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We occasionally post information pertaining to responsible investing, be sure to read our archive of posts below.

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Gen Z are cancelling retirement

The future is the pension industry’s business. And yet, to a new generation, the idea of retirement seems stuck in the past. So Gen Z are simply cancelling retirement.

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Beyond Net Zero

By adopting sustainable practices in our daily lives, demanding change from policymakers, and actively participating in environmental initiatives, we become agents of transformation.

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Forget the work, it's time to wake up

“There is an insidious force building – particularly recently – which we think needs to be challenged, and challenged strongly.“ says Giles Gibbons

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Pressure in Emerging Markets

Many of the core challenges in Emerging Markets like low liquidity, still remain. You have to be willing to look company by company.

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Achieving a Just Transition in Energy

Understanding that transition is more than simply labelling investments as good v bad. Investors and policymakers should take a realistic view of short to medium term energy needs when developing investment strategies to meet common goals.

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Extreme weather, Energy, Repairs, Conflict & Beer

As Vox recently put it: “there’s no such thing as a disaster-resistant place anymore”. If you need further proof, just look to the insurance companies, who are increasingly pulling out of areas they deem high risk and divesting of reinsurance branches to reduce exposure to natural disaster.

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The Future of Biodiversity in Credit Markets

Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we cannot have the healthy ecosystems that we rely on to provide us with the air we breathe and the food we eat.

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The influence of proxy voters & ESG Ratings Agencies

This report presents the findings of the project carried out for the FRC by a team of researchers from Morrow Sodali (including its subsidiary Nestor Advisors) and Durham University Business School. Published June 2023.

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Mid-year Investment Outlook 2023 - JPMorgan

2023 is turning out to be a better year for economies than we had envisaged, but we still believe a recession is more likely than not.

Given the rally we’ve seen in both stocks and bonds since the start of the year, we’re therefore more inclined to be well diversified with a focus on quality.

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