GEMs ESG Materiality, H2 2024
Analysing the cost of climate change
Climate Change High Yield Credit, Annual Report 2024
Fast reading Three years since launch: A retrospective of lessons learnt since inception, including how our Climate Change Impact (CCI) framework has evolved to become more acutely tuned to decarbonisation challenges and opportunities. Performance and investment review: Despite continued market volatility and historically tight spread levels, global high yield was one of the top performing […]
SDG Engagement Equity, Q4 2024 case study
Ansell
Will the equities rally continue in 2025?
2025 Outlook
The three things every engager should know
Fast reading Lifetime engagement stats 1,872 engagement actions 180 companies engaged A team of seven working on the Strategy 98 completed objectives “Now is the time for fixed income markets to take heed” – Saker Nusseibeh, Hermes CEO, on the launch of our original sustainability strategy, SDG1 Engagement High Yield in 2019. Born out of […]
The hidden environmental cost of our digital lives
Data is essential to modern life. Any time you use a maps app to navigate, do a Teams meeting at work or watch a doctor call up your health records, data is being consumed. Global data usage is set to grow as the use of digital services continues to expand. Since 2010 the number of […]
SDG Engagement High Yield Credit: 2024 H1 Report
Fast reading In this latest update from the investment and engagement team, we provide a full overview of how our engagements with portfolio companies in the SDG Engagement High Yield Credit portfolio have resulted in change. We include the year in numbers, an investment commentary, and a broad overview of how H1’s engagements link through […]
Deep dive: Hazardous chemicals and their impact on oceans
Chemical pollution includes pollution caused by agri-chemicals, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and industrial emissions. Hazardous chemicals are substances that can cause adverse effects to both the human health and the environment.1 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a group of synthetic persistent chemicals widely used for waterproofing and non-stick products, with molecules comprising a chain […]
Forests under fire: A call to action to end deforestation
Fast reading Over the past decade, various pledges and funding commitments have recognised the vital roles of forests and the devastating consequences of deforestation. Governments have pledged to restore forests, halt deforestation and channel global forest financing numerous times. Actual progress, however, has been limited. The key to success will be moving beyond pledges to […]
Obesity drugs: a lifeline for global healthcare systems
Scroll to interact with the digital experience. Not all themes are worth following… Life sciences is one of Sustainable Global Equity’s key investment themes. Read about our other investment themes and how our investment process is designed to capture the best opportunities across global equity markets. Read more Share: 1 https://www.hermes-investment.com/uploads/2024/04/9d035d814164c6c6874974b1eb1a758a/fhl-sustainable-global-equities-2023-march-2024.pdf 2 https://www.hermes-investment.com/uploads/2024/04/9d035d814164c6c6874974b1eb1a758a/fhl-sustainable-global-equities-2023-march-2024.pdf 3 https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/6cc2aacc-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/6cc2aacc-en 4 https://www.nature.com/articles/ijo2012114 5 https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/6cc2aacc-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/6cc2aacc-en […]
