ESG investing

I first came across heat pumps while studying for my undergraduate degree in Environmental Science in the early 1990s. The technology has developed dramatically since...

Moving into 2023, what are the key issues likely to be for the year ahead?

ESG scores are fine in principle but have very little to do with important investment questions for carbon emissions. We prefer to look at physical efficiency metrics...

With the increasing interest from investors in ESG funds, there has also been an increase in "greenwashed" investment products misrepresented as having ESG components....

This will be a missive wire on an important topic I feel very strongly about. This is the current state of progress towards (truly) sustainable investing in respect...

The range of ‘sustainable’ or ‘green’ investment products is proliferating as investment managers respond to investor demand for action on climate change and more...

ETFs have flourished in recent years. They can tap into niche investor interests, such as robotics. They are easy to use and accessible. They can be a cost-effective...

The concentration of supply of critical minerals related to decarbonisation is an issue that has been highlighted by major Western economies as a risk to securing...

The world has already rapidly shifted towards the new economy. As it stands today, one sector out of 11 currently accounts for a fifth of the MSCI World Index -...

Smart beta strategies have grown enormously in popularity over the past decade. In 2011 there were 350 products offered in the space worldwide, whilst today there are...