Academy
An educational hub about sustainability and investment developed by our experts.
From the basics of ESG and stewardship to impact investing and advocacy, we will equip you with the knowledge needed to navigate the landscape of acronyms and approaches used across the investment industry.
The ABCs of ESG investing
Season 1
One-hour webinars introducing ESG essentials, stewardship, ESG integration, impact investing and advocacy. Recorded as live webinars in 2021.
Season 2
One-hour webinars covering thematic topics on net-zero imperative, social inclusion and sustainable real estate. Recorded as live webinars in 2022.
Season 3
New for 2024, season 3 features shorter video explainers by our in-house experts, focusing on engagement, sustainable fixed income and the ‘green factor’.
Our definitions
What do we mean by ESG leaders, active ownership and SDG investing? We provide definitions that we stand by.
- Environmental: climate change, natural resource stewardship, pollution, waste and the circular economy.
- Social: human rights, indigenous people’s rights, child and slave labour, bribery and corruption, inclusion and diversity, health and safety, ethics, conduct and culture.
- Governance: board composition, succession planning, executive remuneration, minority shareholder rights and protections, and investor stewardship.
Please note, the items listed above for each factor are not exhaustive. They are examples of each factor that are included solely in illustrative purposes.
Using the rights of influence as financial stakeholders to actively engage companies or assets and other stakeholders to further the long-term interests of end investors. This consists of objective-driven dialogue seeking positive and sustainable change in the purpose, governance, strategy operations and in the impact on the environment and society.
The role in which investment managers use the rights – if not the obligation – of financial stakeholders to engage with companies or assets to pursue the objective of sustainable wealth creation for investors.
Actively seeking to influence change in public policy in the interests of investors and the wider society by engaging with policymakers, regulators and industry bodies on a range of issues. These include: the financial system and investment industry, corporate governance, business purpose, climate change, inequality and inclusion.
A blueprint for significantly changing the world – by ending global poverty, safeguarding the planet and aiming for prosperity for all – by 2030.
There are 17 SDGs, and within these goals there are 169 targets and 230 indicators.
Through investing and engagements, we can support the attainment of the SDGs.
Purposefully targeting companies which can generate positive social or environmental outcomes in addition to financial gains. Impact investors mainly target investments that are able to provide solutions which make a positive contribution towards the attainment of the 17 SDGs.
Sustained thinking: our ESG knowledge hub
Our knowledge hub brings together the latest insights from our experts and thought leaders on sustainable investing.
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