Category Archives: ESG
Financing the next wave of New Towns; investment not Government borrowing
I have been sent a blog from Tom Aubrey and Con Keating about how we pay for the new towns we need to house millions of people who aren’t living in their own places or living in places they’d prefer … Continue reading
We are not entitled to our lifestyles, we have to change!
I can afford to give up much of my lifestyle, because I’ve got a lot left over to cushion me – Barack Obama – COPS 26 – 08/11/21 I listened to BBC Radio 4’s documentary on the Nuremburg … Continue reading
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Workplace Pensions with a Purpose
I’ve been watching s “Pension with a Purpose” networking group develop. You can read about it here. The supply chain leads from asset managers to large pension funds but doesn’t quite reach the member – this is a member’s club … Continue reading
Should we have a say over the voting of our shares?
It’s not often that you see a Linked in post that reads like this. But it’s not often that you read a Government paper that is this forthright. There is a gap between demand from clients – which needs to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cushon, pension, Simon Howard, Tumelo
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TCFD is the green washing test for UK asset managers
This post from David Crum of Minerva analytics is profoundly disturbing David Crum ASIP• 1stManaging Director – Asset Steward Solutions2w • Edited • 2 weeks ago 2020 – the year the investment industry dropped the ball on ‘Implementation Statements’ This … Continue reading
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Tagged Asset Managers, implementation statements, Reporting, TCFD, trustees
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Write from your heart not to get read – and you’ll get read!
This blog does not indulge in maudlin retrospection and I am not about to publish a list of the my top 20 blogs of the year. I write for me and not my readership and though I’m very grateful … Continue reading
Watch and share – because where your pension invests – matters!
The video is worth watching but more than that – it is worth sharing. It is latest (and at 65 seconds- the shortest) feature film of Richard Curtis’ career and it should be embedded into every ESG focused website aspiring … Continue reading
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Tagged ESG, investments, Make My Money Matter, Pensions, richard curtis
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Boris Johnson’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution
This article first appeared in the Financial Times -17/11/20. To access the links you need to be an FT subscriber. Slowly but surely humanity is taking the upper hand in the fight against the virus. We have not won yet. … Continue reading
Why investors don’t have to choose between their values and their pocket books
This opinion piece challenging the win-win sales pitch of ESG investing has generated a huge amount of comment. https://t.co/bbpTwxMm5J — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) October 25, 2020 I am a 58 year old investor whose pension pot is invested mainly in … Continue reading
L&G puts our money where its mouth is.
Putting our money where its mouth is When it comes to adopting environmental , social and governance tilts into funds, L&G and their investment arm LGIM have been to the fore. First they launched a global equity fund with … Continue reading