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Sustainability


Climate Change Doesn’t Care What You Think About It

Climate activists can stop worrying about people who don’t believe in climate change. They can stop worrying because climate change doesn’t care what anyone thinks.

Balancing Innovation and Trust: Jason Hsu on Technology and the Future of the Investment Industry

Our Conversations with Frank Fabozzi, CFA series aims to bring leading experts in finance and economics into dialogue to explore critical issues shaping the industry's future.

Research and Policy Center Top 10 Articles from 2024

Discover the trends and ideas shaping the future of finance with the Research and Policy Center's Top 10 List.

Navigating Net-Zero Investing Benchmarks, Incentives, and Time Horizons

Net-zero investing will continue growing as emissions-reduction plans and programs take hold, climate change solution opportunities increase, and the industry develops better tools and skills to measure and manage climate change risk.

The Hidden Environmental Costs of Tech Giants’ AI Investments

Big tech is spending big on AI technologies. Training and operating them has raised concerns about environmental impact. What disclosures should sustainable investors demand?

An Industry in Transition: AI Top of Mind in 2024 Asset Manager Survey

The Index Industry Association's 2024 asset manager survey reveals a much deeper set of challenges, opportunities, hopes, and concerns.

Book Review: The Puzzle of Sustainable Investment

Lukasz Pomorski adeptly discusses the good, the bad, and the unknown of sustainable investing while acknowledging that the answer to some of the critical questions is the dreaded “it depends.”

Central Banks and the Green Economy: A Path to Sustainable Growth

The Fed and other leading central banks are progressively aligning with climate change policies. This marks an evolution toward a greener form of capitalism in the global capital markets.

Measuring Corporate Impact: The Gold Is in the Details

Do the products and services of the companies you invest in create negative or positive material outcomes?

Conundrum Cubed: Scope 3 for Financials

Proxy data and estimates are likely to play an important role in plugging disclosure gaps in financial institutions' Scope 3 emissions.