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Five sustainable investing blog posts to read now

Sustainability Team

22/08/2024

From the challenges facing cocoa farming to the risks of toxic chemicals, our sustainability blog has featured a wide range of topics this year. Here are five posts that resonated most with readers.

Politics in 2024 – risking the climate?

Against a backdrop of the climate topic becoming politicised, by the end of this year a total of two billion people will have had their say in multiple elections around the world, including eight of the world’s 10 most populous countries. This post explores what the election results of 2024 might mean for our fast-warming planet.

ESG is dead, long live ESG 2.0

The rapid rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in recent years and the proliferation of products has raised questions about whether ESG means prioritising environmental or social issues over financial returns. But the tide is turning and our blog post explains how focusing on the materiality of sustainability issues need not compromise financial returns.

How to make chocolate sweeter

The cocoa industry – which provides the world with chocolate – faces several sustainability challenges, and the record high in cocoa prices earlier this year put these further under the spotlight. As part of our focus on protecting biodiversity, we explore what it might take for cocoa to become more sustainable for all stakeholders.

How sustainable is your investment?

While regulation around sustainable investing, notably in the EU, has advanced recently, it has remained challenging for investors to know how sustainable their investments are. In this post we summarise the two approaches outlined by the EU Sustainable Finance Regulation and how they are applied to our own products.

Time up for toxic chemicals?

Shampoo and food packaging are just two everyday examples of where highly toxic chemicals –known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances – can be found. Their potential for harm to human health was the catalyst for our engagement in this sector, illustrating why investor stewardship is an essential part of driving positive change.

These five posts are just a snapshot of what we’ve published this year. To read more on the sustainability topics shaping investing, visit our blog.

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