Video: Diversity Inclusion discussion with DB Americas CEO, Bloomberg, HP and Franklin Templeton

We interview Daianna Karaian, Founder and CEO of Today Do This, a firm that works with Blue Chip global corporates to help them achieve specific sustainability goals. We address several big questions that corporates have about exactly how to implement sustainability processes. [mehr]

Das „Klima-Urteil“ des Bundesverfassungsgerichts enthält eine enorme politische und gesellschaftliche Sprengkraft. Die von der Politik angestrebten CO₂-Reduktionen haben Implikationen für unseren Alltag. Sie werden politische und gesellschaftliche Widerstände auslösen. Wir brauchen bessere Technologien als jene, mit denen wir bislang Klimaschutz betreiben. Nur so können wir heute und in Zukunft die Einschränkungen der Freiheiten im Sinne des Klimaschutzes sowie die politischen und gesellschaftlichen Spannungen möglichst gering halten. Vielleicht sollten wir das Urteil als Aufruf interpretieren, viel mehr in Forschung und Entwicklung zu investieren. [mehr]

Participants: T. Rowe Price, Invesco, and Federated Hermes
Moderator: Brian Bedell, US Asset Manager Research Analyst

This session was conducted as a panel with Sustainability leaders at T. Rowe Price, Invesco, and Federated Hermes. It covered panelists’ view on the success and challenges of integrating ESG considerations within their investment processes across a wide & diverse array of investment strategies, how third-party ESG data is used with development of proprietary analytics in combination with active management to generate alpha, what the prospects are for ESG demand to accelerate in the US and what types of investment products & solutions are developing the most demand. From the dbAccess ESG Conference March 2021. [mehr]

Presenter: Annelisa Grigg, Director and Sustainability Advisor at Global Balance Ltd
Moderator: Idil Dagdelen, Research Sales & ESG Coordinator

This session highlighted how biodiversity loss will have a significant impact on society and business and fundamentally impact on the ability to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Reporting and disclosure standards for companies on biodiversity are lacking at the moment, but that is likely to change. While several biodiversity policies and legislation exist today, there are important international and regional frameworks currently under development. From the dbAccess ESG Conference March 2021. [mehr]

Participants: UN PRI/ European Chair of Sustainable Finance, Partner at Arabesque S-Ray
Moderator: Trisha Taneja, Head of ESG Advisory, Deutsche Bank

In this session, Nathan Fabian, Chair of the European Platform on Sustainable Finance and Dr. Todd Bridges, Global Head of Sustainable Investing & ESG Research at Arabesque S-Ray, discussed key regulatory topics impacting capital flow. The panel discussed the regulatory landscape in Europe and the US as it pertains to ESG, how upcoming regulations are impacting investors and issuers, and ultimately influencing capital flow and business strategy. From the dbAccess ESG Conference March 2021. [mehr]

Participants: Kamran Khan, Head of ESG, Asia Pacific, Deutsche Bank
Moderator: Jonathan Jayarajan, Managing Director, Deputy Head of EMEA Equity Research / Chair of the Research ESG Council

In this session, DB’s Kamran Khan reviewed key ESG trends impacting corporates. He also addressed DB’s strategy to support corporates to help meet their ESG needs, as well as the breadth of products and services that DB offers and the ESG regulatory outlook on Asia. From the dbAccess ESG Conference March 2021. [mehr]

Participants: Schroders, Union Investment, and Amundi Funds
Moderators: Debbie Jones, Global Head of ESG, Company Research & Tobias Fischer, Research Sales & ESG Coordinator

The session addressed how firms are integrating ESG into their investment strategies. Discussion topics included accountability to an ESG process, views on corporate disclosure & data collection, proprietary systems and ratings, alignment with UN SDGs and exclusionary processes. The discussion with Amundi addressed specific considerations and practices for an ESG Portfolio Manager having a special focus on ecology.
From the dbAccess ESG Conference March 2021.
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Listen to a podcast episode where we discuss the highlights from a recent ESG conference where sustainability leaders and asset managers discussed key ESG topics as part of focused panels and presentations. [mehr]

Jonathan Jayarajan, Deputy Head of EMEA Equity Research, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank speaks with Jörg Eigendorf, Global Head of Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility, where he provides an overview of how Deutsche Bank is progressing towards aims of becoming a leader in sustainability in the finance industry. Jorg covers insights on approach, obstacles, and milestones so far. [mehr]

Wenn es um eine klimaverträgliche Energieversorgung geht, gilt grüner Wasserstoff als Hoffnungsträger. Eric Heymann erklärt, wie weit Forschung und Entwicklung inzwischen vorangekommen sind, wo grüner Wasserstoff überall zum Einsatz kommen könnte und welche Hürden es noch zu überwinden gilt. [mehr]

Damit grüner Wasserstoff einen nennenswerten Beitrag zu einer klimaverträglichen Energieversorgung der Zukunft leisten kann, muss er (1) in großen Mengen, (2) kostengünstig und (3) möglichst CO₂-arm erzeugt werden. Wie dies gelingen soll, ist bislang nur theoretisch beantwortet. Hinzu kommen Herausforderungen bei Transport und Lagerung von Wasserstoff. Grüner Wasserstoff dürfte zunächst vor allem bei ortsgebundenen Großanwendungen eingesetzt werden, etwa in energieintensiven Industrien. Vorerst sind hierfür – wie so oft bei klimaverträglichen Technologien – staatliche Subventionen notwendig. Längerfristig könnte Wasserstoff auch bei einzelnen Verkehrsträgern zum Einsatz kommen (z.B. Luftverkehr, Schifffahrt). Wasserstoff ist theoretisch ein Energie-Multitalent. Nicht zuletzt wegen hoher Kosten dürfte sein Beitrag für die nationale und globale Energiewende in den nächsten ein bis zwei Dekaden jedoch noch überschaubar ausfallen. [mehr]

Interview with James Brand, Utilities EU Analyst.

James has covered utilities at Deutsche Bank for 16 years with lead analyst coverage on around half of the Pan-European sector. [mehr]