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MIT consortium builds ESG tools

Research into the data, measurement and methodologies of ESG rating agencies has resulted in the Aggregate Confusion Project, a research project led by academics at MIT to develop a set of ESG tools and methodologies that will become best practice.
Amanda WhiteJanuary 14, 2021
Sustainability

Finance teaching not fit for purpose

Finance needs to be based on “real world economics” not the unrealistic and rational assumptions of traditional finance argue co-editors Herman Bril, Georg Kell and Andreas Rasche in their book Sustainable Investing: A path to a New Horizon.
Amanda WhiteJanuary 13, 2021
Sustainability

3D framework a game changer

The industry is undergoing a rare strategic shift, this time to a 3D investment framework that integrates impact with risk and return, which will have a massive impact on the industry and the world.
Roger UrwinJanuary 12, 2021
Editorial

Campaigns guide industry best practice

In 2021 Top1000funds.com will be actively campaigning to ensure the industry is allocating capital for the best possible outcomes for individuals and for the world. Here we launch our campaigns, and encourage you to be a part of them.
Amanda WhiteDecember 15, 2020
Fiduciary Investors Series

In conversation with Simon Pilcher, USS

In this Fiduciary Investors Series podcast Amanda White speaks to Simon Pilcher the chief executive of USS Investment Management, which manages assets for USS, the largest private pension scheme in the UK about the complexity of a sustainable strategy – including divestment and manager expectations – as well as the opportunistic investments the fund has made in private assets and credit.
Amanda WhiteNovember 13, 2020
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