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 Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Europe.

We bring you the RIPPL Sluice to provide examples of responsible investment in action every month. 

Aligning Investments with the Paris Agreement – Frameworks for a Net-Zero Pathway


Investors are increasingly focused on aligning their portfolios with net-zero emission targets to address climate change. This study examines two strategies to align portfolios with net-zero targets: the Net Zero Achieving, Aligned, Aligning screens, which promote engagement with high emitters, and the Paris Aligned Benchmarks, which seek to shift capital away from carbon-intensive companies.


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Wind targets are achievable but fall short of a tripling



Tripling global renewables is the single biggest action the world can take for the climate in this decade. An analysis of 2030 national wind targets shows that governments are already planning for a doubling but fall short of a tripling.



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Life Satisfaction and Age



People were asked to score their life satisfaction from 0 to 10, where 10 is the best possible life and 0 is the worst possible life.

Looking at the average scores, it might be time to rethink life.




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