“With the Patience Premium, it’s not just “doing right” or “feeling good.” All of these indicators are tested in detail based upon what they contribute to investment performance, and it turns out that the focus on sustainability is an important part of that. “ Matarin Capital Management recently announced the launch of two long-term investment indexes: The Matarin Global Long-Term Index, and the Matarin International ex-North America Long-Term Index. The Long-Term Indices are designed to allow investors to capture a “Patience Premium” for long-term investing in the stock markets, which integra ..read more

“It doesn’t take dramatically more man power, or more resources to think like a system and/or develop a programmatic approach, it just takes smarter action.” Kate Wolfenden is a leader across many different organizations dedicated to a more sustainable world.  Her theory of positive change is built on a concept of “connectedness”, which at its heart is about bringing wisdom, empathy and communication to the many silos of heroic activity underway to help make our world a better place.  She is an innovator at heart, and we sat down with her to understand her approach.  Tim Nixon, Managing Editor ..read more

People of the desert and people of the Arctic could not be more different, and yet, they are both united by an innate awareness that one cannot survive tough environments unless we rely on others and others rely on us. We treat our terrains and climates with humility, and we have worked with our natural resources and environments to develop our countries and communities. Furthermore, we have endeavored to ensure our national agendas are founded on a bedrock of sound, sustainable policies. However, in today’s world, countries can ill-afford to operate in isolation, as the global economy is conn ..read more

“The well-known drivers known to influence access to safe drinking water — deforestation, poor crop and soil management, overgrazing, disturbing the water cycle, discharges and industrial activities – are not telling the full story.” In this important piece on access to clean drinking water, we are reminded of the progress we are making, and of new challenges emerging.  These challenges may increase given current trends with climate and land use, something which is material to the health, economic and security risk of an ever smaller planet.  Tim Nixon, Managing Editor, Thomson Reuters Sustain ..read more

As wealth accumulates in the upper echelons of our global economy, there are growing pockets of private equity investors who are seeking to deploy their capital for both returns and good.  In this piece with Jean Baptiste Oldenhove, CEO of Estari Group, we hear from one of these visionary investors.  Perhaps there is some mix of super-wealth, investment opportunity, innovation and sustainable development which can move the needle on many of our most pressing concerns.  Tim Nixon, Managing Editor, Thomson Reuters Sustainability. Tim: Does the lack of progress on climate create new urgency for ..read more

NEW YORK (5 September 2018)  — A major report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that we are significantly under-estimating the benefits of cleaner, climate-smart growth. Bold climate action could deliver at least US$26 trillion in economic benefits through to 2030, compared with business-as-usual. The Report finds that over the last decade there has been tremendous technological and market progress driving the shift to a new climate economy. There are real benefits to be seen in terms of new jobs, economic savings, competitiveness and market opportunities, and ..read more

By Lin Taylor (Thomson Reuters Foundation) | 17 July 2018 “A strategy heavily weighted towards trade alone can actively disadvantage the most marginalised groups.” LONDON – Women, young and disabled people risk being left out as Britain shifts aid spending to boost its own trade, experts said on Tuesday, with worries over Brexit already hitting the economy. A parliamentary watchdog and aid agencies criticised plans by Britain’s foreign aid agency, the Department for International Development (DFID), to focus on “trade as an engine for poverty reduction”, announced in January. “A strategy he ..read more