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In aflevering 19 van ESG (Even Samen Gevat) gingen Marloes en Aldert op bezoek bij Minke en Peter van Wingerden. Zij zijn de initiatiefnemers van de Floating Farm, een drijvende stadsboerderij in de Rotterdamse haven.

For investors eyeing stable long-term income from a broad and diverse asset class, infrastructure debt can be a resilient solution. It has been as robust in times of crisis – witness its performance during the pandemic – as across economic cycles. Its secret? Infrastructure provides services that are in demand whatever the economic climate.

In aflevering 18 van ESG (Even Samen Gevat) hebben Marloes en Aldert een dubbelgesprek met Anita de Horde van de Finance for Biodiversity Foundation en Tim Bertels van Darel. Beiden waren al eerder te gast én namen in 2022 deel aan een COP.

Delivering legislation, regulation and standards that foster sustainable and a more equitable development is central to tackling sustainability issues. One impediment is corporate lobbying designed to mitigate or even thwart effective policy changes. We urge other investors to join us in ramping up engagement with companies on this important topic.

With sea levels continuing to rise, coastal flooding is already a considerable – and growing – economic threat to low-lying regions. A recent academic study – presented at the latest conference of the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Finance (GRASFI) – looks into whether investors account for and hedge this hazard by exploiting country exposure to such floods.

Agriculture intersects with several UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular zero hunger, life on land and life below water, good health and responsible production. Around the world, more than 70% of freshwater supplies is used for agriculture and, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the industry generates 22% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Without action, capping global warming at 1.5°C will be impossible and biodiversity loss will continue.

Achieving health equity – the state, or goal, of ensuring that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health[1] – can deliver benefits for wider society, most notably an increased productive life expectancy.

Wat zijn de factoren om als belegger rekening mee te houden in deze tijd van transitie? Lees de vooruitblik voor 2023 van BNP Paribas Asset Management

BNP Paribas Asset Management legt net zero beloftes vast voor beleggingen, rentmeesterschap en operations in het streven naar duurzaamheid

Er wordt steeds urgenter om kapitaal te mobiliseren om de net zero doelen te ondersteunen, de biodiversiteit te beschermen en inclusieve groei te vergemakkelijken.