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Quality Growth Boutique

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Turning Stones Blog | Read | 11 min Mar 08 2022 by Sudhir Roc-Sennett

Female leadership – what it looks like

Last year the Fortune 500 had a record 41 women CEOs. Yet US women earned just $83 for each $100 by men on average, reflecting the corporate ladder’s ‘broken rungs.’ This blog looks at female led company profiles, workplace headwinds for women, and ways to improve the flow of meritocracy.

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Sustainable Equities Boutique

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Viewpoint | Read | 2 min Feb 10 2022 by Elena Tedesco

Social factors: An actionable investment focus rather than a philanthropic luxury

While the “E” in ESG has taken prominence in impact investing over the past years, the “S” has only recently come to the forefront shining a light on social factors such as poverty, health care, education and inequality.

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Sustainable Equities Boutique

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Viewpoint | Read | 2 min Jan 13 2022 by Matthias Fawer Pascal Dudle Christian Rath

EU plans to classify gas and nuclear power as green won’t change investors’ views

The EU taxonomy seeks to define what is and is not “sustainable” to support the transition to a sustainable economy. However, news that the European Commission will class certain gas and nuclear power projects as sustainable within the EU taxonomy is politically driven, and out of line with many investors.

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