1, 2, 3 and 4 to find out how their sustainability efforts contributed to the strong financial performance they announced for 2019, as they reported a 17.6% average return. Magdalena Håkansson, Ulrika Danielson, Anne-Charlotte Hormgard and Tobias Fransson share the progress they made recently. At the beginning of the week, AP1 coincidentally decided to divest from fossil fuel.

One of the most anticipated news this week is the European Commission's publication of the Technical Expert Group's (TEG) final recommendations on the taxonomy. Another important report this week was ShareAction and the Asset Owners Disclose Project's "Point of No Return", where the organisation attempts to classify the sustainability of major asset managers. There is certainly room for improvement!

Stockholm (NordSIP) - According to the government of New Zealand, the default providers of its ‘opt-in’ pension funds, KiwiSavers, will start excluding companies involved...

While the market takes stock of the coronavirus epidemic, we look at the current estimates of the effect on the worldwide GDP as well as the related dip in CO2 emissions in China. In a recent interview with HedgeNordic, hedge fund investor Graham Clapp argues that ESG-focused companies are now trading higher without the consideration of short-term fundamentals.

Stockholm (NordSIP) - MSCI announced the launch of a new range of fixed income tools and solutions for institutional investors, including two new Fixed Income ESG...

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In an effort coordinated by Ceres and the PRI, 230 institutional investors representing US$16.2 trillion in AUM called for urgent corporate...