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China's Rising Resource Consumption
Implications and Opportunities for Utilities
31-Aug-2010
We identified top performers within the Chinese Water Utilities sector, based on their historical operating efficiency, that are most likely to benefit from potential opportunities in China’s resource management. These companies, as a group, have outperformed their overall sector index significantly over the last five years. A China Water Utilities – Top Operating Efficiency Index can aid long-term investors looking to play the resource management theme with exposure to Chinese equities.
Regions: China
Authors: Radhika Kamath
Products: ASSET4, Datastream, StarMine Professional
Keywords: equities, ESG
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ESG Practices Across Developed Markets
Comparison of Trends Across Americas, Europe, and Asia
17-Aug-2010
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues are increasingly gaining attention from all types of stakeholders, ranging from government to media to investors and asset managers. As more asset managers assess ESG exposure, and even use it as a basis for investing, it becomes important to understand and evaluate the degree to which ESG efforts can be maintained, creating long-term value, while reducing risk.
Regions: Asia, Canada, China, Europe, Japan, North America, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States
Authors: Radhika Kamath
Products: ASSET4
Keywords: ESG, valuation
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Guide Short Term, Create Value Long Term
Companies That Issue Quarterly Guidance Score Higher on ESG Metrics
19-Jul-2010
Given some of the concerns in the market that companies that issue earnings guidance focus too much on short-term profits, it would be interesting to see if ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) scores, which indicate a focus on long-term value, confirm this thesis. This note examines if there is a link between corporate guidance and ESG scores.
Regions: United States
Authors: John Butters
Products: ASSET4
Keywords: earnings, ESG
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