Four key changes relevant to responsible investors today

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Calvert, a leader in responsible investing, and part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, believes long-term responsible investors focused on risk management and opportunities must consider material changes impacting four key

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Meaningful change coming to the responsible investment industry in 2023

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The ESG and Responsible Investing markets have grown rapidly over the past decade because investors recognise that the world faces substantial environmental and social challenges, and that companies successfully addressing

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Rest expands Calvert sustainability mandate to focus on carbon reduction

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Rest, one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member industry super funds, has expanded its enhanced responsible investment mandate with Calvert Research and Management (Calvert) to include a carbon reduction tilt that will

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REST awards responsible investment mandate to Calvert and Parametric for implementation partnership

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Rest, one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member industry super funds, has awarded an enhanced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) mandate to Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric) and Calvert Research and Management

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Does an ethnically diverse board mean better stock performance?

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Calvert Research and Management, a global leader in responsible investing and part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has released new research which aims to explore recent trends in ethnic diversity

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Investing toward a net-zero energy system now a reality

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Zeroing out carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the global energy sector is not only possible – it now has a clearly articulated road map as provided by the International Energy

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Green bond issuance surges as more investors seek alignment with climate-risk and environmental solutions

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Green bond issuance was $111 billion in the first quarter (Q1), nearly three times the amount in Q1 2020 after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic depressed issuance in March.[1]

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Green bonds on track to grow in 2021

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The green finance market, similar to almost every other aspect of 2020, was shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Calvert Research and Management, in the first half of the

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Research shows corporate governance factors can influence financial performance

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The Calvert Institute recently published a research paper on how corporate governance factors can influence financial performance. The paper examined how 10 governance factors, ranging from accounting risk to shareholder

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Corporations and investors must do more to combat racism

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Ending racism in America is a responsibility of corporations, and corporations must recognize that their current efforts to promote their core values, and diversity and inclusion programs, fall far short

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