Heather Smith discusses progress on board diversity and pay equity engagements, as well as companies’ new willingness to disclose employee demographic data — what’s driving that and why she hopes it will become a long-term trend.
Against a backdrop of rising pressure to respond to climate change, financial institutions, including asset owners and asset managers, (“FIs”) are facing calls to declare themselves as net zero (“NZ”).
Our Engagement Report 2021 is now available.
In the autumn of 2018, Impax partnered with Swedish public pension fund Sjunde AP-fonden, “AP7” to investigate how best to assess, measure and report on water impact.
We engage with the companies in our portfolios in an effort to make them more sustainable, resilient long-term investments.
Many sectors within the high-yield debt market are primed to benefit from the transition to a lower carbon economy.
David Li, Senior Portfolio Manager, discusses opportunities in Asia’s environmental markets and some of the broader investment themes.
The private sector holds the key to decarbonising the economy over the next quarter century.
Joe Keefe discusses Washington’s new momentum on climate change.
How companies and investors can spot bias in technology and take steps to eradicate it.
Water is a human necessity, but it is also a systemic and unpriced global challenge with significant economic and societal risks.
Big things were expected on the climate agenda at the National People’s Congress. So how did environmental objectives fare, and do we now have more clarity on China’s route to net zero?
A growing body of research shows that when it comes to creating solutions to climate change, gender diversity matters.
A Q&A with Microsoft’s Rani Borkar
All eyes are now on Beijing’s next Five-Year Plan, which will be unveiled in March. Environmental objectives are expected to feature prominently; so, what policy buttons will China press to achieve its 2060 net-zero target?
As politicians unveil new environmental policies and business leaders seek recognition for their latest low-carbon commitments, others are wrestling with what “green” actually means.
In this article, we discuss Impax’s sustainable fixed income approach in context of the transition to a more sustainable global economy and the rapidly evolving impact bond market.
President Biden’s appointees and cabinet nominees have deep experience, but will that be enough to deliver his administration’s audacious climate plan?
Changes reflect the Funds’ focus on investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy.
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