Climate Change Clean energy a focus for new UK sovereign fund In recent days, the new UK government has been in conference with many of the world’s most influential and visionary businesses and investors. The so-called International Investment Summit produced a… 0 0
Sustainability A shared vision is the key to impact The sustainable growth equity space has some of the most exciting impact investment opportunities. The growing number of unicorn companies in areas such as clean tech is attracting much more instituti… 0 0
Investment Stewardship There are still many known unknowns in sustainability investing Portfolio risk analysis is improving, but there is much to be done for investors to achieve a holistic assessment of how governance and sustainability affect portfolios. Sustainable investing advocate… 0 0
Sustainability Blue Economy Boost for Investors The new UN oceans treaty will help create an environment for the development of blue bonds and other nature-based investment vehicles. Institutional investment in ocean-related assets – the so-called… 0 0
Sustainability Any Way The Wind Blows... Offshore wind is seen as a first-class investment opportunity that could provide over 10% of New Zealand's future electricity needs. The NZ Super Fund’s joint venture in Taranaki Offshore Partnership… 0 0
Climate Change Fighting the ESG pushback The politicisation of climate-related investment, particularly among US pension funds, is at the core of the slump in support for ESG funds. This pushback is more pronounced in the US, where it has be… 0 0
Climate Change Overcoming the challenge of incomplete data Global businesses are actively reporting on carbon emissions and allocating substantial resources to meet their climate obligations, or at least they are appearing to. The reliance on outsourced decar… 0 0
Climate Change Time to shift investor priorities Climate finance is severely lacking in a number of key areas, showing how bankers and investors prioritise some sustainable development goals over others. The shortfall in funding directed at developi… 0 0
Governance Governance and corruption – an enduring problem Recent election outcomes in Asia have brought the issue of institutionalised corruption into focus once again. Cosy deals, done behind closed doors to keep power in the hands of established dynasties,… 0 0
Sustainability Solving the pollution conundrum The natural world and its vulnerability is coming into sharper focus, with biodiversity recognised as a systemic risk. What can be done by the investment community to help improve the chronic waste ma… 0 0
Equality The greening of the job market The pandemic’s most enduring change to our lives is in the way we work. ESG’s most enduring change will be in the work we actually do. A dramatic change in attitude towards 'the workplace', together w… 0 0
Sustainability Hope for a reversal of the plastics revolution “There's a great future in plastics” said Mr. McGuire in the movie The Graduate. He was right - plastics revolutionised the world and gained the men who invented it - Karl Ziegler and Guilio Natta, a… 0 0
Sustainability How to build a broad momentum around decarbonisation efforts Richard Newell assesses the challenge for asset owners in achieving fuller and more comprehensive decarbonisation. With Asia accounting for more than half of global fossil fuel consumption, it is vita… 0 0
Investment Stewardship To counter the ESG backlash investors must practice real engagement Growing populism has fuelled a reaction to what some see as unnecessarily ‘woke’ shifts in society. This harsh political and social landscape threatens the progress made on issues of diversity, climat… 0 0
Investment Stewardship How are investors supporting the energy transition? One way of looking for signs of progress on decarbonisation is to look at what is being done by asset owners to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. The New Zealand Super Fund, for example, is inves… 0 0
Investment Stewardship Investors, capital and technology must work closer together Institutional and family investors cannot just focus their environmental efforts on lowering portfolio risk. They are being urged to do more to help fill the estimated $3-$5 trillion a year funding ga… 0 0
Climate Change Collaboration the key to decarbonising portfolios Those of us who are involved and committed to sustainability and decarbonisation in our life and work may mistakenly assume that others are of like mind. The reality is that apathy combined with comme… 1 1
Investment Stewardship How investors can contribute to real change in decarbonisation in Asia If it is unquestionably right that asset allocators should be committing to low-carbon transition finance, it follows that every encouragement should be given to speed the flow of capital. BNY Mellon… 0 0
Sustainability Progress on carbon reporting standardisation As companies get to grips with the practicalities of their carbon emissions reporting requirements, the enormity of the task is tempting some to retreat from their commitments. The trend towards manda… 0 0
Sustainability Targetting decarbonisation where it’s most effective In the face of continued resistance to decarbonisation initiatives at a political level, particularly in the US, asset owners must keep pushing their external asset managers and investee companies for… 0 0
Investment Stewardship Asset owners must keep up the pressure on governance The need for meaningful and sustainable change by the most powerful global public companies is coming into ever sharper focus. Corporate governance is supposed to be the area where these changes are e… 0 0
