Woodwell and Wellington talk climate risk
Woodwell Climate Research Center and Wellington Management talk about their shared climate change mitigation efforts.
Rethinking portfolio construction at the human-AI nexus
As artificial intelligence models become more sophisticated, asset owners and managers are rethinking portfolio construction as an activity sitting at the nexus of human and machine, which means gaining an edge over the market increasingly needs investors to tap into the wisdom from both sources.
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Imperfect data no excuse for delaying net-zero commitments
Imperfect data, opaque third-party managers, and obtaining the necessary talent and tools are among the toughest challenges for investors as they navigate the path to net zero emissions by 2050.
Pictet warns of asset owners critical role ahead
Asset owners specialise in identifying pricing efficiencies, and therefore cannot ignore the implications of climate change in their risk metrics, says Laurent Ramsey, managing partner of two-century-old Swiss bank and financial services company, Pictet Group.
Impact demands complete portfolio redesign
Panellists speaking at Sustainability in Practice urge investors to redesign their portfolio building process to better understand the impact of their investments and achieve greater social and environmental stewardship.
Consumers driving impact integration
Growing transparency and the measurement of impact in portfolios is transforming the flow of capital in ways comparable to the introduction of auditing in the 1930s and the measurement of risk from the 1950s, says philanthropist and venture capitalist Sir Ronald Cohen.
Measuring outcomes is what really matters: Serafeim
Investors interested in ESG should be aware of the intensity of the commitment and develop their own deep expertise and impact-weighted accounts, according to ESG pioneer and academic, Professor George Serafeim. He will speak at the Sustainability in Practice event at Harvard University in September.
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