Sustainability Conference 2020: Day 1

Watch day one of the Sustainability Digital event like it’s a live stream. All the action and all the speakers can be viewed here.

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China ESG risk: the next unknown

China ESG risk: the next unknown

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.

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The challenge of tracking climate change

Climate change has started to significantly affect many firms, but properly quantifying firm-level exposure to climate change risks and opportunities is a challenge for investors, regulators and policy makers.

Carbon reductions and climate risk

William Nordhaus favors a carbon tax to slow climate change but his own model shows that the UN’s target would make humanity poorer than doing nothing at all about climate change.

William Nordhaus versus the UN

William Nordhaus favors a carbon tax to slow climate change but his own model shows that the UN’s target would make humanity poorer than doing nothing at all about climate change.

Impact investing won’t save capitalism

If we really want to reform capitalism, then impact investing as it is traditionally conceived will not be enough.

Impact investing’s third phase

The impact investing movement has overcome many challenges, however more obstacles lie ahead even as there is untapped potential for growth.

The alpha in impact

How operating with an impact objective can add financial value for investors. 

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