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Tall electricity pylon with dark clouds

Seeking resilience

We must plan and invest today for a more volatile and uncertain future. Better modelling and reporting of physical climate risks can help investors chart the road ahead.

20 September 2024
ByJulie Gorte, Ph.D.
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Untangling the intangible asset of workplace culture

The Impax Corporate Culture Indicator as a tool for alpha generation

13 September 2024
ByChristine CappabiancaAmber Fairbanks, CFA®Charles French
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AI’s double-edged role in the sustainability revolution  

How should investors view the trade-offs between AI’s rising consumption of resources and its positive applications? Here we explore AI’s role in enabling climate solutions and how we should approach the challenge of its negative impact on the environment.

5 September 2024
ByCharlie DonovanLuciano Lilloy, CFA®Shahbano Soomro
Industrial interior chiller and boiler HVAC heating ventilation air conditioning system and piping line of chill water pipe

Turning down the dial on cooling-related emissions

More efficient refrigerants, heat pumps, thermal storage and systems automation can keep buildings cool with a lower environmental impact

26 July 2024
BySanjeev LakhaniHarry Shea, CFA®
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Enabling technologies core to the AI revolution

The artificial intelligence boom is underpinned by a rich ecosystem of hardware and software companies. Here we explore the tailwinds behind leading providers of chip design software tools, precision manufacturers, chip producers and computing infrastructure.

16 July 2024
ByJames McCurleyDavid WinborneLuciano Lilloy, CFA®

Lifting the lid on impact bonds: 5 questions for investors

In this Q&A, we explore nuances of the asset class and how rigour and expertise can help investors navigate an expanding opportunity set

12 July 2024
ByRoss PamphilonMark Duffy, CFA®
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The dangers of creating an echo chamber for corporate management

Three ways in which we believe Exxon’s recent lawsuit against its own investors is mistaken – and unwise

3 July 2024
ByJulie Gorte, Ph.D.
Richmond Railroad Bridge over the James River, Virginia, US.

Stewardship and Advocacy Report 2024

In our seventh annual report, we showcase our stewardship and advocacy activities in 2023 and summarise the outcomes arising from our focused efforts.

27 June 2024
ByLisa BeauvilainChris Dodwell
Tropical Cyclone Gael off Madagascar, February 7, 2009

Reinsurers: placing an economic price on climate change

Rising exposure to climate-related weather events supports growing demand for financial protection

17 June 2024
ByAlan DevlinKirsteen Morrison

Finding value in sustainable asset-backed securities

US securitization markets present compelling opportunities to invest in the transition to a more sustainable economy.

24 May 2024
ByYvonne Tai

Women, windfalls and advising through the great wealth transfer

A Q&A with Sallie Krawcheck

21 May 2024
Electric arc furnace at a metallurgical plant workshop, Finland

The green arc of steel’s transition

Emerging technologies are poised to reduce the steel industry’s environmental impact, creating compelling investment opportunities in the sector

2 May 2024
ByMark Duffy, CFA®Charlie Donovan

Anchoring a more inclusive economy: extending access to finance

Digital tools and innovative products are enabling the financial sector to better serve evolving customer demands, especially in emerging markets where vast unmet needs remain

3 April 2024
ByManish BishnoiAlan Devlin
Vials arranged in the auto-sampler for the lab equipment.

Addressing PFAS: Solutions to the forever challenge

We believe the urgent need to detect, treat and destroy ‘forever chemicals’ in the world’s water is creating investment opportunities that are broader and more valuable than many appreciate

25 March 2024
ByLisa BeauvilainJustin WinterJohan Florén
Chassis of an electric car with powertrain and power connection.

Silent enablers of the global tech boom in Asia

Suppliers of critical products and services to world-leading industries are playing a key role in the transition to a more sustainable economy

14 March 2024
ByPaul PengOscar Yang
Sprinkler system in a water treatment tank, Vietnam.

Investing to address biodiversity loss

The scale of exposure to nature-related risks means investors must urgently understand the drivers of biodiversity loss and invest in ways to reduce them

1 March 2024
ByJulie Gorte, Ph.D.
Close up shot of glass bottles, ampules and syringe with needle.

Disrupting the inefficient healthcare system

World-leading innovation means the US is home to a breadth of exciting – and under-researched – smaller healthcare companies that are improving outcomes for patients and providers

22 February 2024
ByNathan Moser, CFA®
Bald eagle flying by mountain over water in Alaska

America should be the eagle, not the ostrich, of the clean energy transition

With US jobs, leadership and investment returns at stake, we must embrace the transition to a cleaner, more resilient economy

20 February 2024
ByEd Farrington

Electricity networks: the new pipelines of the global economy

An expected doubling of the world’s grids by 2050 is creating compelling opportunities for companies with the materials and know-how to create a new backbone for the global energy system

15 February 2024
ByCharlie DonovanHarry BoyleWilliam Grey
Plastic medical waste bin with phials

Plastic surgery: cutting healthcare waste

Circular innovations are reducing hospitals’ environmental impacts – and lowering costs

6 February 2024
ByJoseph Cordi, CFA®