We believe that we are still in the early stages of a persistent and long-lasting shift toward sustainability – the full effects of which are not yet included in market prices, given the long transition.

A social impact mindset is all about being aware of the society you live in and the power of your individual decisions to have an impact.

Dan Healy, a Partner at Irish Homes, shares his thoughts on the need for greater collaboration to tackle our social challenges, with social housing providing an example of how public private partnership can work.

David Gait, from the Sustainable Funds Group at Stewart Investors discusses some of the issues with sustainable investing in Asia Pacific. As with Alice when she stepped through the looking-glass , David finds a similar crisis of logic with investing in the region.

Amundi’s Quantitative Research team has been studying the evolution of ESG investing across asset classes and geographies for the past several years. With the coronavirus pandemic, they have carefully examined these Responsible Investing trends and have identified some interesting findings.

To deliver a more sustainable balance in our consumption driven economy, we will need to rethink what we consume and how we consume. In this article we cover Vicinity, a Dublin based company ‘looking to better connect consumers with local producers without compromising convenience’.

Introductory article of the Q4 issue of The ESG Factor Newsletter, featuring thought provoking articles from industry leading firms. 

The Sustainable Funds Group at Stewart Investors discuss the issues with the current application of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the creation of a principles-based framework to bring greater transparency to SDG claims.

Professor Yoon shares with us the practical implications from his latest research paper with Professor Kyle Welsh – “Corporate Sustainability and Stock Returns: Evidence from Employee Satisfaction”