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Thick skins and tin ears: Facing up to the ESG backlash
25 Mar. 2022
Mark Versey goes on the offensive to dispel recent criticisms against ESG investing.
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Energy in focus: Part 1: The last hurrah for fossil fuels?
24 Mar. 2022
The fallout from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has highlighted the fragility of energy markets, with significant implications for the global economy.
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Why companies should do more to recruit from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds
22 Mar. 2022
There is a strong case for finance and other elite professions to become more socially diverse and tap into a much larger pool of potential talent.
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Hope for net zero: Systemic change is rarely linear
21 Mar. 2022
Despite concern over the substance behind many national and corporate net-zero commitments, could the pace of change surprise on the upside? Tom Tayler assesses the state of play.
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ESG in focus: What does the data say?
8 Mar. 2022
Using data visualisation tools, we present some of the biggest ESG trends of the last few years.
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What does the data say? ESG in focus
25 Feb. 2022
In this month’s instalment of our visual series on topical data themes, we look at some of the major ESG trends and metrics of the last few years.
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Valuing nature: An interview with Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
17 Feb. 2022
In this interview, AIQ catches up with Tanzanian biodiversity leader and lawyer Elizabeth Maruma Mrema about the threat of biodiversity loss, the recent Kunming Declaration and missed Aichi Biodiversity Targets, as well as the role of finance in protecting nature.
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Smashing the class ceiling: Why business and finance must do more on socioeconomic diversity
16 Feb. 2022
Different socioeconomic backgrounds are a key source of diversity of thought, but also intersect with many other diversity traits. The worlds of business and finance cannot achieve true diversity without taking it into account.
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Nature’s domino effects: An interview with Sean B. Carroll on the biodiversity crisis
10 Feb. 2022
In this interview, AIQ catches up with biologist and science writer Sean B. Carroll about nature’s hidden connections and why human beings must act to reverse biodiversity loss.
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Investing for a fairer world
4 Feb. 2022
The impact of poor corporate behaviour on society has been one of the great blind spots of the financial industry, despite evidence of the damage done. We look at how investors should approach socially-responsible investing.
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Why investors should care about nature
31 Jan. 2022
There is growing concern about the impact of economic activity on the natural world. Investors can make a difference by focusing on those companies seeking to improve their behaviour and those developing products and services that will benefit the environment.
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What does the data say? Eight charts on supply chain disruption
28 Jan. 2022
In this month’s instalment of our visual series on topical data themes, we focus on the implications of continued disruption to supply chains.
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