PA Future

📬 October's PA Future magazine has arrived. This month, we're diving deep into private markets and their unique fit for sustainable investing. With growing opportunities in this space, we explore why investing in private assets requires a specific skillset and how it's making a real impact on social and environmental outcomes. In this issue: 📰 Maria Teresa Zappia, head of sustainability and impact, tells Natalie Kenway how Schroders Capital is shaping the future of sustainable finance through private markets. 📰 Q&A with Downing's Roger Lewis: how engagement can be more meaningful in terms of social and environmental outcomes when investing in private markets. 📰 As private markets are gaining more investor appeal, Patrick Thomas looks at the pros and cons versus public markets. Access your complimentary copy now: https://lnkd.in/dkeqAcgR #PAFmagazine #privatemarkets #sustainableinvesting

Investors should consider a dashboard of portfolio carbon emissions metrics over a single measure when monitoring their carbon exposure, a recent report by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) has recommended. Author: Holly Downes https://lnkd.in/eazmB_jM Jean-Francois Coppenolle, Udo Riese #Decarbonisation #CarbonEmissions #InvestmentMetrics

Global biodiversity is in crisis, with native animal populations declining by an average of 73% between 1970 and 2020. A major driver of this decline is the rising demand for animal-based products for human consumption, and, alarmingly, this type of animal production continues to expand, even in critical biodiversity hotspots, writes the FAIRR Initiative's Natasha S.. https://lnkd.in/e3Mm8F9e #Biodiversity #Livestock #Farming

The pharmaceuticals industry is at a crossroads, with the increased adoption and application of AI and the next 25 years expected to bring material changes on drug discovery, supply chain, marketing and personalised medicine, writes Whitefriars fund manager, Ketan Patel, CFA. https://lnkd.in/e9Ftsnfx #Pharmaceuticals #AI #Medicine

As the world’s richest and most powerful country, and the largest exporter of fossil fuels, Trump’s election will have profound impacts on international action to tackle climate change, writes WHEB's Seb Beloe. This will be almost immediately visible in Baku, Azerbaijan on 11 November when #COP29 gets underway. https://lnkd.in/ecyi2Fj2 #USPresidentialElection #ClimateChange

The chief operating officer of the Financial Conduct Authority has urged industry participants to get in touch regarding feedback on the application process of new sustainable fund labelling, as the regulator continues to respond to calls for further guidance. Author: Natalie Kenway https://lnkd.in/eTVxKERy Emily Shepperd #FundLabels #SDR #SustainableInvestment

Despite 2024 being expected to be the hottest year on record, according to projections by the European climate service, Donald Trump’s victory in the race to become the next US president has put the US on a path that “contrasts sharply” with global efforts to meet climate goals. Here, investors predict the fallout from the US election result. Author: Michael N. https://lnkd.in/eBBxGRsH David Boyce, Bill Harter, MBA, Maria Lettini, Nazmeera Moola, Alex Monk, Quilter Investors, Joe Dharampal-Hornby, Nicolas Lockhart, Tara Irwin #USPresidentialElection #ClimateChange #Sustainability

Only 14% of the FTSE 250 have Science-Based Targets initiative accreditation https://lnkd.in/dcitchmB By Michael N. #netzero #FTSE250 #carbonfootprint

Knowing when engagement has reached the end of the road, by Castlefield’s Ita M. https://lnkd.in/dnQjBgPM #investmentmanagement #engagement #governance #wealthmanagement #stewardship

Big Issue Invest has announced it is searching for a new CEO as Danyal Sattar OBE is set to step down in March 2025 https://lnkd.in/d-vzrgkm #peoplemoves #CEO