sustainable investment

We explain why our approach to shareholder resolutions is to judge each one on its individual merits.

The role of investment trusts in portfolios, and how we engage to help improve alignment with their shareholders.

We outline the main areas of development needed to better understand biodiversity as it relates to investments.

We detail some of the obstacles to unlocking ‘green’ energy opportunities and discuss how investors can navigate them.

We explain why banks have a pivotal role to play in phasing out coal.

As Plastic Free July continues, we assess opportunities around reducing the environmental impact of plastic and packaging waste.

How investor stewardship on biodiversity can deliver real-world outcomes, and the importance of action by policymakers and sovereigns.

What is biochar, and how could it help in addressing carbon emissions?

We outline the importance of carbon offset markets, why they need to be improved, and related investment considerations.

We discuss the role of data in biodiversity and the complexity of measuring impact.

We explore the investment implications and financial materiality of biodiversity.

What do individuals know and think about net zero, and what are the implications for investors?

We outline six key ESG-related areas of focus that our responsible investment team believe are important.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has incited a clean-energy arms race among utilities regulators across the globe.

Why the financial industry has a key role to play in supporting and enhancing biodiversity

How a focus on innovation and technology could help drive food sector returns in 2023.

We investigate how investing in climate adaptation could help protect our planet’s future.

ESG ratings play an important role in asset management, but we believe their application needs to be better…

After a prolonged period of relative underperformance, could emerging-market equities be set for a renaissance?

We discuss how we are navigating net zero in our portfolios to achieve real-world decarbonisation.

Bond investors can play a pivotal role in moving the planet to a lower-carbon way of life.

How far can the bond rally go?

Why we believe effective sustainable engagement requires a truly holistic approach and a focus on quality over quantity.

How do we balance our role as stewards of our clients’ money with our obligations as sustainable investors?

We explain what we would like to see from the participants at this year’s climate-change event in Egypt.

Why we believe the financial industry needs its own transition as it seeks to help companies become sustainable.

Energy security and decarbonisation: are they mutually exclusive?

We outline the key ESG issues related to defence and how we integrate these in our investment approach.

How can investors get comfortable with corporate governance in China and broader emerging markets?

We share our key learnings from a recent visit to a vertical farm.

We analyse the steps we believe will be necessary to collectively achieve net-zero global carbon emissions.

We discuss the potential of nuclear energy and how it may fit into the global energy transition.

We highlight some trends that we believe will influence the sustainable fixed-income market in 2022.

We assess the need for global consistency and guidelines on sustainable investment.

We discuss three key drivers of sustainable growth in emerging markets and the importance of strong corporate governance.

We discuss the benefits of collaborative engagement to reduce the social health impacts of the global food system.

We explore the realities of carbon emissions and how emerging markets are key to achieving net zero.

With the focus on climate change heating up, we outline our efforts on the journey to net zero.

We discuss how regenerative agricultural practices go beyond ‘sustainable’.

We discuss why governments must lead against the stark realities of climate change in the post-Covid recovery.

We explain why biodiversity matters.

Why climate change is not just an environmental issue.

How sustainable fixed-income investing is growing in prominence, and why an active approach makes sense.

We explain why and how we are engaging with companies and partners to improve the global food-supply chain.

Why the social element of ESG could soon be receiving the same level of scrutiny as environmental factors.

The hyper focus on sustainable investing is reminiscent of previous bubbles, specifically the dot.com boom and bust.

Key trends that will help to shape the growth of the sustainable fixed-income market in 2021 and beyond.

Why engagement is an effective way to support the energy sector’s transition to a lower-carbon future.

We assess the main drivers of an increase in renewables within the energy mix during the spring lockdowns.

What legacy will the dwindling use of coal leave for the energy industry and investors in renewables?

How has Newton fared in the latest United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) annual assessment ratings?

Despite good words and intentions, corporate and government support for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is falling behind.

We assess the potential for a more sustainable recovery from the latest global crisis.

How the pandemic could help pave the way to a more sustainable future.

As the world slowly emerges from the pandemic, we assess the technology sector’s shifting attitudes to ESG issues

We assess the prospects for oil & gas companies as they seek to navigate the energy transition.

The pandemic is shining a spotlight on the treatment of those undertaking low-paid, flexible work.

Our new report explains how we are preparing for the risks and opportunities presented by climate change.

We assess the role that carbon offsetting can play within the transition to a lower-carbon world.

We examine how the pandemic may affect oil company dividends and the transition to a greener world.

We explain why companies need to reappraise their purpose in a rapidly changing world.

How to eat well for the planet and your health.

What did our visit to an underground farm teach us about agricultural innovations?

Are electric vehicles always greener than diesel cars?

Emerging-market governments and companies are attaching increasing importance to environmental, social and governance considerations.

Our candid thoughts from the 2019 PRI in Person conference.

Why we believe a pledge from an influential US business group is a positive step for sustainable investors.

We discuss the role of wind and solar power in a transition to a greener energy economy.

As cobalt becomes more ubiquitous, how can we make sure that vulnerable miners are being protected?

How to address latent (and untapped) demand for responsible investment.

Discussions around sustainability often involve exclusion – but what are the positive opportunities in sustainable investment?

Gold can be an enticing investment – but is it suitable for sustainable strategies?

Why you should look past the online outrage directed at the world’s most consumed vegetable oil

Consumers increasingly want products that stand for something, but how can companies balance purpose and profit?