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Engagement and voting – worth our while?
Engagement and voting – worth our while?

Engagement and voting – worth our while?

Dialogue with management and the active exercise of voting rights are intended to encourage companies to operate in a more environmentally friendly and socially responsible manner – engagement & voting is the keyword. But what are the benefits of these measures? An overview of scientific studies on this topic provides interesting results.

Hydrogen – a colour theory
Hydrogen – a colour theory
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Hydrogen – a colour theory

Hydrogen has great potential as a carbon-free fuel, electricity storage or energy carrier and could play an important role in the energy transition. But not all hydrogen is the same, as Senior ESG Researcher Alexander Osojnik explains. There are certain differences depending on how it is produced, which makes the topic of hydrogen almost a color theory.

Changes to the investment universe, March 2021 – June 2021
Changes to the investment universe, March 2021 – June 2021

Changes to the investment universe, March 2021 – June 2021

Actual / nominal 2.100 Admitted Aker Horizons AS (sector: renewable electricity (renewable energy)), ESGenius score 53 (03/2021); invests in, and develops, companies in the field of renewable energy and other technologies that contribute crucially to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Majority investments in the listed companies Aker Carbon Capture AS and Aker Offshore Wind AS […]

Changes to the investment universe, September 2019 – November 2019
Changes to the investment universe, September 2019 – November 2019
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Changes to the investment universe, September 2019 – November 2019

Admitted PowerCell Sweden AB (sector: Electrical Components & Equipment), EAM ESG rating 09/2019 of C; admitted into the investment universe of ERSTE WWF STOCK ENVIRONMENT in September 2019. The company was created as a spin-out from Volvo Group in 2008. PowerCell Sweden AB develops and produces modular and scalable fuel cell stacks and systems. Development […]