Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposia
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The Future of Fast Food:
A food revolution or a death knell for the industry and its suppliers?
COP27, Energy, Animals, HSBC & Pumpkins
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Giles Gibbons will be taking part in a critical panel on Leadership at next month’s conference, here is his latest blog on LinkedIn - a great trailer for the next month!
McKinsey on Finance
These articles, selected from McKinsey publications over 2 decades are particularly relevant for readers today.
What is ESG and Why Does It Matter?
ESG: Scam, Pious, Profits….or something better? A coruscating roundup of what it is, where we are and how it could be better from Professor Paul Watchman
ANNOUNCEMENT! Europe 2022
Fund Owners, Asset Managers, Regulators & Advisors will gather together at a major conference hosted by Allen & Overy in the City to discuss these topics and more.
Low Volatility Equity: An alternative to complexity
Intech is a private, quantitative asset manager investing on behalf of pension funds, governments, endowments, foundations, and other institutional investors worldwide.
Walmart, Net zero, Game, Behaviour change & Waterloop
And as businesses are the product of the people within them, this new cohort at Walmart gives us hope for the future.
Macquarie AM talks about driving energy transition
With a market capitalisation of more than $US2 trillion, the global listed infrastructure asset class provides access to publicly traded companies that own or operate essential infrastructure such as renewable energy generation, electricity networks, airports, and toll roads
Greenhushing, Agriculture, Leeds, Water & Shoes
It’s a tough time to be a small business. The culmination of rising energy prices, inflation and labour shortages make for a lethal cocktail of operating conditions.
ANNOUNCEMENT!
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IMF WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2022 OCT
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey by the IMF staff published twice a year, in the spring and fall.
The WEO is prepared by the IMF staff and has benefited from comments and suggestions by Executive Directors following their discussion of the report on September 29, 2022.
Fishtailing into the next recession
Post-Inflation Recessions Are More Volatile says MetLife
Can Mischon save the planet?
Greenwashing calls into question the integrity of entire company boards as does using ESG for marketing rather than for authentic purposes.
A view of future trends from consulting giants McKinsey
McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022 - in uncertain times, it’s good to have an overview of what may be coming down the line.
Climate Disclosure Rules Will Trigger ‘Race to the Top’
A global push for mandatory climate disclosures will encourage companies to improve their environmental performance
Norges: Observation and exclusion of companies
Divestment in action from the largest Sovereign Wealth Fund in the World. Clear & absolute. No if’s, but’s or maybe’s
Hedging vs Diversification: Comparing the cost of hedging to the cost of diversification
The results of the backtest are surprising because the opex long-short strategy outperforms the S&P 500 Index over the backtesting period while being invested for only the portion of the month between opex and the end of the month (EOM).
How the US Can Win in Six Key Clean Technologies
By building a durable competitive advantage in emerging climate-friendly tech, US players can unlock a huge global market.
IFSWF Admits New Members to Strengthen Global Sovereign Fund Governance Standards
“It is encouraging that so many new sovereign wealth funds voluntarily agree to implement the Santiago Principles.” says Obaid Amrane, Acting Chair of the IFSWF