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Asda, BrewDog, Purpose, Tuvalu & Energy

The first post of 2023 from our friend Giles Gibbons who asks several questions, starting with the big one: What’s the point of purpose? And how does an organisation put its purpose into practice?

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CIO 2023 outlook: In search of silver linings

Bracing for another tough year. We expect much of the world to slip into recession, creating a challenging backdrop for equities. But there are also grounds for some optimism. Sonja Laud CIO LGIM

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Growing AUM Via Thought Leadership:

Inboxes are constantly flooded with data, reports, newsletters and news. This document, created in collaboration with Savvy Investor, is intended to be a resource on how to produce thought leadership that delivers on your communications and marketing goals.

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Opportunity in a volatile world

“The global economy faces diverse and complex challenges, but we can play a key role in presenting opportunities to our clients that will generate positive impact for everyone.” Ben Way

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COP27 – Achievements and Disappointments

A number of issues were at the front of delegates minds as COP27 began. Not the least of these was the volatile geopolitical background created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent energy crisis, as well as the deterioration of US-China relations.

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Road to Next

A review by Deloitte suggests that players in multiple sectors are doubling down on ESG investment, even developing products and services to implement broader shifts that span the social and governance sides of ESG.

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Fourth Anniversary Snapshot 2021/2022

57 signatories report reducing their emissions from last year and attribute this to a range of measures including a reduction in staff air travel, staff commuting and more flexible working arrangements; reduced fleet size, fuel use and EV and hybrid uptake; and improved energy efficiency and use of renewable electricity.

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The renewed case for a sovereign debt restructuring mechanism

Liquidity is the key to understand the structural causes of sovereign debt crises. Sovereign insolvency should be conceived not as a state’s inability or unwillingness to pay its debts, but rather as inability to continuously ensure or otherwise access liquidity.

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The dangers of persuasive technology

Persuasive technology is a massively underestimated and powerful force shaping the world and that has taken control of the pen of human history and will drive us to catastrophe if we don’t take control back.

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Merry Christmas from RAO Global

To all RAO delegates, speakers, sponsors and supporters across all 7 Continents, thank you and…..well, a message from out little mascot…

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How wary should we be about higher wage growth?

A thorough review of the factors contributing to, or determining inflation, ultimately reaching this conclusion: “It’s still difficult to predict how quickly wage inflation will decline”

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In his 2023 equities investment outlook, Matt Peron of Janus Henderson explains why tighter financial conditions should lead to a mid-cycle adjustment in the U.S. rather than recession and how investors – by focusing on quality growth companies – can dampen headwinds posed by softer earnings.

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Biodiversity Risk: Legal Implications for Companies and their Directors

The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) is a legal research and stakeholder engagement initiative founded by Oxford University Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, ClientEarth and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) and have produced this assessment on the legal dangers ahead

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