Robeco commissioned a survey that asked probing questions to more than 300 institutional, wholesale and insurance investors accounting for about 20% of global assets. The results have been both encouraging and an indication that much still needs to be done.
To better inform investors and the wider public about the investing implications of global warming, Robeco launched a climate hub to cover all its major aspects. In five sections, we focused on the Urgency of facing climate change, the Challenges that it presents, the Responsibility we have to tackle it, the Opportunities it also brings, and the Solutions that are available.
As Plastic Free July continues, we assess opportunities around reducing the environmental impact of plastic and packaging waste.
Globalisation isn’t dead. It’s just being radically re-oriented, with Asia – the Orient – as its centre of gravity. That poses some crucial questions for investors.
Phil Edwards and Paul Woolley argue that if asset owners exhibit a more effective application of fiduciary duty to curb performance-chasing by verifying the implicit time horizon of the strategies adopted by the asset managers they employ, they could incentivise a shift towards longer horizons within financial markets with both private and social benefits.
Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, engaged McKinsey as part of the development of its next five-year strategy which the fund presented to the board in March. As it develops its next five-year plan a key initiative is how to deal with growth as it plans for an organisation that could double in size.
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