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Sustainable Investment Awards 2020

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Climate index provider of the year: MSCI

Climate index provider of the year: MSCI

Last year saw MSCI launch the MSCI Climate Change Indexes, designed to identify low-carbon investment opportunities and help investors build more carbon-resilient…

Boutique investment manager of the year: WHEB Asset Management

Boutique investment manager of the year: WHEB Asset Management

Investing solely in listed companies that address sustainability challenges, WHEB Asset Management is a specialist boutique focused on creating prosperity through…

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager, medium and small (fixed income): Affirmative Investment Management annual impact reports

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager, medium and small (fixed income): Affirmative Investment Management annual impact reports

Affirmative Investment Management (AIM) claims to have promoted good practice in the bond market through its engagement with issuers, as many have enhanced their…

ESG data provider of the year: Sustainalytics

ESG data provider of the year: Sustainalytics

Sustainalytics has broadened its range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, launching both an ESG Data offering and its Country Risk Ratings over…

Thought leadership paper on sustainable investing: Wells, Wires and Wheels

Thought leadership paper on sustainable investing: Wells, Wires and Wheels

Wells, Wires and Wheels, a paper published by BNP Paribas Asset Management's Mark Lewis, outlined the tough road oil faces to remain competitive with renewables…

ESG data initiative of the year: GIG and BNEF's Carbon Score

ESG data initiative of the year: GIG and BNEF's Carbon Score

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) and Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) developed a Carbon Score tool to standardise climate-related data and assess carbon impact.

ESG Initiative of the Year: Brunel Pension Partnership climate change framework

ESG Initiative of the Year: Brunel Pension Partnership climate change framework

Brunel Pension Partnership teamed with consultancy Chronos Sustainability to develop a climate change framework that would allow it to achieve investment returns…

ESG research of the year (not fixed income): 2° Investing Initiative

ESG research of the year (not fixed income): 2° Investing Initiative

The 2° Investing Initiative (2DII) was recognised by the awards judges for its innovative and timely modelling of the impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

ESG investment initiative of the year (not fixed income): Adenia

ESG investment initiative of the year (not fixed income): Adenia

Adenia is one of very few private equity firms that acquire majority controlling equity stakes in mature African companies. It implemented an ambitious ESG transformation…

Private equity ESG fund of the year - Ambienta

Private equity ESG fund of the year - Ambienta

Italian private equity firm Ambienta specialises in investments that capture long-term environmental growth trends.

Impact debt fund: Eiffel impact debt

Impact debt fund: Eiffel impact debt

Eiffel Investment Group claims its impact debt fund is the first private debt fund to explicitly link the cost of borrowing with the achievement of positive sustainability…

ESG engagement initiative of the year: Nordea and the Indian pharmaceutical sector

ESG engagement initiative of the year: Nordea and the Indian pharmaceutical sector

India's chemical industry is the main bulk provider to the pharmaceuticals industry in the Western world. While growth of the industry in India obviously creates…

Multi-asset manager of the year: ESG Portfolio Management

Multi-asset manager of the year: ESG Portfolio Management

ESG Portfolio Management is an asset manager of investment funds and segregated accounts, embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Most transparent credit rating agency: Fitch Ratings

Most transparent credit rating agency: Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings secured the nod for most transparent credit rating agency (CRA) for the second year in a row, after its environmental, social and governance (ESG)…

Re/Insurer of the year - AG2R/La Mondiale

Re/Insurer of the year - AG2R/La Mondiale

French insurance firm AG2R La Mondiale has been awarded Insurer of the Year because of its efforts in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria…

Pension fund of the year: Brunel Pension Partnership

Pension fund of the year: Brunel Pension Partnership

The £30 billion ($38 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership was praised for its clear and broad climate policy, active engagement, and ongoing push for disclosure improvements.

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager (large, fixed income): DWS

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager (large, fixed income): DWS

In 2019, German asset manager DWS continued to develop new ESG products and solutions, while also providing stakeholders with greater ESG data transparency.

Investment leader of the year: Jane Ambachtsheer

Investment leader of the year: Jane Ambachtsheer

In August 2018, Jane Ambachtsheer stepped down as chair of responsible investment at consultancy Mercer to take on the position of global head of sustainability…

Personality of the year: Adam Matthews

Personality of the year: Adam Matthews

In a busy year for the Church of England Pensions Board's ethics and engagement director, Adam Matthews has been recognised for his prominent role across a number…

Environmental fund of the year: Ninety One Global Environment Fund

Environmental fund of the year: Ninety One Global Environment Fund

Ninety One, formerly Investec Asset Management, saw its Global Environment strategy return 42% in 2019, outperforming the MSCI All Country World's return of 27%.

Renewables fund of the year: NextPower III

Renewables fund of the year: NextPower III

NextEnergy Capital (NEC) had a second close of its third fund, NextPower III, of $280 million earlier this year.