Investment Stewardship Carbon exchanges must ensure quality remains high to attract investors As Asian centres bid to become the regional carbon trading hub, questions have been raised about the verification and pricing methods involved. There are specific operational aspects of the certificat… 0 0
Sustainability Any Way The Wind Blows... Offshore wind is seen as a first-class investment opportunity that could provide over 10% of New Zealand's future electricity needs. The NZ Super Fund’s joint v… 0 0
Investment Stewardship Investors, capital and technology must work closer together Institutional and family investors cannot just focus their environmental efforts on lowering portfolio risk. They are being urged to do more to help fill the es… 0 0
Investment Stewardship How are investors supporting the energy transition? One way of looking for signs of progress on decarbonisation is to look at what is being done by asset owners to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. The New Z… 0 0
Sustainability Blue Economy Boost for Investors The new UN oceans treaty will help create an environment for the development of blue bonds and other nature-based investment vehicles. Institutional investment… 0 0
Sustainability How to build a broad momentum around decarbonisation efforts Richard Newell assesses the challenge for asset owners in achieving fuller and more comprehensive decarbonisation. With Asia accounting for more than half of gl… 0 0
Investment Stewardship How investors can contribute to real change in decarbonisation in Asia If it is unquestionably right that asset allocators should be committing to low-carbon transition finance, it follows that every encouragement should be given t… 0 0
Sustainability Solving the pollution conundrum The natural world and its vulnerability is coming into sharper focus, with biodiversity recognised as a systemic risk. What can be done by the investment commun… 0 0
Governance Governance and corruption – an enduring problem Recent election outcomes in Asia have brought the issue of institutionalised corruption into focus once again. Cosy deals, done behind closed doors to keep powe… 0 0
Sustainability Progress on carbon reporting standardisation As companies get to grips with the practicalities of their carbon emissions reporting requirements, the enormity of the task is tempting some to retreat from th… 0 0
Sustainability Hope for a reversal of the plastics revolution “There's a great future in plastics” said Mr. McGuire in the movie The Graduate. He was right - plastics revolutionised the world and gained the men who invente… 0 0
Climate Change Overcoming the challenge of incomplete data Global businesses are actively reporting on carbon emissions and allocating substantial resources to meet their climate obligations, or at least they are appear… 0 0
Sustainability A shared vision is the key to impact The sustainable growth equity space has some of the most exciting impact investment opportunities. The growing number of unicorn companies in areas such as clea… 0 0
Climate Change Time to shift investor priorities Climate finance is severely lacking in a number of key areas, showing how bankers and investors prioritise some sustainable development goals over others. The s… 0 0
Climate Change Collaboration the key to decarbonising portfolios Those of us who are involved and committed to sustainability and decarbonisation in our life and work may mistakenly assume that others are of like mind. The re… 1 1
Investment Stewardship There are still many known unknowns in sustainability investing Portfolio risk analysis is improving, but there is much to be done for investors to achieve a holistic assessment of how governance and sustainability affect po… 0 0
Climate Change Fighting the ESG pushback The politicisation of climate-related investment, particularly among US pension funds, is at the core of the slump in support for ESG funds. This pushback is mo… 0 0
Equality The greening of the job market The pandemic’s most enduring change to our lives is in the way we work. ESG’s most enduring change will be in the work we actually do. A dramatic change in atti… 0 0
Investment Stewardship To counter the ESG backlash investors must practice real engagement Growing populism has fuelled a reaction to what some see as unnecessarily ‘woke’ shifts in society. This harsh political and social landscape threatens the prog… 0 0
Climate Change Clean energy a focus for new UK sovereign fund In recent days, the new UK government has been in conference with many of the world’s most influential and visionary businesses and investors. The so-called Int… 0 0
Sustainability Targetting decarbonisation where it’s most effective In the face of continued resistance to decarbonisation initiatives at a political level, particularly in the US, asset owners must keep pushing their external a… 0 0
Investment Stewardship Asset owners must keep up the pressure on governance The need for meaningful and sustainable change by the most powerful global public companies is coming into ever sharper focus. Corporate governance is supposed… 0 0
Investment Stewardship Carbon exchanges must ensure quality remains high to attract investors As Asian centres bid to become the regional carbon trading hub, questions have been raised about the verification and pricing methods involved. There are specif… 0 0
