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.
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18 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.
