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An environmental, social and governance (ESG) lens on 10 investment themes that may help advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5G: The new digital backbone 1 5G has the potential to facilitate infrastructure upgrades and industry retrots to make them more sustainable and improve eciencies Subindustry: Communications Link to SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Material ESG Issues: Product Governance and Human Capital 2 Digitalization of mining Digitalization, automation and electrication offer the potential benets of cost reductions and safety improvements Subindustry: Diversied Metals Mining Link to SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Material ESG Issue: Occupational Health and Safety 3 Industrial automation Industrial automation may help boost economic productivity and enhance worker output Subindustry: Heavy Machinery and Trucks Link to SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Material ESG Issue: Human Capital 4 Connected medical devices Connected medical devices offer the potential to improve patient care while lowering costs Subindustry: Medical Devices Link to SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being Material ESG Issues: Product Governance and Environmental and Social (E&S) Impact of Products & Services 5 Slow fashion: are we there yet? Some brands are pivoting towards slow fashion to gain a competitive advantage and mitigate environmental and social risks Subindustry: Luxury Apparel Link to SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production Material ESG Issues: Human Rights - Supply Chain and E&S Impact of Products and Services 6 Shape up or ship out Shipping rms are under pressure as the International Maritime Organization adopted a resolution to cut sulphur and other emissions Subindustry: Shipping Link to SDG 14 - Life Below Water Material ESG Issues: Carbon - Own Opperations and Emissions, Euents and Waste 7 Banking on biodiversity Leading banks are incorporating biodiversity assessments into their decision-making process for debt nancing Subindustry: Regional Banks Link to SDG 15 - Life on Land Material ESG Issue: ESG Integration – Financials 8 The game changer Subindustry: Technology Hardware Link to SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy Material ESG Issue: Occupational Health and Safety Batteries can help electricity grids regulate frequency and help renewables compete with gas by facilitating capacity reserve 9 Big transitions from big oil Some oil and gas majors are investing in low-carbon products, including alternative energy assets, to diversify revenue streams Subindustry: Multi-Utilities Link to SDG 13 - Climate Action Material ESG Issue: E&S Impact of Products and Services Insuring a volatile planet Some reinsurers are already warning that climate change could render property insurance unaffordable for large segments of the population 1 0 Material ESG Issue: ESG Integration – Financials Link to SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities Subindustry: Reinsurance For more information, download our thematic report, 10 for 2020: Creating Impact Through Thematic Investing
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An environmental, social and governance (ESG) lens on 10 investmentthemes that may help advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
5G: The newdigital backbone1
5G has the potential to facilitate infrastructure upgrades and industryretro�ts to make them more sustainable and improve e�ciencies
Subindustry: CommunicationsLink to SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Material ESG Issues: Product Governance and Human Capital
2Digitalizationof mining
Digitalization, automation and electri�cation offer the potentialbene�ts of cost reductions and safety improvements
Subindustry: Diversi�ed Metals MiningLink to SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Material ESG Issue: Occupational Health and Safety
3 Industrialautomation
Industrial automation may help boost economic productivity andenhance worker output
Subindustry: Heavy Machinery and TrucksLink to SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthMaterial ESG Issue: Human Capital
4Connectedmedical devices
Connected medical devices offer the potential to improve patient carewhile lowering costs
Subindustry: Medical DevicesLink to SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being Material ESG Issues: Product Governance and Environmental and Social(E&S) Impact of Products & Services
5 Slow fashion:are we there yet?
Some brands are pivoting towards slow fashion to gain a competitiveadvantage and mitigate environmental and social risks
Subindustry: Luxury Apparel Link to SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionMaterial ESG Issues: Human Rights - Supply Chain and E&S Impact ofProducts and Services
6Shape up orship out
Shipping �rms are under pressure as the International MaritimeOrganization adopted a resolution to cut sulphur and other emissions
Subindustry: ShippingLink to SDG 14 - Life Below WaterMaterial ESG Issues: Carbon - Own Opperations and Emissions, E�uentsand Waste
7 Banking onbiodiversity
Leading banks are incorporating biodiversity assessments into theirdecision-making process for debt �nancing
Subindustry: Regional BanksLink to SDG 15 - Life on LandMaterial ESG Issue: ESG Integration – Financials
8The gamechanger
Subindustry: Technology HardwareLink to SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergyMaterial ESG Issue: Occupational Health and Safety
Batteries can help electricity grids regulate frequency and helprenewables compete with gas by facilitating capacity reserve
9 Big transitionsfrom big oil
Some oil and gas majors are investing in low-carbon products,including alternative energy assets, to diversify revenue streams
Subindustry: Multi-UtilitiesLink to SDG 13 - Climate ActionMaterial ESG Issue: E&S Impact of Products and Services
Insuring avolatile planet
Some reinsurers are already warning that climate change could renderproperty insurance unaffordable for large segments of the population
10Material ESG Issue: ESG Integration – FinancialsLink to SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSubindustry: Reinsurance
For more information, download our thematic report,10 for 2020: Creating Impact Through Thematic Investing
