
From Doubters to Believers
Thirty years in the making, Jürgen Klopp inspired Liverpool Football Club to write a new story. At a planetary level, we too need to write a new story. One where our ecosystem is left intact.

The value of good governance in a crisis
In part 3 of a 3 part article series assessing the impact of Covid, the team from Aberdeen Standard Investments touch on the importance of good governance as companies manage their way through this crisis.

Societal challenges exposed by Covid
In part 2 of a 3 part article series assessing the impact of Covid, the team from Aberdeen Standard Investments touch on some of the social considerations and the importance of supply chain management.

Environmental effects – a ray of light?
In part 1 of a 3 part article series assessing the impact of Covid, the team from Aberdeen Standard Investments take a look at the environmental effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the human and societal costs have been huge, there have also been several unintended positives.

ESG hedge funds: playing both sides
Thoughts on ESG hedge funds and a potential conundrum that could play out for investors in a long-short hedge fund, if there is no baseline ESG standard.

Values & Diversity of Perspective
More people are asking questions about the impact of their investments but the leap from the status quo – where decision making is driven solely by traditional risk & return data – to a more holistic analysis of risk, return and impact, is yet to happen.

ESG value in the age of coronavirus and beyond
Kim Nguyen-Taylor, a sustainable investing consultant, shares her thoughts on the value of ESG investing in the age of coronavirus and beyond.

Social Impact (S) and Human Development
Albert Einstein wrote in May 1949 – in an article discussing Socialism and the crisis of humanity – “nowhere have we really overcome what Thorstein Veblen called “the predatory phase” of human development”.

Can ESG help solve the Food Agri conundrum?
Agriculture is key to multiple aspects of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing and touches on each one of the E, S and G components. Sean MacHale shares his thoughts on ESG and sustainable agriculture.