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Sustainable thinking and action are playing an increasingly important role in the context of climate change – and this also applies to investing. Here you will find interesting insights and valuable tips on the topic of sustainability in investing 👉

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Sustainability

25 June 2026 25 June 2026 • Erste AM Communications

Engagement & Voting Report 2025: How Active Ownership Can Make a Difference

How can active ownership make a difference? In our new blog post, we summarize the key highlights of the 2025 Engagement & Voting Report – from voting on over 600 companies to governance and biodiversity engagements, and Erste AM’s first sovereign engagement.

Sustainability

20 August 2026 19 August 2026 • Walter Hatak

When water is scarce, it gets expensive: Drought as a financial risk

Drought, low river levels, and scarce water reserves have long since ceased to affect only the natural world. They impact harvests, energy supplies, transportation routes, and corporate profits. Why water is increasingly becoming a financial metric—and what role managing this resource should play in investment decisions.

Equities

3 July 2026 3 July 2026 • APA Finance / Erste AM Communications

How Heat Waves Are Becoming an Economic Factor

The recent heat wave had Austria firmly in its grip, setting new temperature records. Such extreme temperatures have long been a factor in the economy: They hamper productivity and energy supply – but they also draw attention to companies working on solutions in the fields of energy and cooling. Read more about this in today’s blog post.

Sustainability

26 June 2026 26 June 2026 • Philipp Marchhart

Sustainable water management: an exciting investment case?

Outdated infrastructure, climate change, and the boom in AI data centers make sustainable water management more necessary than ever. In this interview, fund manager Clemens Klein explains why investments in water management are also attractive to investors and what opportunities they present.

Equities

6 May 2026 6 May 2026 • Alexander Weiss

Energy, security and electricity demand: why environmental technologies are entering a new phase

Since the beginning of the Iran conflict, the topics of energy independence and security of supply have been on everyone’s lips again. Renewable energies and environmental technologies can make a decisive contribution to this. This was also demonstrated at one of the most important industry meetings for renewable energies. Read more about this in the blog article by fund manager Alexander Weiss.

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Sustainability

12 March 2018 3 September 2025 • Walter Hatak

More than a drop in the bucket?

The World Water Day was first introduced on 22 March 1993. The goal was to anchor the meaning of water and thus the efficient use of this critical resource in the collective consciousness. Despite the long history, the importance of water from the point of view of risk has only recently gained in relevance.

Equities

20 April 2016 20 April 2016 • Paul Severin

Mega trend environmental technology

The global population will reach 10 billion people by 2100, with masses streaming into the cities. The environmental problems are becoming more challenging as we speak due to the exploitation of raw materials and the climate change, which has manifested itself via ever more frequent freak weather events. The call for the cautious handling of […]