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Candriam looking to expand outside of "traditional" water investments

Candriam has told Environmental Finance it plans to invest outside of "traditional" water sectors to meet the growing number of challenges posed by the water crisis, and how it plans to leverage artificial intelligence to "differentiate" from its peers

Candriam launches water fund

Candriam launches emerging markets equity fund

Green hydrogen - does it still have a place in the energy transition?

Although progress in recent years has been disappointing, there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of hydrogen and the investment opportunities it presents, write Marouane Bouchriha and Tom Van Ginneken

Hidden in the shadows

Investors can play a critical role in mitigating hidden human rights breaches in supply chains, writes Sairindri Christisabrina

Debt investors warned of 'disintegration' risk of countries with social failings

Investors are failing to place value on civil liberties and political rights as indications of sovereigns' sustainable growth, and risk being burned if illiberal states eventually fail, Candriam has argued in a new report.

Investors must push for human rights 'oversight' in facial recognition tech

There is a dearth of human rights policies at facial recognition technology (FRT) firms, said Candriam, which urged investors to push for "greater oversight" of the issue.

'Mean species abundance' data is flawed but vital, says Candriam

Candriam is pushing companies to collect standardised biodiversity data on 'mean species abundance', in order to cut through "unsubstantiated" claims of net positive biodiversity impact.

Taxonomy vote raises the stakes for investor-policymaker standoff

The contentious inclusion of nuclear and gas as 'transition' energy sources in the EU's green taxonomy could influence policymakers in other jurisdictions - even as investors prepare to ignore the result, according to Eurosif.

Federated Hermes tops asset manager ESG integration review

US asset manager Federated Hermes scored highest for environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration among major investors in a study by a credit rating agency.