Why investors need to take biodiversity and natural capital seriously: Charlotte Moore, Richard Giles and Ingrid Kukuljan

We are all part of the complex structures of nature, and we are all affected by changes to the ecosystems around us. With the rapid onset of climate change worsening natural disasters and causing the displacement of millions of people around the world, it is vital that we understand nature risks and ways in which we can protect our habitats for future generations. In this episode of the Investors for Purpose Podcast, we are joined by Tony Goldner, CEO of TNFD. We discuss how we can use langu...

People-related issues are often the most overlooked aspect of sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG). Yet they underly everything we do as an investment industry. In this episode of the Investors for Purpose Podcast, we are joined by Pippa Rudling and Freddie Woolfe from Jupiter Asset Management, who are our Ecosystem Partners for our People Value work. Through various real-world case studies and practical examples, we explore how we can align people value, busin...

Place-based investing is one of the six Ecosystem Themes we structure our work around at Investors for Purpose. It looks at how we can invest in a way that supports and engages with local communities, improving their ‘places’, while still making an appropriate financial risk-adjusted return. In this episode of the Investors for Purpose podcast, we are joined by our Founder and Chair, Karen Shackleton, who leads our Place Lens workstream. We discuss what exactly we mean by place a...

Investors often have multiple goals when it comes to what they invest their money in. On the one hand, they have clear financial goals to target a certain level of risk-adjusted returns, but they often also have additional goals on top of that, depending on their circumstances, goals around getting capital to where it is needed in the real economy. In this episode of the Investors for Purpose Podcast, we are joined by Georgie Nelson and Karen Hill from Aberdeen Investments, one of our Ecosys...

People are at the heart of everything we do in the investment industry. Our long-term goals are all about supporting people, who are the ultimate beneficiaries of pension schemes, insurance companies or foundations. Our economy can only function because of the work that people deliver. The way we value people is therefore crucial to the success of our long-term investments. In this episode of the Investors for Purpose, we are joined by our People Value lead at Investors for Purpose, Bo...