ESG-Investing-A-lukewarm-Christmas-Carol
16 Dec 21

“ESG Investing” and other issues for asset managers – A lukewarm Christmas Carol?

“ESG Investing” and other issues for asset managers – A lukewarm Christmas Carol? There is a growing number of gentle disputes among different ESG research/data product providers, sustainability consultants, asset managers, and activists. The main reason for the growing arguments is lack of knowledge and common understanding. Many of us are worried about this as […]
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Sustainability reporting running away from strategy ESG research and scores
05 Nov 21

ESG* reporting – Is sustainability reporting running away from your sustainability strategy and ESG score?

ESG* reporting – Is sustainability reporting running away from your sustainability strategy and ESG score? With over 120 company ESG research reports and ESG scores made available to our clients, we see trends in sustainability reporting, for the good and the bad. As we are specialists in ESG research of the smaller companies and private […]
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ESG Risk Research - Local communities power
24 Sep 21

How the ESG* analysts should think – Are weak local communities only quasi-stakeholders unless NGOs enter the stage?

How the ESG* analysts should think – Are weak local communities only a quasi-stakeholder? Unless NGOs enter the stage? Most companies talk warmly about local communities in their CSR reporting. For many it is in reality a tick box exercise and often consist of financing local initiatives; a sort of payment to be allowed to […]
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ESG reporting- How to take CO Scope 3 responsibility
20 Jul 21

ESG* Reporting – How to split the “responsibility” of CO2 emissions for those financing a company – A suggestion for the banks and asset managers

ESG* Reporting – How to split the “responsibility” of CO2 emissions for those financing a company – A suggestion for the banks and asset managers Most banks state that their biggest impact on the environment is through the financing they do of other companies. But they are not the only source of financing of the […]
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Corporates - Do not FAIL your sustainability reporting
24 May 21

ESG* Reporting – Dear Corporates – Do not FAIL your sustainability reporting

Dear Corporates – Do not FAIL your sustainability reporting I just had to write something about this. We’re in the middle of updating a lot of ESG research reports as companies now have for the most released their 2020 annual reports and sustainability reporting, etc. Common for them all is that we see an increase […]
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Hvor grønn er norsk kapitalforvaltning sustainAX
04 May 21

Hvor «grønn» er egentlig norsk kapitalforvaltning?

Hvor «grønn» er egentlig norsk kapitalforvaltning? Finanstilsynet publiserte nylig resultatene av en undersøkelse om norske kapitalforvalternes arbeid med bærekraft. Innledningsvis skal det sies at siden de fleste forvalterne satt med gode kunnskaper om Offentliggjøringsforordningen (SFDR Level 1 rammeverket), ble det veldig forvirrende med Finanstilsynets ordvalg som ikke refererte til dette rammeverket direkte. Er et «grønt» […]
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Renewable sector dilemmas
11 Apr 21

How ESG* analysts should think – Dilemmas in the renewable energy utility sector

How ESG* analysts should think – Dilemmas in the renewable energy utility sector We have just finished an ESG sector research report on the Norwegian hydroelectric power producers. The descriptive sector report with some of our conclusions can be found here: https://sustainax.docsend.com/view/4yht7yqepwbkymf5 There are a certain number of dilemmas that an ESG analyst stumble over […]
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