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Appreciating the various responsible investment motives will untangle your ESG dilemmas

Understanding different motives for sustainable finance is probably the biggest reason behind the confusion around ESG.

What if sustainability could be modeled like ALM?

By Mikael Fast Consultant In the realm of pension investments, Asset and Liability Management (ALM) is a well-known and accepted...

A 40-Year Journey in ESG – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

By Antti Savilaakso There is a wonderful 2nd hand bookstore in my hometown that I visit often just to get the feeling of being surrounded...

The ESG rating shakedown is here

According to an article published on Friday by the Financial Times, MSCI is preparing a mass ESG ratings downgrade – with over 1,476...

The ESG Illusion: The Hidden Truth About Top Asset Managers and Their Funds

Impact Cubed recently conducted a study on the impact of ESG-labelled equity ETFs marketed by six leading investment managers in the US...

Sunset on the era of fund greenwashing?

Old time Western-themed movies in the U.S. often are about a bunch of cowboys riding in to fix situations out of control and to “tame the...

Forward-looking climate data: does it exist?

Impact Cubed’s climate-focused luncheon roundtable on 28 April 2022 focused on forward-looking climate data, a hot topic for responsible...

Musk ado about something

“Ridiculous. Not worthy of any other response.” That was ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood’s social media reaction to the news that Tesla had been...

Investors need better ESG data, not standardised ratings

Asset managers and wealth managers who are new to ESG or impact investing can find it confusing and overwhelming. As just one example,...

Being short (carbon) with the family

It’s estimated that family offices represent more than $400bn in assets under management globally. That’s a significant amount of capital...

Eu taxonomy: an ESG red herring

If you’ve been following the European Union’s sustainability efforts over the past 12 months, you’re probably aware of the tussle over...

Is ESG data now a commodity?

As specialists in ESG and impact data for the most sophisticated and discerning investors (including hedge funds), we expect to encounter...

Investing for impact? Screening strategies are equivalent to a participation trophy

Are you investing for impact? Strategies based on screening out companies are the sports equivalent of receiving a participation trophy...

Climate in the cross hairs with new ESG longshort strategy

Impact Cubed’s global equity long-short strategy seeks alpha in climate short positions London, December 16, 2021- Impact Cubed, a...

Biodiversity: getting more walk than talk

Biodiversity is the variability of living things – the flora and fauna that have survived millennia of Earth’s evolutions. It’s important...

A welcome disruption to conventional ESG scores for fixed income investors

For fixed income investors wanting to create impact, what’s the best approach? A simplistic answer may be to focus on debt-issuing...

SFDR and ESG: is it what it says on the TIN?

In the UK there is a rather famous advertising slogan, the Ronseal Phrase, which has now become part of the vernacular. The phrase “It...

Would you mix red and white wine in a glass? No. Why are we doing that with ESG?

In summer 2020, reports emerged about the supply chain of UK-based fast-fashion retailer Boohoo. Workers in a supplier’s factory – also...

The Financial Case for Gun Divestment — Why Gun Companies Should be Removed from Mainstream Stock In