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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...

2021 Impact Report for Impact Alpha Strategy

Myths & Misconceptions about ESG & Sovereign Debt

Pulling levers: using the cost of capital to tackle climate change

Can investors in publicly listed firms and equity long-short strategies have an impact and help tackle climate change? Despite its...

Impact cubed launches EU regulatory solution for sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR)

The newly released data and portfolio reports streamline reporting burdens and enable market participants to meet disclosure requirements...

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...

Impact cubed launches ESG platform solution

Powerful ESG platform supports customized solutions and simplifies investor workflows for impact analysis London, September 23, 2021-...

Pick fact over opinion to avoid greenwashing accusations

As the popularity of ESG and impact investing has continued to grow, so too have accusations of greenwashing – fund managers being...

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...

Helping hands: how ai can lead to better ESG analysis and impact investments

As more investors consider ESG data when managing portfolios, using artificial intelligence (AI) holds substantial appeal. We are often...

Suffering from ESG fomo? Try overlays.

With the popularity of ESG funds continuing to build among investors, it’s understandable that some asset managers are beginning to...

Patent pending: impact cubed portfolio analytics

Impact Cubed announces patent filing for its portfolio impact analytics London, June 30, 2021. Impact Cubed a leading provider of ESG...

Rethinking sovereign ESG: how can pathways remove the wealth bias?

As sustainable investing continues to grow in popularity, it is no surprise to see asset managers, institutional investors and economists...

Busting myths and avoiding crowds to go long-short on ESG

Among the misinformation surrounding ESG investing is the idea that shorting is irresponsible. Impact Cubed would like to bust that myth...

Impact cubed launches sovereign ESG impact data

Data and Portfolio Impact Report designed to uncover countries that are making faster progress on SDGs London: Impact Cubed a leading...

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...

BMO GAM partners with ESG analytics specialists Impact Cubed to provide impact data for global fund

LONDON, 19 May 2021 – Following a provider review throughout 2019 and 2020, BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) has entered into an...

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...