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Impact investing is the next iteration of sustainability but it faces some challenges including the basic notion of how to measure impact alongside risk and return. 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Clients want to have a purpose when allocating their money.
Going forward sustainability preferences will become a key component of financial advice at the very outset when clients are setting their upfront investment objectives.
Active engagement with investee companies will help drive positive change both financially and environmentally. When you engage you have a much better sense of impact measurability.
We talk a lot about climate change but sustainability goes far beyond that. Biodiversity should not be neglected.
There is no downside in incorporating non-financial factors into investment decision-making.
Sustainability and long-termism are part of Pictet’s DNA – The average tenure of partners at Pictet is around 20 years and these partners act as custodians of the business for future leaders.
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History has shown that not everyone is able to consistently achieve alpha. Areas such as affordable housing provide a positive financial and social opportunity.
The Ford Foundation is based on two simple thoughts – 1) Better is good and 2) Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good. In other words, impact measurement can be simple and high-level. Complex impact measurement should not get in the way of tackling major issues that are looming large.
The Ford Foundation aims to put capital into the hands of those who have been historically disadvantaged.
One of the most important, upcoming challenges at CalSTRS is how the fund should evaluate Chinese investments from a human capital and environmental standpoint, says Chris Ailman, chief investment officer at the giant pension fund.
Schroders’ new flexible working policy has been making the headlines. Their CIO explains why it is integral to providing superior investment performance.
It is essential that the growth in impact investing is scale with integrity. The first step in that is to determine the current scale of the impact investing market and examine what that may mean for future growth and development.
In this series of articles, Federated Hermes will explore the links between infectious diseases, environmental issues and social sustainability, alongside the role of investors and companies. In part one, Sonya Likhtman looks at how the destruction of ecosystems can increase the risk of pandemics.
Climate change will test our ability to avoid mortal danger more than ever before. Humanity’s ability to adapt, something we have excelled at, must again come to the fore.
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