Engage on palm oil to advance SDGs
Investors seeking to link the UN Sustainable Development Goals to their strategies can reduce tropical deforestation associated with agricultural commodities by influencing portfolio companies.
Risk 2.0 is better – let’s count the ways
In the final part of a column series exploring a new risk management framework, 'risk 2.0', WTW global head of portfolio strategy Jeff Chee outlines what investment professionals of the future need to understand about the commonalities of risk events and the resulting benefits of an interconnected risk mindset.
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The logic against investing in handguns
There is a rational basis for not putting assets into handgun producers but emotions and politics cloud the issue. Judging the case on facts and figures, not dogma, makes the choice clear.
SeLFIES a good look for retirement
Government bond instruments linked to the standard of living would have the three effects Australian Treasury wants from a CIPR - constant income, longevity risk management and access to capital.
Humans still have some edges on AI
Is it time to replace living portfolio managers with software? Probably not but AI will force people to focus on providing what machines can't. Check out where humans still outperform technology.
Human rights benchmark a catalyst
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark aims to intensify the race to the top for companies in their efforts to drive abuses from the supply chain. A new report shows it's working.
Blockchain lifts shareholder’s voice
The technology behind Bitcoin also has the potential to allow real-time, digital voting for corporate stakeholders and make ESG factors more transparent throughout supply chains, PRI chief says.
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