Sustainable Investor
Posts By Heather McKenzie
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2.8KAsia-PacificJobs, Justice and Equality in a Net Zero World
Investors and companies are beginning to recognise importance of the social element of net zero transitions.
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EMEA
UK Managers Challenged to Disclose and Demonstrate D&I
Asset owners seek to standardise disclosure, incorporate diversity and inclusion into manager selection.
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Industry
Study Outlines Circular Economy Opportunities for Investors
High levels of alignment with circularity principles lower risk of default and improves risk-adjusted returns among companies.
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30.6KFeaturesFog Begins to Lift on Net-Zero Transition
Multiplicity of tools present challenges for investors, exacerbated by lack of consistency on companies’ carbon emissions data.
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EMEA
“Distorted” Recruitment Processes Hampering UK Board Diversity
Firms encouraged to address “compulsive homogeneity”, but investor influence for change limited by own challenges.
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Americas
US Investors Urged to Dig Deeper on D&I
Company disclosures insufficient to assess effectiveness of policies and initiatives aimed at greater equity.
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2.4KEMEAWeighing up the Cost of Farming
New tools are helping farmers and investors to understand sustainability impacts more precisely, but policy frameworks still lag.
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Americas
CalSTRS Strengthens Diversity Efforts
Leading US pension fund seeks to better reflect diversity of members in its investment strategies.
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Industry
“Explosion of Ambition” Leads SBTi to Set 1.5°-Aligned Targets as Minimum
Target-setting initiative to no longer accept ‘well below 2°C’ temperature targets from corporates, in response to “increasing urgency for climate action”.
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2.7KFeaturesToward a Paris for Plastics
Investors encouraged to support policy advocacy as well as engage with investee companies to reduce plastic use and transition to circular economy.
