Sustainable Investment Awards 2024

Prioritising qualitative environmental, social and governance (ESG) research over big data methodologies offered by third party, Domini believes it's able to identify sources of risk and opportunity that are overlooked by more conventional investment approaches.

FTSE Russell, an LSEG business, has been named as winner of the 'Climate index provider of the year' at this year's Sustainable Investment Awards 2024 with judges praising its entry as a "stand-out submission" in this category.

GRESB believes it sets its environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessment tool apart from the others by taking a holistic approach, rather than focusing primarily on one overarching environmental rating.

Along with data company Riskthinking.AI, Bloomberg last year launched on its terminal and Data License platform, physical risk indicators that account for every climate scenario endorsed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

GAM Investments' Net Zero Alignment Assessment Tool (NZAAT) aims to prioritise the investor's engagement based on contribution of companies to its financed emissions and their alignment assessment.

For the second year running Planet Tracker has won multiple awards for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) research.

EB - Sustainable Investment Management's (EB-SIM) environmental, social and governance (ESG) multi asset fund, covers 31 asset classes. EB-SIM believes this variety of classes, along with regions, currencies and risk factors, as well as being much more active than most of its competitors enables it to avoid downside risks.

Sustainable Investment Award judges awarded Swedish pension fund AP4 as sovereign wealth fund of the year highlighting its ongoing commitment to sustainability.

The $140 million Abrdn Emerging Markets SDG Corporate Bond fund secured the global ESG fixed income fund of the year award after being praised by one judge for its "thoughtful framework".

AG2R La Mondiale has once again been named pension fund of the year, with judges praising its commitment to ESG shown in its entry.

The judges for this year's Sustainable Investment Awards commended Ginkgo Advisor for its detailed key performance indicators (KPIs) and the robust strategy of its third fund, Ginkgo Fund III.

This year's judges chose Vital Capital as private equity manager of the year for the second year running, praising its detailed themes and impact focus.

Taking the 'Re/insurer of the year' title at this year's Sustainable Investment Awards is Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist UK insurer in the bulk purchase annuity market, ...

The debut fund of Crédit Mutuel Asset Management's Impact First Inclusion strategy, which launched in May 2023, has been named as the social fund of the year in this year's Sustainable Investment Awards.

Moody's Ratings publishes issuer profiles and credit impact scores for nearly 12,000 entities globally, incorporating climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations transparently and systematically into the credit analysis.

For the third year running Osmosis Investment Management (IM) has taken the Boutique investment manager of the year - Europe for its track record of delivering better risk-adjusted returns versus the MSCI World.

The London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Sustainability Intelligence - winner of this year's ESG data initiative of the year award -brings together different tools designed to help organisations understand and disclose their data and take action...

This year's winner of the ESG engagement initiative of the year - Asia is the China Climate Engagement Initiative (CCEI), which Sustainable Investment Awards judges described as "innovative" and an "excellent initiative that covers all the bases".

Sustainable Investment Awards judges commended ESG index provider of the year, Solactive, for its "client-focused ability to scale across asset classes," and its "diversity of approach and excellent innovation across multiple issues and themes".

For the second year, Sydney-based forestry investor New Forests has won Boutique investment manager of the year.

"Eager to illustrate the imperfections and pertaining issues" is how Munich-based fund-of-funds investor Golding Capital Partners described the transparency of its inaugural sustainability report, which secured its victory in the Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager in the medium and small category.

Amidst growing demand for nature data and tools from investors, lenders and companies NatureAlpha was praised by this year's judges for being "at the forefront of nature and biodiversity data".

Amidst an ever-growing number of ESG data providers, ESG data provider of the year, EMEA GIST Impact, a specialist in impact measurement and metrics was described by Sustainable Investment Awards judges as a standout provider showing "real innovation" in the market.

The $156 million Nuveen Green Bond Fund has scooped the Americas ESG fixed income fund of the year award for its ongoing role as a key facilitator of the innovation in the sustainable bond markets.

To coincide with COP28 in Dubai, consultancy Mercer published a piece of research designed to encourage investors to broaden their transition plans beyond carbon reduction.

"Delivering impact at scale" is how Mark Wishnie, chief sustainability officer of BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG), described the philosophy that has helped it win three Sustainable Investment Awards this year.

Climate Asset Management's Natural Capital Strategy and its Nature Based Carbon Strategy have been named this year's Environmental fund of the year, global and this year's Environmental fund of the year EMEA respectively.

Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong)'s China Green Bond Fund has been named as the 2024 ESG fixed income fund of the year - Asia by Environmental Finance's judges, who noted its strong returns in a challenging year for green bond funds.

Dutch ethical investment firm Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM) secured a sustainability reporting award for its €350 million ($375 million) Euro Bond Impact Fund.

Preqin's environmental, social and governance (ESG) datasets cover company ESG data across the firm, fund and asset level, enabling clients to increase their proprietary data.

Danske Bank Asset Management assessed the progress of the biggest 100 companies in the Nordic region in recognising and managing their impact on biodiversity.

Votes Against Slavery (VAS) this year began including Alternative Investment Market (AIM) companies in its engagement scope. The coalition also grew to 154 investors, with £2 trillion ($2.5 trillion) in assets under management (AUM), from 22 in 2020.

A report explored learnings from the Relief, Recovery, Resilience (RRR) programme - a joint endeavour between Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Research by ISS ESG highlighted that child labour is a problem in the US, with the automobile, food products, and retail industries being particularly exposed to child labour risks.

The winner of the TCFD report of the year in 2024 is Cathay Financial Holdings (Cathay FHC), Taiwan's largest financial institution by assets and includes subsidiaries Cathay Life, Cathay United Bank, Cathay Century Insurance, Cathay Securities and Cathay Securities Investment Trust.

For the second year running the London Stock Exchange won the Stock exchange of the year award.

Apollo takes home the award for Private Debt Manager of the Year, as judges praised its well-resourced and structured approach.

French private equity firm Eurazeo has won this year's infrastructure fund of the year for its maiden sustainable investment infrastructure fund, Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF).

Natixis Investment Managers' Mirova has been named this year's fixed income manager of the year, as judges praised its strong impact focus and the classification of its funds under the EU's Article 9 classification...

The escalating water crisis facing Central Asia, which has left some countries in the region on the brink of having "insufficient" supplies, was the subject of Eurasian Development Bank's winning entry for the ESG Research of the year, Asia category.

Tramontana Asset Management arranged a carbon-backed financing and hedging solution for a major utility and partnered with institutional fixed income investors to fund the transaction...

Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis has won ESG investment initiative of the year for its investment in Octotel, a South African fibre network operator.

Despite growing commitments to ocean-related themes, the ocean remains "chronically underfunded" with Sustainable Development Goal 14 continuously receiving the least amount of funding...

For the second year in a row, China Asset Management Company (ChinaAMC) has won the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment initiative of the year award.

When the Church Commissioners for England committed to divest fully from oil and gas companies last year, becoming one of the first asset owners to do so, it marked an important signalling moment in the transition to net zero.

The Amundi Just Transition for Climate fund secured the EMEA fixed income fund of the year award after impressing judges with its structured approach to tackling the social impacts of the transition to the low-carbon transition.

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) Centre's Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework won EF awards judges over for its potential to improve transparency in the often-opaque area of banking and its impacts on the climate.

The $100 million issuance of IIX's latest Women's Livelihood Bond last year was the moment the gender-themed instrument "finally came of scale" due to widespread institutional interest.

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc (SEEIT), managed by Sustainable Development Capital LLP, is the first and largest UK-listed company of its kind to invest exclusively in the energy efficiency sector.