What should we be expecting in the ESG investment landscape during 2022? To answer that question I have Anuj Shah on the program today. I can’t think of anyone more qualified to discuss the top ESG Trends for 2022. Shah is a Partner at Close Group Consulting, which, since their founding in 2017, has worked […]
Between 2015 and 2020 investor demand doubled the number of sustainable mutual funds and ETFs that are available in the U.S. The trend continued in 2021, with Envestnet reporting higher growth rates for asset flows into sustainability focused products. My guest on the program today is Brett Wayman, Senior Director of Sustainable Investing at Envestnet, […]
One of my favorite future-focused sustainable investing conferences starts on March 28. The Wall Street Green Summit has been attracting low-carbon economy entrepreneurs and sustainable finance professionals for 20 years. I’m always surprised and inspired by the roundup of the best and most thought provoking clean energy technologies innovations. And it’s a great opportunity to […]
2,000 large global public companies with $100 trillion of assets under management are committed to meeting net-zero emissions targets agreed to at COP 26. But, a lack of corporate disclosure and ESG data consistency is limiting the amount of assets deployed to sustainable business activities, like managing climate risk for example. Arabesque, a global provider […]
Today’s program is about an unusual bank, so be prepared to expand your understanding of the role banks can play in growing sustainable investing. In fact, Amalgamated has been providing Socially Responsible banking and investment to the public for almost 100 years. It was founded by the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Amalgamated for […]
Anyone working in finance needs to stay current with what’s happening with climate finance and regulation because it affects the entire industry. And consolidation is happening within the climate reporting frameworks. Stacy Swann, the CEO of Climate Finance Advisors, my guest today, walks us through how banking and investment companies can use the data produced […]
Alight is the leading Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) provider for corporate solar power deployment in the Nordics. Founder and CEO Harald Overholm spent years in the U.S. studying the technology and funding of the solar industry and in 2022 is helping companies across Europe switch to solar power that’s 80% cheaper than it was a […]
In November 2021 the Schwab Ariel ESG ETF began trading on the NYSE under the symbol SAEF. Malik Sievers, Head of ESG strategy at Schwab Asset Management talks about their first-ever proprietary ESG ETF and its collaboration with Ariel Investments, LLC, the fund’s sub-adviser and a pioneer in ESG and value-based investing. The ETF market […]
My guest today, Dr. Rupini Deepa Rajagopalan, was tasked with launching the ESG office in 2018 at Berenberg Wealth and Asset Management. Berenberg is one of the oldest banks in the world, founded in 1590. As Head of ESG Office, Rupini has been working with its asset management teams to integrate ESG strategies throughout their […]
A recent Gartner survey reports a huge increase in spending on information security and risk technology: from 6.4% in 2020 to 12.4% in 2021, with spending reaching $150 billion. Joining us today is Penelope Bise, Chief Cybersecurity Expert at ImpactVest. Bise has an important message, especially for smaller financial services firms, who are even more […]