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CONSCIOUS CAPITAL IN THE
21ST CENTURY
Port Talk
Goodenough College
5.6.2017
Mikael Homanen
Note: These slides are a work in progress and are subject to error. Please notify me
at [email protected] in case of inconsistencies. All errors are my own.
PREDICTIONS REMAIN GRIM
• Global warming
• Inequality
• Pollution
• Species extinction
• Tax Evasion
• Poverty
• Ocean acidification
• Deforestation
THIS DOES NOT MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE (EITHER)
• Frequent hot days (temperatures
above 32C) can reduce
production output in U.S.
automobile factories by several
percentages
• Aggregate local output by 1-2%
• Reduces daily labor supply up
to 14%
• There are similar economic &
social costs arising from;
1. Climate change ($520bn)
2. Pollution
3. Inequality
4. Tax evasion ($20-30tr)
5. Ocean acidification
6. and more
“MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND”
WHO COMES FIRST?
1) CHICKEN OR THE EGG
2) FINANCE OR GROWTH
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Thousands of studies
• Studies suggest that there is a positive relationship
between social responsibility and financial performance
• “Doing Well by Doing Good”
TRADITIONALLY: CORPORATIONS HAVE BEEN ON THE SPOTLIGHT
RECENTLY: THE FOCUS HAS SHIFTED TO THE FINANCIERS
BIG BAD BANKS
FT: June, 2016 FT: January, 2017
Greenpeace: February, 2015
BIG BAD BANKS
Go Fossil Free UK: December, 2016 Friends of the Earth: October, 2016
COMMUNITY ACTION
February, 2017
(SOME) OBSTACLES
• Can we change everything in one go? – Decarbonization
• Can we change faster? – Norway
• Norm Based Behavior – Achim Steiner
• Tragedy of the Horizon – Mark Carney
THERE IS HOPE
FINANCE IS CHANGING
Socially Responsible
Projects
Banks
Investors
Governments
TRADITIONAL BANKS
• 89 banks in 37 countries have adopted the
Equator Principles.
• The Equator Principles is a risk management
framework for determining, assessing and
managing environmental and social risk in
projects
• It is to support responsible decision-making and
signatories cover over 70 percent of
international project finance debt in
emerging markets 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2003 2010 2017
Signatories of Equator Principles
Source: Equator Prinicples
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS
• Investors are increasingly incorporating social criteria in their investment decisions
• Asset managers, pension funds, mutual funds, insurance companies, etc.
• Excluding “sin” industries & supporting pro-social initiatives
• Similar developments across Europe and the rest of the world. Globally, there are now $22.89 trillion of assets being professionally managed under responsible investment strategies
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
1996 2006 2016
$ B
illio
ns
United States
SRI Assets Under Management
Source: USIF
GOVERNMENTS
• Strong investments
• Subsidies and R&D
• India, Brazil & China are
catching up fast - committed a
total of $156 billion
• Green bonds are issued in
France & Poland for record
amounts
0
50
100
150
200
250
2004 2007 2011 2015
$ B
illio
ns
Axis Title
Global Investment in Renewable Energy
China, India & Brazil Other Developing Developed
Source: Bloomberg & UNEP
GREEN BONDS
• Green Bond issuances reached 80$
billion in 2016
• Proceeds of loans go towards
environmental initiatives
• They are projected to increase to $150
billion in 2017
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
2007 2012 2016
$ M
illio
ns
Green Bond Issuances
Issuances
Source: World Bank
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BANKS
• Social Banks are growing in size and numbers.
Currently comprise of 40 financial institutions
hold up to $110 billion USD of combined
assets under management
• They concentrate on loans that make the world
a better place
• Loans go towards social, cultural &
environmental Initiatives
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
1996 2006 2015
$ M
illio
ns
Triodos Bank
Total Assets
Source: Triodos Balance Sheets
ARE THEY REALLY DOING GOOD THINGS?
TRADITIONAL BANKS
WHAT CAN WE DO?
BUT WHO DRIVES THE FINANCIERS -WHAT ARE WE MISSING?
