Pandemic Could Accelerate Energy Transition ESG, Women in Finance The coronavirus pandemic could accelerate the transition from fossil fuel energy generation to generation through renewable energy, as demand and supply shocks affect the forecast for peak fuel usage and gives policymakers the tools to implement a more sustainable energy system, according to State Street Global Advisors. Read More
Rio Tinto – A Test Case for ESG Editorial, ESG As Rio Tinto destroys a unique piece of cultural heritage will asset owners’ ESG policies enable them to respond, or will it just be business as usual? Read More
Pricing Climate Change at NZ Super Fund Asset Owners, ESG, Pacific Region, Women in Finance NZ Super has developed a framework to help the investment team think about pricing climate change and adjust its valuation methodologies. Read More
The Importance of Board Education Asset Owners, ESG Tim Mitchell has been called the ‘Mr. Zero’ of New Zealand Super, having been involved before the first employee was appointed. In this interview, Mitchell talks about setting up the governance framework of the fund and the importance of board education. Read More
Addressing the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy ESG, Women in Finance Addressing climate change risks should not simply be about measuring carbon emissions, but about future-proofing business models, Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Danielle Welsh-Rose says. Read More
Ontario Teachers’ Starts to Flip the ESG Risk Lens Asset Owners, ESG, Women in Finance Ontario Teachers’ Deborah Ng talks about the flip side of ESG risk and the opportunities from the transition to a low-carbon economy Read More
Energy Transition Well Underway: SSGA ESG, Innovation In a new report, State Street Global Advisors concludes that global demand for fossil fuels will peak this decade. We speak to Carlo M. Funk to hear how this might impact institutional investors. Read More
ABP lifts Hood on Sustainability Policy Asset Owners, ESG Dutch pension fund ABP has set itself some ambitious targets in its sustainable investment policy for 2030, but how they got there is equally interesting. Read More
Roadmap seeks to end Modern Slavery ESG A commission against modern slavery has called upon the finance sector to end slavery and provides a blueprint of how to achieve this in a report launched at the United Nations. Read More