ESG-focussed investors are having a hard time justifying their China exposure to boards. They will need to develop new narratives if they want to stay in the China game, argues historian Stephen Kotkin.
The disparity between asset owners’ pronouncements on racial equity, and the extremely low number of diverse managers, shows diversity has yet to be embraced.
Humans will have to directly cool the earth’s climate through technological interventions if we want to undo the warming that has taken place due to human emissions, according to physicist, climate policy expert and author, David Keith.
Collective campaigns can vastly increase the effectiveness of stewardship, particularly on contentious issues. Asset owners are well-placed to bring results with their financial clout and focus on the long-term best interests of the companies they invest in.
Panellists speaking at Sustainability in Practice discuss the need for public and private investment to work together to decarbonize infrastructure
The ambiguity of forward-looking assessments and the complexity of engaging with the highest emitters are some of the big challenges asset owners face in decarbonising their portfolios
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Sustainability Harvard - September 2022