Lauren Smart
Managing Director, Global Head Financial Institutions Business, Trucost, part of S&P Global
The Next Frontier in Footprinting: Carbon Accounting for Sovereign Bonds
Sovereign bonds remain largely unanalyzed by investors from a carbon risk and reporting perspective. This is despite clear acknowledgement in the Paris Agreement that governments have a critical role in curtailing global warming,[1] and the Financial Stability Board’s warning that climate change could affect all asset classes and the stability of the broader financial system.[2]…
- Categories ESG, Fixed Income
- Tags emissions, ESG, fixed income, sovereign bonds, sustainability
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ESG Meets Behavioral Finance – Part 3
Black Swans and Green Elephants: Time Inconsistency, Salience, and the Tragedy of the Horizon “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”[1] These were Benjamin Franklin’s cautionary words over 250 years ago. March 22, 2018, is World Water Day, and this year the residents of Cape Town will be feeling the poignancy…
- Categories ESG
- Tags behavioral finance, green investing, sustainability, water, World Water Day
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ESG Meets Behavioral Finance – Part 2
Behavioral economics has had a transformational effect on the fortunes of millions of people saving for retirement through the introduction of auto-enrollment, default plans, and “save more tomorrow” schemes. In a series of blogs, I explore how insights from behavioral economics could be used to revolutionize ESG investing and facilitate critical finance flows to a…
ESG Meets Behavioral Finance: Part 1
Behavioral economics has had a transformational effect on the fortunes of millions of people saving for retirement through the introduction of auto enrollment, default plans, and “save more tomorrow” schemes. In a series of blogs, I will explore how insights from behavioral economics could be used to revolutionize ESG investing, providing critical levels of capital…
- Categories ESG
- Tags behavioral finance, green investing, pension funds, retirement, sustainability
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- ESG