Blake Pontius, CFA
Director of Sustainable Investing
Global Equity Team

This is Blake Pontius coming to you from London, where I’ve just attended the Responsible Investor (RI) Europe Conference focused on sustainable investing. One key takeaway from this year’s event is the improving outlook for corporate disclosures that are relevant to investors. The launch of the ISSB framework last year has really accelerated momentum on this front. It was interesting to learn that the ISSB standards have already been adopted by countries representing 50% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 40% of global market cap. Related to this, there was cautious optimism about the proliferation of sustainability data over the past few years. The challenge is quickly shifting from not having enough data to what do we actually do with it, how can it be organized and contextualized to inform investment decisions.

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