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Seven Ways to Spot Greenwashing

Chris Hall

Alexander True, Business Partner at Sarasin, offers seven questions to help investors sort the green from the greenwashed. Investors’ desire to make a positive difference has driven huge inflows into strategies that make sustainability claims. Is your asset manager a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)?

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A Step Forward for Stewardship

Chris Hall

Dr Alexander Juschus , CEO of the Association of Stewardship Professionals, outlines the importance of filling the stewardship skills gap to drive sustainable outcomes. While its roots may be longer, stewardship is synonymous today with sustainable investing.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.

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Overcoming the Challenges of Measuring Social Performance

Chris Hall

Scanning across to the Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code, the 2020 Code represents a mature governance regime for UK-listed businesses. It has its origins in 1992’s Cadbury report and code, which covers the financial aspects of corporate governance.