The UK Stewardship Code – the good, the bad and the ugly according to you, the signatories.

In the summer of 2023 we embarked on a research project to give all asset manager signatories of the UK Stewardship Code the opportunity to share their thoughts, their challenges and their successes. This report presents our findings from the good, the bad and the ugly.

30 October 3 mins

To B Corp or not to B Corp – what is the answer?

Kirsten Hastings, White Marble's Head of Content and Lisa Mattes Senior Marketing Executive at White Marble are joined by Lucy Ronan, Impact and Sustainability Manager at Octopus Group. With White Marble only recently achieving its B Corp certification and Octopus Group gearing up for recertification, in this podcast they delve into the reasons companies want to achieve B Corp certification, what the process is like and how it has shaped the companies.

18 October < 1 min

Our 4 takeaways from NYC Climate Week’s “Advancing the Transition”

The Climate Group hosted its 15th Annual Climate Week NYC last week amid growing skepticism in the U.S.…

28 September 4 mins

Shh… Don’t flaunt our green credentials

The growing disenchantment with ESG in the United States has been well documented and, if we are being honest with ourselves, should not really come as much of a surprise. All movements and trends experience a natural ebb and flow, shifting between popular and unfashionable, until they find their equilibrium.

19 July 3 mins

Biodiversity is so much more than an environmental issue

COP 15 drew to a close earlier this week. The final text of the post-2020 global biodiversity outlines the goal to protect 30% of the planet for nature and restore 30% of the planet’s degraded water based ecosystems by 2030, as well as reform c. £410 bn of environmentally damaging incentives and subsidies.

19 December 4 mins

COP 27: A financial marketer’s perspective

As the smoke clears from a tumultuous two-week period of discussions, events and announcements in Sharm el-Sheikh, we reflect on the COP27 summit and how its outcomes relate to the asset management sector.

14 December 4 mins

Biodiversity and why it matters

Sustainability and responsible investing are front of mind for so many of us in the investment management industry.…

01 November 3 mins

NYC Climate Week – How Business and Finance Companies are Taking on Climate Change in 2022

It's hard to imagine a year when climate change could be in the news more than this one.…

14 October 4 mins

It’s not JUST about the TRANSITION to net zero

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) just around the corner, there is a lot of…

01 October 3 mins

Marketing sustainability in asset management

In July 2021, we were delighted to be back hosting an in-person event in the City of London.…

13 September < 1 min