Case studies

PGIM Quant Enhances Sustainable Investing Capabilities

May 2023    In this case study, learn how PGIM Quantitative Solutions is leveraging Util's data to enhance it's sustainable investing capabilities.

DPAM meets regulations, avoids greenwashing, with objective Impact data

June 2023    In this case study, learn how Degroof Petercam Asset Management (DPAM) uses Util's data to bolster investor confidence, satisfy regulatory reporting requirements, and prevent greenwashing.

News and reports

Impact investment Leaders & Laggards

August 2022    Our latest report reveals which are the top-ten positive- and negative- contributing investment funds relative to each of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — and why.

Under review are 6,000+ US-domiciled funds, for which we measure positive and negative performance, respectively. Funds are aggregated as an aggregation of holdings, weighted by allocation; companies, an aggregation of products, weighted by revenue. Relationships between products and SDGs derive from our canon of 120 million peer-reviewed texts.

Insights

Week in Impact

Supermajor Math

Headwinds buffet US wind projects. 2023 tops temperature records. Climate investors court commodities. Plus, what’s not adding up in the net-zero transition?

Week in Impact

CSRD gets the green light

The SEC stays silent, US derails development funds, carbon markets face fire.

Week in Impact

It’s not mitigation “or” adaptation

September temperatures break records. Melting poles create geopolitical frost. COP 28 accused of conflicts of interest. Plus, is it time to talk about adaptation?

Latest thinking

Atlas Q&A [Part 3]

Part 3 of our Q&A Series is centred around how Atlas can help bring information available for public companies to private markets, and the value of micro-sectors in creating a more granular classification system. 

Week in Impact

How do you bridge the SDG funding gap?

California overtakes the SEC on climate. ESG ratings battle conflict-of-interest claims. Util data underpins landmark UNGC SDG report. Plus, is data impeding SDG progress?

Latest thinking

Atlas Q&A [Part 2]

Part two of our Q&A Series is centred around how Atlas can help with evaluating new products, aiding in due diligence, and conducting in-depth product research.

Latest thinking

Atlas Q&A [Part 1]

A 3-part series answering the top questions we have received about our new Atlas technology.

Week in Impact

Scrap ABC in ESG

Insurance in a warm climate. Util reveals a sneak peek of something new. Plus, S&P axes alphanumeric ESG scores.

Week in Impact

The boiling macro climate

US-China climate cooperation is back on. Util unveils two new products. Plus, is it past time to treat climate risk as macroeconomic risk?

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Food for thought

The EU sets the (regulatory) tone. Corporate net-zero pledges lack credibility. Society gets dirty to go green. Plus, do food systems have time to reset before climate calamity?

Week in Impact

Cold, shiny, hard plastic

ESG’s transatlantic fault lines. Regulators come for ratings. Greenwash is legal gold rush. Plus, petrochemical companies fight dirty.

Week in Impact

Does “do no harm” do much good?

Insurers bow to GOP backlash. The EU greenlights sustainable due diligence. Biodiversity gets a boost. Plus, we argue positive outcomes depend on positive screening.

Week in Impact

Supermajor Math

Headwinds buffet US wind projects. 2023 tops temperature records. Climate investors court commodities. Plus, what’s not adding up in the net-zero transition?

Week in Impact

CSRD gets the green light

The SEC stays silent, US derails development funds, carbon markets face fire.

Week in Impact

It’s not mitigation “or” adaptation

September temperatures break records. Melting poles create geopolitical frost. COP 28 accused of conflicts of interest. Plus, is it time to talk about adaptation?

Week in Impact

How do you bridge the SDG funding gap?

California overtakes the SEC on climate. ESG ratings battle conflict-of-interest claims. Util data underpins landmark UNGC SDG report. Plus, is data impeding SDG progress?

Week in Impact

Scrap ABC in ESG

Insurance in a warm climate. Util reveals a sneak peek of something new. Plus, S&P axes alphanumeric ESG scores.

Week in Impact

The boiling macro climate

US-China climate cooperation is back on. Util unveils two new products. Plus, is it past time to treat climate risk as macroeconomic risk?

Week in Impact

Food for thought

The EU sets the (regulatory) tone. Corporate net-zero pledges lack credibility. Society gets dirty to go green. Plus, do food systems have time to reset before climate calamity?

Week in Impact

Cold, shiny, hard plastic

ESG’s transatlantic fault lines. Regulators come for ratings. Greenwash is legal gold rush. Plus, petrochemical companies fight dirty.

Week in Impact

Does “do no harm” do much good?

Insurers bow to GOP backlash. The EU greenlights sustainable due diligence. Biodiversity gets a boost. Plus, we argue positive outcomes depend on positive screening.

Week in Impact

D*growth is a dirty word

Spotlight on pension schemes. Smashing through 1.5°C. Plus, can offsets and capex really fix the planet?

Week in Impact

M&Nay

Cakes to courts in climate activism. Sustainable flows (and temperatures) soar. Plus, ESG comes for acquisition terms.

Week in Impact

Garbage in

Engage v. divest. ESG partisanship. Plus, do investors have the full picture on AI ethics?

Latest thinking

Atlas Q&A [Part 3]

Part 3 of our Q&A Series is centred around how Atlas can help bring information available for public companies to private markets, and the value of micro-sectors in creating a more granular classification system. 

Latest thinking

Atlas Q&A [Part 2]

Part two of our Q&A Series is centred around how Atlas can help with evaluating new products, aiding in due diligence, and conducting in-depth product research.

Latest thinking

Atlas Q&A [Part 1]

A 3-part series answering the top questions we have received about our new Atlas technology.

Latest thinking

What do COVID and ESG have in common?

Systemic change at speed shows the emperor has no clothes

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What does it take to create a new bottom line?

If we want investors to elevate social and environmental returns to the same level as financial returns, we first need to arm them with a metric that demonstrates what exactly success looks like.

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The evolution of Larry's letters

Does BlackRock's watershed CEO letter suggest investors and business leaders are finally taking climate risk seriously?

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Impact investment use cases: No one size fits all

What does a typical impact investor look like? As we find out, there’s no such thing.

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Environmental policy: The UK’s next greatest export?

As the UK grapples with an uncertain future, there's one area in which we can still lead the global debate.

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The greenest race in UK history

In a particularly fractured political climate, there's one issue around which the UK electorate has rallied. What might it mean for the country's uncertain future?

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Impact investing's data debacle

Investors have the financial clout, responsibility and impetus to address social and environmental crises such as climate change. But how are they doing it and what hurdles still lie in the way?

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Week in Impact: The green bond bubble

Nowhere is the demand for sustainable finance more evident than in the green bond market, but are there more effective ways to channel finance towards positive environmental - and social - outcomes?

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Business as usual in a burning building

A systems-level problem like climate change requires a system-level solution, but so far the financial community has been happy to play at the margins.

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