Maria Larsson Ortino, Senior Global ESG Manager at Legal and General Investment Management, outlines the role of asset owners and managers in avoiding a new pandemic. From recent experience, we know the catastrophic impact that Covid-19 had on society. In our view, anti-microbial resistance (AMR) has potential to deliver similar, sustained levels of damage, both to public health and investor portfolios. We believe that without imminent coordinated action, AMR could become the next pandemic.