Listed equities manager of the year: Aviva Investors

Listed equities manager of the year: Aviva Investors

Aviva Investors is among the 10 largest asset managers in the UK, with some £346 billion ($426 billion) under management at the end of last year, and claims to have…

Impact fund of the year: The Nature Conservancy's sustainable forestry fund

Impact fund of the year: The Nature Conservancy's sustainable forestry fund

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) says its $130 million sustainable forestry fund can be a model for large-scale impact investment in forests.

Stock exchange of the year: London Stock Exchange

Stock exchange of the year: London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange (LSE) impressed judges by both the breadth and depth of its sustainable investment innovation, including the launch of its Green Economy Mark…

Real assets manager of the year: Mirova

Real assets manager of the year: Mirova

Recent months have seen Mirova raise €860 million for a new energy transition fund and further entrench itself in the natural capital investment market.

TCFD report of the year - New Forests' Climate Disclosure Report 2020

TCFD report of the year - New Forests' Climate Disclosure Report 2020

New Forests' inaugural Climate Disclosure Report 2020 (CDR) is believed to be the first time that the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial…

Fixed income manager of the year - Wellington Management

Fixed income manager of the year - Wellington Management

Wellington Management's Global Credit Investment Team has developed a quantitative environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings methodology, which has been…

Investment consultant of the year - MJ Hudson Spring

Investment consultant of the year - MJ Hudson Spring

MJ Hudson Spring has been awarded investment consultant of the year, capping 12 months that have seen the firm undergo radical changes.

ESG assessment tool of the year: Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI)

ESG assessment tool of the year: Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI)

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) uses forward-looking carbon performance assessments to measure companies' pathways to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement…

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager, large (not fixed income): Partners Group

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager, large (not fixed income): Partners Group

Partners Group provides access to private markets for around 900 institutional investors and currently has about $94 billion in assets under management (AuM).

ESG innovation of the year - research: Grantham Research Institute and Planet Tracker

ESG innovation of the year - research: Grantham Research Institute and Planet Tracker

The dependence of the value of a country's sovereign bonds on the management of its stocks of natural resources is set to intensify over the next decade, according…

ESG hybrid fund of the year: Jupiter Global Ecology Diversified

ESG hybrid fund of the year: Jupiter Global Ecology Diversified

Jupiter Global Ecology Diversified (JGED) impressed the awards judges by its success in both enhancing its ESG agenda through its equity and fixed income holdings,…

ESG innovation of the year (funds and portfolios): Newmarket and Citi Community Capital

ESG innovation of the year (funds and portfolios): Newmarket and Citi Community Capital

A securitisation of affordable housing loans with a novel structure offers a model US banks could copy.

Impact initiative of the year: Jupiter 'impact' credit risk transfer

Impact initiative of the year: Jupiter 'impact' credit risk transfer

A $3.4 billion credit risk transfer featuring "ground-breaking" impact characteristics includes pricing incentives linked to positive impact and use-of-proceeds…

ESG investment of the year (fixed income): Pimco's Climate Bond Strategy

ESG investment of the year (fixed income): Pimco's Climate Bond Strategy

Asset manager Pimco has been awarded ESG Investment of the Year for fixed income because the judges were impressed by its Climate Bond Strategy approach.

ESG index provider of the year: Qontigo

ESG index provider of the year: Qontigo

September saw the launch of Qontigo, as Deutsche Börse's combined its existing index businesses, STOXX and DAX, with risk analytics tool Axioma.

Social fund of the year: Candriam equities oncology impact fund

Social fund of the year: Candriam equities oncology impact fund

In a year scarred by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Candriam's equities oncology impact fund outperformed its benchmark and grew its overall assets under…

ESG research of the year - BMO Global Asset Management

ESG research of the year - BMO Global Asset Management

Since 2015 BMO Global Asset Management has been engaging with market participants on green, social and sustainability bond market issues.

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager: medium and small (not fixed income): Triodos Investment Management

Best sustainability reporting by an asset or fund manager: medium and small (not fixed income): Triodos Investment Management

Triodos Investment Management (IM) describes itself as a pure-play impact investment firm. This means all €4.9 billion of its assets are deployed with the goal of…

ESG fixed income fund of the year: Brown Advisory's Sustainable Bond Fund

ESG fixed income fund of the year: Brown Advisory's Sustainable Bond Fund

Brown Advisory's fixed income team believes that by integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their bond research process, they're able…

Private equity manager of the year: Actis

Private equity manager of the year: Actis

A key factor behind emerging markets investor Actis being crowned 'Private equity manager of the year' was the launch last year of the Actis Impact Score (AIS).

Infrastructure fund of the year - BNP Paribas European Infra Debt Fund

Infrastructure fund of the year - BNP Paribas European Infra Debt Fund

BNP Paribas's European Infra Debt Fund posted returns of 276 basis points (bps) above the three-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor), in the 12 months to…

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