Leading ASI’s climate agenda is Eva Cairns, Senior ESG Investment Analyst. Aberdeen Standard Investments talk to Eva on host of topics, from about her wide-ranging views on responsible investment and her passion in helping address climate change, to why she’s so keen that we all “grow the pie”.
Listen to The ASI Responsible Investing podcast: The climate agenda here.
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.
This session looks at the ambition of the SDGs and spurs investors into action.
Businesses have a huge role to play in containing global environmental risks. And because they have great leverage on companies, so too do investors. The idea of “ethical” or “green” investing has gained ground in recent years, but it is hampered by a lack of quantitative definitions.
A conversation with Ray Dalio, co-chair and co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, to air at the upcoming Sustainability Conference looks at how capitalism has lost its way, and the possible solutions for getting it back on track.
In this episode Amanda White talks with engagement specialist at Robeco, Peter van der Werf, about the importance of engagement; what good engagement looks like; and what financially material sustainability themes are important right now.
In conversation with Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the PRI, this episode looks specifically at some of the activities of the PRI and its engagement with stakeholders around COVID-19, their ESG priorities and what a sustainable recovery looks like.
Click here to view the full program and timings for Sustainability Digital 2020.
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