Erste Asset Management Investment Blog
Impact Investing
Impact Investing
(c) unsplash

Impact Investing

ERSTE RESPONSIBLE RETURN - The ESG Letter on Environmental, Social and Governance issues

DOSSIER POSTS

Sustainable finance – an (overdue) act of re-orientation?
Sustainable finance – an (overdue) act of re-orientation?

Sustainable finance – an (overdue) act of re-orientation?

In general terms, impact investments are investments that bring societal benefits on top of financial yield. This topic therefore offers a great opportunity to talk to experts about the effects of investments on society. This is why Erste Asset Management also has an internal forum, where ESG topics, sustainability aspects, and climate risks are periodically […]

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 […]

Social impact via engagement
Social impact via engagement

Social impact via engagement

Impact investment More and more investors want to invest their money responsibly and sustainably – not only to create additional inflows, but also to create an “impact”. As a result, the demand for so-called impact funds has increased substantially in recent years. Especially young people, who until very recently had little interest in investment funds, […]