ESG disclosure frameworks primarily focus on risks that can materially affect a portfolio company’s financials (“outside-in” risks). But what if a portfolio company engages in risks that threaten the health of real-world environmental, social, and financial systems (“inside-out” risks)? Those systemic risks become non-diversifiable systematic risks to investors, and Modern Portfolio Theory not only lacks […]
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Do environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and impact investing practices in their current forms provide investors with sufficient tools to play a meaningful role in “Building Back Better” following the COVID-19 crisis? Many investors, including those who identify as “Universal Owners,” often seek to manage ESG risk and opportunity through corporate governance interventions. However, certain […]
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Hosted by Rep. Tina Wildberger, panelists Ian Chan Hodges, Imogen Rose-Smith, Delilah Rothenberg, and Jason Ward discussed how pension funds make investment decisions, the connection between unions, workers, beneficiaries, and private equity, how private equity can be restructured so that workers and communities share in more of the gains, and what all this has to […]
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From agriculture to renewable energy, respecting local communities’ rights can have significant impacts on businesses. However, meaningfully engaging communities in due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, and grievance redress is easier said than done. In this session, panelists will share powerful stories of community-business engagement in Asia and Africa. We’ll discuss the importance of independent legal and […]
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