Sustainability
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Portfolio alignment metrics: what are they and how are they used in net zero investing?
The IFoA’s Net Zero and the Implications for Investment Portfolios Working Party introduces its new paper on portfolio alignment metrics
Talking Sustainability with Emily Forsyth-Davies
Om Jain interviews Emily Forsyth-Davies. Emily is an actuary who currently works as the Head of ESG at Aurum Research Limited, a UK subsidiary of Aurum Fund Management Ltd. (“Aurum”), a specialist investment manager focused on selecting hedge funds and building fund of hedge fund portfolios.
We talk to Emily about her unique career path, her interests in the ESG area, the challenges faced by the ESG sector and what hedge funds are doing to address these issues.
Sustainability Book Club – The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
About the book
The Ministry for the Future is a well-balanced mixture of science/climate fiction and real-life climate change issues. The book takes the reader into a fictional near-future which consists of existing real-world technologies, economics, and societies, where the actions and inactions of the characters decide their fates. The book is packed with fresh ideas and perspectives on sustainability, as well as solutions to combat the climate crisis such as geoengineering and the ‘carbon coin’.
Impact investing in insurance – a virtuous cycle
Rahul Kapur is a student member of the IFoA working for E&Y in Delhi, India. He believes that Impact Investing provides a win-win for investors and society. In this article, the third of a three-part series, Rahul sets out the rationale for impact investment for insurance companies, gives real-life examples, and explains how insurers can enter this space.
Infrastructure evidence update: Radical new approaches to resilience needed
Infrastructure evidence update: Radical new approaches to resilience needed
Sustainability and Intergenerational Fairness
Ahead of her appearance on the Climate Justice and Future Generations panel session (part of IFoA’s ‘Road to Glasgow’ Sustainability Thought Leadership Series sponsored by Milliman), the IFoA Policy Team interviewed Alice Bordini-Staden (Intergenerational Foundation and Managing Director, GLC Advisors Ltd) to discuss her views on this important debate.
Making an impact in sustainability and how you can do the same
Sara Ronayne, an Actuary at the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD), member of our Sustainability Board, and Co-Chair of our Sustainability Early Careers Board, talks about her career, making an impact in sustainability, and how you can do the same.
Patrick Cleary – SFC ‘Talk Sustainability’ Interview
Cat Conquest, co-lead of the Sustainability Board’s Digital Team, sits down with Patrick Cleary, Senior Actuary at the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), to chat allthings sustainability, supervision, and inspiration.