Events

Sustainability in Practice

Lessons from the mining sector: Engage with the issue, not the company

The Church of England Pensions Board led change in the mining industry by engaging with the issue rather than individual companies. The process led to the introduction of new standards on tailings dams.

Sarah RundellMay 16, 2022

Sustainability in Practice

Investors need to wake up to the value of natural capital

Sarah RundellMay 16, 2022

Sustainability in Practice

The business as usual oil groups betting against Paris

Sarah RundellMay 16, 2022

Fiduciary Investors Series

Valuation and risk as the rhetoric-action gap on climate mitigation closes

Amanda WhiteMay 13, 2022

Fiduciary Investors Series

Special guest speaker: Professor Sir David King

Amanda WhiteMay 13, 2022

Sustainability in Practice

Boost to legal infrastructure behind sustainable investment

Investing for sustainability impact is relevant for all investors and they should consider doing so where it can help meet their financial objectives. So argues a recent report, reflecting the growing legal infrastructure supporting sustainable investment. But there are still a few legal pinch points.

Sarah RundellMay 10, 2022

Sustainability in Practice

PGGM’s journey to invest for risk, return and impact

The €268 billion Dutch pension provider PGGM is leading its global peers when it comes to shaping 3D portfolios based around risk, return and impact. Piet Klop, head of responsible investment discusses the challenges of investing for outcomes.

Sarah RundellMay 10, 2022

Sustainability in Practice

Sir David King: The role of technology in creating a manageable future

Net zero objectives are not enough according to Professor Sir David King, founder and chair, Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University and UK government chief scientific advisor from 2000 to 2007 who urged investors to stop using fossil fuels which he says equates to borrowing from the future.

Sarah RundellMay 5, 2022

Sustainability in Practice

CPP drives new corporate framework for emission abatement

CPP Investments’ proposal for projecting the capacity of companies to abate greenhouse gas emissions can help corporate boards and executives better understand the least and most polluting elements of their business, and steer investor capital to industries with lower emissions, said Richard Manley, managing director, head of sustainable investing, CPP.

Sarah RundellMay 5, 2022