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Episode 220 | June 18, 2023

Nature Based Solutions Combine Science & Investment Strategy

Gloria Mirrione, Acre, Americas; Charlotte Kaiser, BTG Pactual; Chris Larson, Alder Point Capital Management

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode. Many of you listening in today might be hearing the term Nature Based Solutions for sustainable investing and wondering what that means or thinking “I’m a finance person, not a scientist.” In today’s episode you’re going to learn how bringing science into your investment strategies will help you […]

Episode 111 | February 23, 2021

Europe’s Leading Investment House: Creating ESG Strategies Since 2009

Candice Brenet, Managing Director, Head of Sustainability and Digital Transformation at Ardian

Ardian, a global PE firm with European roots, manages US$110BN. Since Ardian started their ESG platform, they have completed 130 ESG roadmaps for companies in their portfolio, using their Sustainable Buyout Investment approach. Candice Brenet, Managing Director and Head of Sustainability and Digital Transformation talks about how their process has reduced both emissions and employee […]

Episode 66 | December 15, 2019

Impax approaching $20B AUM in Low Carbon Economy Investments

David Richardson, Executive Director of Business Development at Impax Asset Management

After two decades and with almost $20 billion in AUM, Impax’s investment thesis is driven by cost reductions in renewable energy technologies and government commitments to reduce CO2 emissions by the UK and the EU, as well as by “We Are Still In” member states, cities, and companies in the US.

Episode 56 | August 19, 2019

The DWS ESG Gatekeeper for Municipal Bond Credit Analysis

Adam Kennedy, Vice President of Municipal Bond Research at DWS

Kennedy and team provide ESG spotlight credit information to investors in the firm’s municipal bond SMA portfolios. We discuss ESG issues related to bonds from New York, Ohio and California.

Episode 37 | March 16, 2019

ESG Metrics and Shareholder Advocacy Drive Appleseed’s Top Performance on Morningstar World Allocation

Matt Blume, Portfolio Manager and Head of ESG Research, Appleseed Capital

APPLX ended 2018 with performance in the top 5% of Morningstar’s World Allocation category for 1, 3 and 10 years. Blume tells us how shareholder advocacy can influence the integration of ESG metrics into the long term value creation of companies owned in the Appleseed Fund (APPLX), for which his firm is the adviser.

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