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Articles by Ravi Varghese
This is why investors want financial regulators to tackle climate risk
To understand economic crises of the recent past, present and future, there may be no finer teacher than Michael Lewis. Many readers will be familiar with Lewis’s book "The Big Short," which documented how excesses in global credit markets spawned a worldwide financial crisis. But a later book of his — "The Fifth Risk" — best explains why we were unprepared for the current pandemic and why we need a different approach to deal with threats such as climate change.
COVID-19 - putting the economy in the recovery position
By Nikolaj Halkjaer Pedersen (@NikolajHalkjaer), Senior Specialist, Responsible Investment, PRI In the immediate future, governments, companies – and individuals – must focus on the COVID-19 health crisis. On Friday, the UK government is opening a 4,000-bed hospital in London’s East End, following similar efforts by the Italian, Spanish, French and Chinese governments – and belatedly, the US.
Highlights of the signatory survey on passive strategies and ESG
Passive investing is often presented as a win-win scenario for asset owners – cheap, consistent and does what it says on the tin. The effectiveness of this argument among institutional and retail investors is reflected in the growth of passive funds, which now represent at least 45% of S&P 500’s assets. It will be interesting to see if the recent market volatility puts a break on some of the growth in passive strategies.
Kraft Heinz's Unilever approach shines light on investors and sustainability - column
"Unilever has reduced operational, regulatory and reputational risk associated with deforestation, supplier exploitation and water scarcity" One talking point that emerged from Kraft Heinz's approach for Unilever was the companies' approaches when it comes to corporate responsibility and sustainability. Unilever is seen as being in the vanguard of developing a sustainable business; Kraft Heinz, with its emphasis on cost control and margin improvement, less so.
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