Responsible investing has become a focus area in the investment industry, but greenwashing is rife and the sales pitch is strong, so what really matters? Research IP helps many of our consulting clients navigate the maze, but no one client is the same. For more context, our research paper, Beneath the Surface of Responsible Investing, takes a deeper look at the investment merits of different managed fund approaches applied in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and Europe.
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| What is diversity, equity, and inclusion? Variety, as they say, is the spice of life. If diversity is another word for variety, how can it enhance or flavor the world? Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three closely linked values held by many organizations that are working to be supportive of different groups of individuals, including people of different races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, genders, and sexual orientations. READ MORE |  |
 | The Link Between ESG and Financial Productivity Lazard Asset Management’s research suggests that investors do not have to choose between their return objectives and their values if they focus on “compounders,” or companies that demonstrate the highest level of financial productivity. Many of these companies have strong ESG characteristics and it appears these companies have the potential to deliver superior investment returns over the long term. READ MORE |
| Long AI, Short Nature: Close the Short The metaverse is dead, long live generative AI? It was only a year ago. Planet Tracker urged investors to forget the metaverse and instead invest in nature. Today, the metaverse has largely fallen out of favour and even though rumours of its death could be greatly exaggerated, it is definitely past the “peak of inflated expectations” and into the “trough of disillusionment”. READ MORE |  |
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