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Climate risks
Climate risks

Climate risks

The ESGenius Letter on topics related to sustainability and sustainable investing. Climate change brings with it many risks for the economy and businesses. How can these be better addressed?

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Climate Score: How we can identify sustainable leaders and laggards
Climate Score: How we can identify sustainable leaders and laggards
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Climate Score: How we can identify sustainable leaders and laggards

In order to further improve sustainable company analysis, the Responsible Investments team at Erste Asset Management developed the Climate Score last year. The score combines various environmental data to identify the sustainable leaders and laggards in each economic sector. Read the blog post to find out how the score works and what it can be used for.

Climate risks: Is climate change that bad?
Climate risks: Is climate change that bad?
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Climate risks: Is climate change that bad?

This year’s September went down as the warmest in measurement history. Especially in our regions, it was a welcome extension of the summer for many. However, the warmer temperatures clearly show us the consequences of climate change. The risks this entails for the economy and companies and how we take these into account in our investment processes is the topic of our new ESGenius Letter.

Biodiversity, climate change, and planetary boundaries
Biodiversity, climate change, and planetary boundaries
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Biodiversity, climate change, and planetary boundaries

Recent studies have provided insights into the challenges to human prosperity resulting from the climate and biodiversity crises. The main conclusions are that the world is currently not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in time, nor the Climate Change Goals or those on biodiversity.