sustainability

Opinion

Piecing together the impact investing puzzle

Ben Thornley, co-founder at Tideline, looks at how value creation practices bring a manager’s impact credentials into sharper focus, the strong positive correlation between impact and financial performance, and the role of allocators in incentivizing and enabling managers to deliver impact value.

Ben ThornleyNovember 5, 2024

PRI to be more ‘hands-on’ with signatories as it seeks identity refresh

The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is in the process of an organisational pivot as it looks to shift its primary function away from driving ESG accountability among investors (which it has been doing for the past two decades) to facilitating collaboration.

Darcy SongMay 16, 2024

Investor Profile

Denmark’s PenSam introduces new climate index to solve tech tilt

A new climate index at Danish investor PenSam aims to solve the overweight to tech stocks, a common problem for sustainable investors give the sector is low emitting and solving many of the challenges of climate change.

Sarah RundellApril 11, 2024

Featured Story

CalSTRS’ Ailman talks GFC, climate risk and worrying levels of US debt

After 23 years in charge, CalSTRS departing CIO Chris Ailman has more stories from the investment frontline than most. He shares personal recollections of the GFC, his fears of the scale of the climate emergency and why worrying levels of US debt hold new risk and opportunity for investors.

Sarah RundellFebruary 13, 2024

Investor Profile

Tangible change at Fordham endowment in manager re-vamp

Geeta Kapadia, CIO of Fordham University’s $1 billion endowment is rolling out a suite of changes that include paring back the fund's 50 or so manager relationships, introducing new passive allocations, testing the water on internal management in fixed income and preparing the ground for an inaugural sustainability strategy.

Sarah RundellDecember 7, 2023

Sustainability Oxford 2023

The unique challenge of decarbonising real estate as the population grows

Demand for more agricultural land alongside the need for greater biodiversity and zero deforestation will drive investment in responsible land management practices and natural capital says Abi Dean, global head of strategic insights, at Nuveen Real Assets.

Ben HurleyNovember 21, 2023

sustainability

Opinion

Piecing together the impact investing puzzle

Sustainability

PRI to be more ‘hands-on’ with signatories as it seeks identity refresh

Investor Profile

Denmark’s PenSam introduces new climate index to solve tech tilt

Featured Story

CalSTRS’ Ailman talks GFC, climate risk and worrying levels of US debt

Investor Profile

Tangible change at Fordham endowment in manager re-vamp

Sustainability Oxford 2023

The unique challenge of decarbonising real estate as the population grows

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