December 2020 - Sustainable Value Investors

Companies, Corporate Governance, Financial Institutions / 18.12.2020

Index providers drop Chinese companies that have been labeled by the U.S. government as having ties to the Chinese military

MSCI, along with other predominant index providers, drops seven Chinese companies that have been labeled by the U.S. government as having ties to the Chinese military. Will this decision impede the international inflow of capital to China? What strategic importance does such a removal entail?...

Climate change, Deforestation / 11.12.2020

With the deforestation of the amazon rainforest surging, investors and governments make pressure to stop it

Earlier this month, the Brazil space agency has disclosed that in the last year the Amazon forest has reported the biggest deforestation scale since 2008 in terms of square km of forest loss. Environmental activists, investors and governments are raising their voices to ask for...

Automobiles and Parts, Companies, Corporate Governance, Criminal Transactions, Tech / 11.12.2020

Nikola: what went wrong?

Nikola: what went wrong? SVI points out that proper corporate governance due diligence on the start-up would have saved much reputational risk to the potential big partners in the story such as General Motors and BP Nikola, the U.S. electric vehicle startup founded by Trevor Milton,...

Companies, Coronavirus, Pharma / 08.12.2020

Covid-19 vaccine patents: a key research innovation driver or a profit-driven obstacle to fair and worldwide access to a cure?

Despite being a worldwide need, Covid-19 vaccines increase the gap between rich and poor countries. While developed nations support the enforcement of intellectual property rights and secure almost all available vaccine doses, developing ones like India ask for the suspension of the patents on Covid-19...

Companies, Coronavirus / 04.12.2020

Covid-19 driving the transition to sustainable products

Covid-19 has brought a change in consumer habits, making the sustainable products gain popularity across the globe. Environmental and Socio-cultural trends are shaping consumption patterns, making the industry increasingly more profitable especially thanks to the push from millennials that have proved to be more environmentally...

Companies, Corporate Governance / 03.12.2020

Is China investing in Corporate Governance? And what about gender diversity?

Is the concept of corporate governance gaining relevance in China and which are the main constraints to its development? Despite the rapid economic growth in recent years, the institution of corporate governance in China is far from mature. Best practices in corporate governance as well...