The State of the Data: Challenges to Integrating ESG Factors into Investment Decisions
Introduction Today, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data are helpful to investors — but not helpful enough. Environmental information about greenhouse gas emissions has enabled investors to identify companies that seem…
Climate Investment: Auspicious Times
This is the text of a speech we prepared for the conference “Post-Carbon Finance: Fostering Low-Carbon Investment,” to be hosted by Ecologic Institute and the Consulate General of Germany in New York on June…
Advice for Retail Workers in an Automating Age
The “skilling up” of the retail workforce has the potential to enable retail workers to improve their productivity and career prospects, while enabling retail companies to build their future workforces. Purposeful investors can…
Forest Ecosystems and Climate Uncertainty: Investment Implications
On June 2, Sustainable Insight Capital Management (SICM) hosted Dr. Robert Scheller of Portland State University and Charles Bullard, Fellow at Harvard Forest, as part of an event titled “Forest ecosystems and climate uncertainty:…
The Inaugural Peter G. Peterson Distinguished Lecture on National Security and Fiscal Policy
The inaugural Peter Peterson Lecture on National Security and Fiscal Policy was held by the Foreign Policy Association on April 19. The session featured John O’Neill, former U. S. Treasury Secretary and former…
NYSE Cyber Investing Summit
The New York Stock Exchange held its first Cyber Investing Summit on May 3. The event featured a range of speakers and panels on investing in cyber security. Key speaker Richard ‘Dick’ Grasso,…
Bloomberg New Energy Finance Conference Takeaways
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) just held its annual Future of Energy Conference in New York. The theme of the conference was “The Age of Plenty, the Age of Competition,” a reference to…
Maintaining Conviction Despite Setbacks: Solar and Oil Case Study
Investing in long-term secular trends to transition to a more sustainable society is an example of “doing well by doing good. ” But when the market seems to turn against an investment thesis, it is…
Japan's New Corporate Codes – Studying the Impact on Valuations
Corporate governance represents the relationship among various corporate stakeholders that determines the strategic direction of a company. Practically, corporate governance adjudicates the balance among key stakeholder interests within the firm. Japan is unveiling…
