Sustainable investing

Climate change is considered one of the most critical global issues of our time. It has been an accelerant for mass environmental and ecological awareness and...

Global warming is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. Unaddressed, modelling demonstrates it will have a potentially catastrophic impact on our planet...

Companies that are profit-driven to the detriment of environmental, social and governmental (ESG) issues become certain targets of regulator action and expose...

Climate change has rapidly become a key focus for investors and the financial industry at large. More than US$100 billion of sustainable bonds were issued globally in...

The story Super’s green push lures MSCI recently ran in The Australian Financial Review. It is evident from the article: ESG is going to be a focus for Australia’s...

The WHEB team has a fifteen-year track record in sustainable investing. Looking back over this period, we can say that this is undoubtedly the most exciting period in...

In the first half of 2020, investors were piling money into hydrogen-linked stocks. During the second quarter, the stock price of hydrogen-powered car company...

Sustainable investing is about investing for the future. It’s about recognising that companies that aim to solve the world’s biggest problems are not only best placed...

In late June, German payments giant Wirecard filed for insolvency, owing creditors almost $5.8 billion. The company’s collapse came a week after its auditor, Ernst and...

First of all, ESG stands for Environment, Social, and Governance - three factors that are considered in making sustainable investments. Before we get into the detail...

If you've heard about impact investing and you're not sure how it works, Andy Kuper is here to explain all. Andy is Founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, ranked...

Perpetual recently announced the proposed acquisition of US-based ESG specialist Trillium Asset Management. The $54m deal plays to Perpetual’s heritage and track...

New diseases have a particular power to capture the imagination. There’s just a lot about them which is scary. They grow and spread fast. We’re accustomed to thinking...

In our March 2018 Observations piece, Can an eye to ESG enhance long-term portfolio performance?, we highlighted the importance of responsible investing...