Cognitive diversity can lead to better performance from investment teams, a new survey from the London Business School has suggested, but firms also need to consider if they have a culture of inclusivity to see the benefits. The study by professor of finance Alex Edmans, (pictured) commissioned by the Diversity Project, found cognitive diversity must be effectively managed – through…

A group of leading investors including Rathbones Investment Management, Sarasin & Partners, Scottish Widows and NEST, are calling on companies to recommit to diversity and inclusion. The 19 investment firms, which have a combined £498bn in assets under management, have signed a statement coordinated by ShareAction urging businesses to reaffirm their commitments to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in…

Private credit is poised to become the fastest-growing strategy in European alternative investments over the next 12–18 months, according to a new survey of fund managers. The EU Core Alternative Managers’ Mood Index (CAMMI) was conducted by Gen II Fund Services, an independent private capital fund administrator. The survey of 110 UK and European fund managers revealed that 64% plan to launch…

A majority (56%) of global investors have said president Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuels and anti-clean energy policy will hamper the net-zero transition, but that momentum will recover once US leadership changes, according to the findings of Robeco’s fifth Global Climate Investing Survey. At present, nearly six-in-ten (59%) of investors inidicated they will see how the new US policy agenda develops further…

Shareholders at Walmart and Netflix voted overwhelmingly to reject anti-DEI proposals brought by a conservative shareholder group, with resolutions brought at each company’s annual meeting receiving less than 1% shareholder support. The votes mark the latest in a series of anti-DEI proposal rejections at major U.S. companies, following similar results at Apple, Amazon, Deere and Goldman Sachs, among several others….

Amazon’s cloud provider service, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it is more than halfway towards reaching its “water positive” goal to return more water than it uses in its operations by 2030. AWS initially set its water positive goal in 2022, setting out a strategy to achieve its target based on key aspects including improving water efficiency, using sustainable…

Supply chain risk and performance management solutions provider Achilles announced today the launch of Achilles Comply360, a new enterprise platform aimed at enabling companies to simplify and automate sustainability and non-financial reporting. According to Achilles, the new solution comes as companies face mounting pressure to provide transparent, auditable ESG data, and to navigate growing regulatory complexity around the emergence of…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released its new Framework for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Debt Securities (other than green debt securities), setting out regulatory requirements for issuers of social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs). Green bonds are already covered under a separate framework. The new framework includes disclosure requirements before and after issuance of the…