Depositor BankSocial
Project
DEPOSITOR ACTION
February, 2017
Greenpeace: February, 2015
REACTIONS - TAX EVASION
August, 2016
REAL OPERATIONAL CHANGES
ETHICAL RETAIL BANKING PRODUCTS
• ING offers Eco Loans for “green” Cars
• The interest rate is more favourable
compared to alternative loans
• Similar products offered by other banks
include “green” mortgages
• Ålandsbanken offers a new Green Credit
Card
• The card is made out of renewable and
biodegradable materials
• The card allows users to track their carbon
footprint based on their transactions
OUR ROLE
• We are the savers & depositors
• We are the investors
• We make the investment choices & demands
• We are the direct & indirect activists
• We choose where we put our money
• The financiers are a reflection of our demands
• We need to keep up the momentum
REAL
CHANGES
SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO
• Subscribe & Support
1) Friends of the Earth
2) Tax Justice Network
3) Banktrack
4) Greenpeace
5) Fossil Free UK
6) Union of Concerned Scientists
7) UKSIF, Eurosif
8) NRDC
• Do a little homework on your bank
• Explore the options of Ethical Banks
• Keep all of this in mind as you take
your next steps, Pensions, Insurance,
Mortgages, etc.
www.gabv.org/
WHAT NEXT? WILL THIS WORK? WHAT TOOK US SO LONG?
WHAT SHOULD COME FIRST? THE CHICKEN OR EGG?
“IF IT WERE NOT FOR US, MANY OF THE SOCIAL INVESTMENTS WE SEE TODAY,
WOULD NOT HAVE EXISTED OTHERWISE”
Quote: Social Lender
EVERY PENNY COUNTS
THANK YOU!
REFERENCES• Slides 2-3
1. British Red Cross – Refugee Crisis Appeal
2. World Bank – Natural Disasters
3. World Bank – Air Pollution
4. The Guardian – Air Pollution
5. The Guardian – Species Extinction
6. Independent – Climate Change
7. World Wildlife – Living Planet Report
8. Daily Mail – Climate Change
9. The Guardian – Air Pollution
10. The Economist – The Arctic
11. Time – Species Extinction
12. Heal, G., & Park, J. (2016). Reflections—Temperature Stress and the Direct Impact of Climate Change: A Review of an Emerging Literature. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 10(2), 347-362.
13. Henry, J. S. (2012). The price of offshore revisited. Tax Justice Network, http://www. taxjustice. net/cms/upload/pdf/Price_of_Offshore_Revisited_120722. pdf.
• Slide 6
1. Wang, Q., Dou, J., & Jia, S. (2016). A meta-analytic review of corporate social responsibility and corporate financial performance: The moderating effect of contextual factors. Business & Society, 55(8), 1083-1121.
2. Friede, G., Busch, T., & Bassen, A. (2015). ESG and financial performance: aggregated evidence from more than 2000 empirical studies. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 5(4), 210-233.
• Slide 8
1. Financial Times – Fossil Fuel
2. Financial Times – Palm Oil
• Slide 9
1. Greenpeace – Santander
• Slide 10
1. Fossil Free UK – Barclays
2. Friends of the Earth – Barclays
• Slide 11
1. WHSV - DKL
2. CNBC - DKL
• Slide 12
1. BoE – Tragedy of the Horizon
• Slide 15
1. Equator Principles – Members
• Slide 16
1. USSIF – Socially Responsible Investments
2. GSIA – Socially Responsible Investments
• Slide 17
1. Global Trends in Renewable Investment
2. RI – Green Bonds
• Slide 18
1. World Bank – Green Bonds
• Slide 19 - 21
1. Ethical Banks – GABV
2. Ethical Banks – Triodos Bank
3. Ethical Banks – Triodos Loans
4. Green Loans – Barclays
• Slide 24-27
1. Common Dreams – DKL Petition
2. Greenpeace – Santander
3. YLE – Panama Leaks
4. Friends of the Earth – Barclays Fracking
5. Eco Car Loan – ING
6. Green Credit Card – Ålandsbanken
• Related TED Talks
1. Audrey Choi
2. Steve Waygood
3. Al Gore
4. John Doerr
5. Ray Anderson
6. Geoff Mulgan
7. Toby Ecles
8. Chris Mcknett