ESG Ireland, Born in Argentina
Almost two years ago my idea for ESG Ireland was born, in Argentina of all places. On a little laptop in a funky hostel in a small town called Tilcara, in the Jujuy province in northern Argentina, the seeds were sown and ESG.ie became real. I had one very clear...
Pension schemes: ode to our ideals
A few months back, I attended a Responsible Investment Roundtable with a range of industry participants. The event was hosted by an investment manager with the purpose of discussing the implementation of responsible investment polices. They were looking to highlight...
Sustainability and Trump’s Rocket Ship
An economic or financial crisis is obvious to everyone after it happens. It always is. Every crisis is portrayed as if it just came out of nowhere. However, there is almost always a confluence of factors building up over years before the crisis comes to ahead. The...
Responsible Investing: A Philosophical Journey
*This article featured in the Summer Magazine published by Irish Association of Pension Funds. It is a snapshot of my journey into the world of responsible investing, something that truly began when I left my role as Head of Investing Consulting in Dublin, Ireland...
The ecological crisis and the failure of our elders
“Ninguna época tuvo tanta mediocridad entre los líderes mundiales” (No era had such mediocrity among world leaders) – José Mujica, President of Uruguay 2010-2105 Imagine a situation where the risk of a future seismic planetary event – a real risk...
Stewardship, the missed opportunity!
Missed Opportunity The 2018 Global Pension Assets Study published by the Thinking Ahead Institute of Willis Towers Watson, one of the leading providers of investment consultancy services to corporate pension schemes globally, reported six key findings from 20 years of...
Considering the IMPACT of your investments
Workshop Summary The main objective of this workshop is to challenge the thinking on how we consider the long-term impact of investments when developing investment strategies. The format will be aimed at promoting discussion and debtate around this theme. Trustees...
Impact Investment: intention is not enough
“For me, the impact revolution is going to be as pervasive as the tech revolution has been.” – Sir Ronald Cohen We are all students. If you are not learning something new in your field then you are going backwards. Despite having over 12 years of investment...