Investors are under growing pressure to show that their portfolios support measurable progress on sustainability. Regulators expect decision-useful climate disclosures, clients want evidence of improvement, and the market increasingly rewards companies that manage climate risks well. PwC projects that sustainable investment assets will reach $33.9 trillion by 2026, reflecting how strongly financial performance and sustainability […]
Use Case: Portfolio Monitoring
Portfolio company ESG evaluation: a practical guide
Investors are under growing pressure to show how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues shape their portfolio decisions. Their stakeholders care about what their money is doing, and expect strong oversight. Regulators are making sure of it, with disclosure requirements expanding in many jurisdictions. Investors and others are looking more closely at how companies manage […]
Unlocking ESG intelligence for smarter decision making
Sustainability teams today are drowning in data but struggling to extract insight. ESG (environmental, social, and governance) information often lives scattered across spreadsheets, reports, and disclosure frameworks. Many organizations collect large volumes of data without turning it into decisions that matter. A Deloitte survey found that 83% of companies increased sustainability investments in the past […]
Sustainability monitoring: a guide for advisors, investors, and sustainability teams
Sustainability is no longer something that can be treated as a side concern. For advisors, investors, and sustainability teams, it has become central to understanding long-term value, risk, and opportunity. Monitoring sustainability performance is now essential not just for a single company, but across clients, peers, suppliers, and portfolio companies. At the same time, it […]
A guide to sustainable portfolio management in the AI era
Integrating sustainability into investment decisions has become both a strategic imperative and a complex challenge. Investors today face an overwhelming volume of ESG data, inconsistent corporate disclosures, and rapidly evolving regulations. Yet to achieve long-term value and resilience, asset managers must effectively identify sustainability risks and opportunities across portfolios. Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how […]
ESG performance: How investors assess long-term value
More and more institutional investors and asset managers are integrating ESG performance into their financial decisions. A recent survey found that 80% of investors believe that ESG impacts the financial performance of investments, 61% see it as a means to reduce portfolio volatility, and 78% agree it helps minimize tail risks. For modern investors, ESG […]
Top solutions powering sustainable investing today
Sustainable investing is now a defining trend in global finance. Institutional investors, asset managers, and advisors are under growing pressure from clients, regulators, and shareholders to align portfolios with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. The momentum is real. The global ESG investing market is projected to grow from $39 trillion in 2025 to $125 […]
Why ESG stewardship matters for climate resilience
After the initial ESG hype in the world of finance was followed by ESG backlash and accusations of greenwashing, what matters in the world of sustainable finance now is rigorous, sustained action. Investors are under growing pressure to prove that they’re walking the talk on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance. Enter: ESG stewardship. ESG […]
Business is booming for ESG auditors. Can they keep up?
As ESG disclosures move from voluntary to mandatory, the role of the ESG auditor is now in the spotlight. Companies that provide ESG auditing and assurance services are no doubt seeing more client requests than ever before, but can they keep up with the demand? Faced with assessing compliance across a broad array of concerns […]
Stewardship teams don’t have the ESG data they need to make an impact — here’s why
In today’s investment landscape, ESG stewardship is a key priority. In theory, evaluating ESG performance and engaging companies to improve should be straightforward, but most investment stewardship teams are facing major obstacles, many of which lead back to a single problem: getting the right data. The right data is a critical guide for stewardship teams […]