Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposia

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The Global Energy Agenda

The Global Energy Center promotes energy security by working alongside government, industry, civil society, and public stakeholders to devise pragmatic solutions to the geopolitical, sustainability, and economic challenges of the changing global energy landscape.

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Net Zero, Targets, Football, Pay & Seedrs

As the picture suggests, the road to net zero has highs and lows and whilst we hear a great deal about the lows, it’s worth taking time to reflect on the highs as well. Great post from @Giles Gibbons

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Six shades of Green(washing)

Greencrowding is built on the belief that you can hide in a crowd to avoid discovery; it relies on safety in numbers. If sustainability policies are being developed, it is likely that the group will move at the speed of the slowest.

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Alternative Investments: The benchmarking challenge

This Special Report reviews common liquid alternative strategies such as risk parity, alternative risk premia, and managed futures through a passive lens. Each strategy includes specifics on definition, strategy construction, and key risk/return characteristics.

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MONTHLY INDEX NEWS from STOXX QONTIGO

Qontigo last month introduced the STOXX® Global Metaverse, a thematic index that follows a unique patents-based stock selection methodology and that underlies an iShares ETF from BlackRock.

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Sustainability disclosures – opening Pandora’s box?

Matthew Townsend, partner at A&O' ESG Group and Greg Brown, partner at A&O's Social Finance and Impact Investment Group, in conversation with Adrienne Lawler, CEO and Founder of Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposium. An excellent conversation.

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10 Trends to Watch Heading Into 2023 - Kroll

Anti-vaccine groups are using the same information tactics as political movements, which may be leading to the return of previously eliminated diseases like polio to the U.S. and the UK.

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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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