Tim Hodgson

Opinion

The future is a riskier place than the present

In this regular column for Top1000funds.com, Tim Hodgson of the Thinking Ahead Institute argues that the future is riskier not only because it is uncertain, but because the quantum of risk increases with time. He unpacks what this means for investors' risk analysis and the term 'risk premium'.

Tim HodgsonNovember 25, 2025

Sustainability

How large would you like your climate risk to be?

Tim Hodgson, co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute at WTW, explores the possible consequences of breaching planetary boundaries and triggering systemic risk.

Tim HodgsonOctober 24, 2023

Sustainability

Phase down or phase-out: Is there a difference?

The “phase out” or “phase down” of coal use leads us down two different paths with the Thinkin Ahead’s Tim Hodgson arguing that phase out is a choice to save the planet, while phase down is an attempt to save our unsustainable way of life.

Tim HodgsonJanuary 31, 2023

Governance

Fundamentally resetting reporting

WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute has developed an alternative attribution tool giving investors a view on the long-term drivers of performance. Tim Hodgson explains the benefits of the open source tool including improved conversations between managers and asset owners about return drivers and providing clarity on how ESG objectives are managed.

Tim HodgsonJune 16, 2022

Sustainability

What’s love got to do with it?

Co-head of the Willis Towers Watson Thinking Ahead Group, Tim Hodgson argues that to solve human issues, such as climate change, investors need to bring their heart as well their head to the job.

Tim HodgsonOctober 14, 2021

Sustainability Digital – Sept 2021

Portfolio actions for a sustainable tomorrow

Tim Hodgson imagines a future where portfolios are managed to risk, return and impact goals via a total portfolio approach that puts every investment into a competition to best meet those goals. He outlines some questions to guide portfolio actions to get there.

Tim HodgsonJune 29, 2021

Opinion

The future is a riskier place than the present

Sustainability

How large would you like your climate risk to be?

Sustainability

Phase down or phase-out: Is there a difference?

Governance

Fundamentally resetting reporting

Sustainability

What’s love got to do with it?

Sustainability Digital – Sept 2021

Portfolio actions for a sustainable tomorrow

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