In recent years, the European Union (EU) has substantially increased its funding for the research and development of new weapon systems and military technologies by European defence companies. In this regard, in April 2021 the European Parliament approved a European Defence Fund (EDF) worth EUR 7.9 billion over seven years (2021-2027).1 The Fund will finance [...]
Read our latest #5MinuteRead on Nuclear Power March 2021 marks the 10 year anniversary of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant. This caused a slowdown of the Nuclear Renaissance, a nuclear-enthusiastic period started in 2001. Since then, some countries have re-evaluated their use of nuclear power whilst others have [...]
In celebration of the United Nations International Women’s Day, V.E’s analysts, Nadia Boujdadi and Marianna Fatti, are offering insights on one of the emerging trends in ESG that highlights the importance of investing resources in women and their presence in the financial industry. Gender Lens Investing strategies seek to intentionally and measurably use capital to address gender disparities between women and [...]
2020 was a year defined by social risks. The global pandemic, protests against inequality, workforce digitalisation and the social impacts of the energy transition are shifting the risk landscape for investors at an unprecedented rate. To help investors in navigating this context, the Moody’s ESG Solutions Group, through its affiliate V.E, provides daily ESG controversy [...]
V.E is constantly monitoring changes that impact the world of investing. Our analysts have put together a short briefing intended to keep you informed on the the latest in ESG. In December 2020, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs reclassified cannabis out of the most dangerous category of drugs, thus recognising its medicinal potential. In the [...]
V.E experts are constantly monitoring changes that impact the world of investing. Our analysts have put together a short briefing intended to keep you informed on the the latest in ESG. The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is set to take effect in early 2021. For the first time in [...]
Today, December 9th, is United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day. The theme this year is "Recover with integrity." Corruption thrives in times of crisis and the ongoing global pandemic is no exception. States all over the world have taken significant measures to address the health emergency and to avoid a global economic collapse. They hastily mobilized [...]
Vigeo Eiris and GovernArt have been promoting ESG integration in Latin America for over 5 years. We have joined forces on several occasions (ALAS 20 being one of them) to help develop ESG ratings in the region. Today, we offer a wide range of ESG ratings aligned with companies’ and investors’ needs. In a context [...]
As stakeholders from around the world gather in Geneva for the 2018 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, a new Vigeo Eiris study of 4,585 companies headquartered in 60 countries reveals very limited overall progress in the way business is fulfilling its human rights obligations. Seventy years after the Universal Declaration on Human Rights [...]
Vigeo Eiris & GovernArt have been promoting ESG integration by investors and companies in Latin America for more than 3 years. This publication aims to serve as a baseline for future comparisons and updates so as to identify progress and trends in responsible investment in Latin-America. For the first time, in partnership with the Adolfo Ibanez [...]
