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17 April 2025 < 1 min

Why stewardship matters more than ever

President Trump has long extolled the virtues of tariffs. Until the first week of April, however, investors had largely been flying blind. The announcement in the White House Rose Garden of sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs has now brought clarity, of a sort. The rates and scope applied, to friend and foe alike, are more aggressive than even the most hawkish commentators had anticipated.

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2 May 2024 5 mins

Equinor and Norway: can they turn Paris promises into action?

On May 14, shareholders in Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor will be given a vote on whether the company should increase the pace of its low-carbon transition. The shareholder resolution asks the Board to ensure Equinor’s strategy and investment plans are consistent with the Paris Agreement goals....

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11 April 2024 2 mins

The devil’s in the detail: spotting climate winners and losers

We get to know our companies comprehensively. When it comes to climate change, we use a proprietary, forward-looking approach to weighing individual companies’ prospects as the world warms. Active investment managers spend a lot of time assessing the outlook for individual companies. But when it comes to estimating...

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27 March 2024 2 mins

Net Zero – the upside

In a Q&A session at Sarasin & Partners’ 2024 Spring Seminars, Natasha Landell-Mills, Partner and Head of Stewardship and Ben McEwen, Climate Analyst discussed progress towards net zero and its often-overlooked investment upside. There can be little doubt that climate change is one of the biggest threats we...

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12 January 2024 5 mins

COP28: the market is getting behind net zero

Let’s face it. Despite world leaders putting on a brave face at the latest round of international climate negotiations – the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) – the headline result fell dangerously short of what is required. It speaks volumes that this was the first COP to acknowledge...

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25 September 2023 5 mins

Ethical AI: Trick or Treat?

Governments, companies and investors all have roles to play in ensuring that AI is a force for good. We invest in a number of companies for whom artificial intelligence (AI) is a key element in their business models and plans for future growth. As investors, we recognise the...

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