28 June 2020 The expansion of ESG investing indicates that some fund managers are beginning to give additional attention to environmental, social and governance factors in the selection of company investments. Furthermore, they are using their financial clout to encourage corporate decision-makers to prioritise climate change in their business strategies. Unfortunately, however, ESG remains a [...]
14 June 2020 The Covid pandemic, understandably, has replaced the climate debate in the headlines. However, the impact of rising global temperatures will be the most important macro-issue facing investors in coming decades. Reflecting the topic's importance, ESG investing (emphasising environmental, social, and governance factors) has expanded significantly in recent years. Sadly, the ESG sector [...]
3 June 2020 In my last blog Post-Covid: Crucial Decade for Climate Change, I suggested that in the post-Covid period, Climate Change would reassert itself as the most important macro-issue. And, if the world is to have any chance of attaining the objectives of the Paris Climate Accord, dramatic reductions in the level of carbon [...]
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