Sustainability

Sustainable and transition content for responsible investors

Long-run asset class performance: 30-year return forecasts (2026–55)
  • 3 days ago

We expect lower long-term returns across most asset classes, driven by weaker productivity growth under a higher carbon pricing assumption this year. Equities are still expected to outperform bonds...

From conversation to transformation: Evidence for engagement effectiveness
  • 3 days ago

Do companies value investor engagement? Robeco shows how real dialogue drives sustainability progress—far beyond box-ticking.

ESG’s role in manager research
  • 4 days ago

Our four key considerations when we rate our managers and their role in upholding sustainable investing standards.

Lithium still charged even as US EV ambitions fade; getting to know phosphate
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Eyes off US roads to understand lithium demand It may have seemed as though 2025 would have been a challenging year for lithium but North American electric vehicle production accounted for only abo...

The role of bonds in different market environments
  • 4 days ago

Understand how interest rates, inflation, and market downturns impact bond performance.

Does clean energy have a future in the oil and gas sector?
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Most energy companies still recognize the long-term value in helping to facilitate the energy transition. Moving forward, how is the sector balancing these short- and long-term priorities?

Incentives on responsible business practices and sustainability remain as ESG reframing continues
  • 4 days ago

As companies reframe and refine their ESG approach, incentive metrics selection remains stable while boards increasingly focus on materiality, rigor in goalsetting, and robust disclosure.

New engagement themes for 2026 to cover climate and AI
  • 5 days ago

Discover Robeco’s 2026 engagement themes tackling climate resilience, sovereign risk and responsible AI—plus biodiversity and conflict zones.

Engineering Alpha at scale
  • 5 days ago

This interview explores how Delta’s CIO used alternatives, governance and a high-conviction framework to engineer alpha at scale and transform a pension plan.