
18 December 2020 | 1 min. readingtime
Sustainability dilemmas
With each new technological advance or new insight into the effect of sustainability themes on the social value that companies create or destroy, expectations change.
19 January 2023 | 1 min. readingtime
According to the Paris Agreement, the maximum permitted warming is 1.5°C. But in the absence of significant action and adequate measures, the Earth is heading for a warming of 2.6 to 2.9°C by 2100 with catastrophic consequences for the climate and biodiversity. Last November, the failed climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh made it painfully clear that governments are willing to make very few commitments to successfully close the huge ambition gap between 'Paris' and existing policies. In this Market & Trends, we distinguish three scenarios for our investments for the transition to 'net zero' in 2050.
Download18 December 2020 | 1 min. readingtime
With each new technological advance or new insight into the effect of sustainability themes on the social value that companies create or destroy, expectations change.
27 October 2020 | 2 min. readingtime
With just a few days to go until 3 November, we take stock again. What has changed since then, and how are prospects now in our view?
25 September 2020 | 1 min. readingtime
a.s.r. has signed the Finance Biodiversity Pledge. With this initiative, a group of financial institutions is supporting various actions to reverse nature loss as much as possible in this decade.