Sustainability

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

Lack of outcomes shows organisations don’t value racial equity

The disparity between asset owners’ pronouncements on racial equity, and the extremely low number of diverse managers, shows diversity has yet to be embraced.

Ben HurleySeptember 30, 2022

There is “no physical solution” to the energy shortage in Europe

Ben HurleySeptember 21, 2022

“ESG” strikes a nerve, why it shouldn’t

Dave ZellnerAugust 31, 2022

Relaxing summer set to chill for net-zero aligned C-suites

Julian PoulterAugust 25, 2022

Fiona Reynolds, long-time CEO of the PRI and now CEO of publishing firm Conexus Financial, responds to the rising denunciation of ESG investing and claims that over-thinking, over-regulation and over-standardisation is complicating what is actually a very simple investment philosophy.

Fiona ReynoldsAugust 22, 2022

As inflation batters, TRS eyes natural gas

Inflation woes dominated at a recent TRS board meeting. However the Texas-based fund, one of the few remaining investors in fossil fuels, has benefited from its allocation to energy and is currently eyeing opportunities in natural gas infrastructure as US producers gear up to supply global demand in Russia's absence.

Sarah RundellAugust 18, 2022

Sustainability

No single right way: Constructive real-world pragmatism for finance

Examining and learning from the evolution of orthodox finance provides relevant insight to the evolution of ESG data and ISSB standards which like CAPM are simply social conventions. Greg Watson argues that adopting a “no single right way” mindset will create greater resilience in investment by promoting greater differentiation.

Greg WatsonAugust 17, 2022

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

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.

Amanda WhiteAugust 4, 2022

Sustainability

More ambition needed from asset managers on fundamental labour rights

Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the ITUC and Paddy Crumlin, president of the International Transport Workers’ Federation outline the recently released baseline expectations for asset managers on fundamental labour rights and why pension funds should be holding their managers to account.

Sharan Burrow and Paddy CrumlinJuly 27, 2022

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The complex science of integrating impact into portfolio design

Incorporating impact into a risk/return framework creates additional dimensionality and significantly increasing the complexity of the portfolio design challenge. David Bell from The Conexus Institute explores the technical challenge of navigating the 3-D investment framework.

David BellJuly 21, 2022

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Sustainability

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

Lack of outcomes shows organisations don’t value racial equity

Sustainability

There is “no physical solution” to the energy shortage in Europe

Sustainability

“ESG” strikes a nerve, why it shouldn’t

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What’s in a name?

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Relaxing summer set to chill for net-zero aligned C-suites

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ESG: It’s really quite simple

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As inflation batters, TRS eyes natural gas

Sustainability

No single right way: Constructive real-world pragmatism for finance

Sustainability Harvard - September 2022

Measuring outcomes is what really matters: Serafeim

Sustainability

More ambition needed from asset managers on fundamental labour rights

Featured Story

The complex science of integrating impact into portfolio design

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