FT Moral Money Forum

Given the estimated needs for transition financing, the success of impact investing in public markets is critical to achieve the necessary scale. To ensure a growing adoption of impact strategies, it is critical that investment managers deliver measurable impact and at least equivalent financial performance through the cycle compared to “traditional” strategies.

Financing the energy transition is a complex task, fraught with diverse views on how to execute it credibly. In the FT Moral Money Forum, our co-CEO Christel Rendu de Lint explores the role investment firms can play in facilitating the shift to a low-carbon economy.

The journey to corporate DEI has been challenging, with many expressing fatigue on the topic in the current climate, but it’s also been crucial. Why? It’s not just about fairness, it's smart business. Read the latest by our co-CEO Christel Rendu de Lint for the FT Moral Money Forum.

The increasing capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have made the technology one of the most hotly discussed and debated topics in the public discourse, and its impact on multiple facets of business and society is indisputable. An open question remains: will it be a net positive or negative overall?

A healthy and robust economy and society depends on healthy biodiversity. But rapid development has resulted in the dramatic degradation of our ecosystems, which can impede further economic progress while posing an existential threat. How can we better value nature to turn this trend around?

As our society is increasingly contending with the challenges of climate change, social unrest, and other macro issues, what is the role of private equity in addressing these challenges? Read the latest by our Head of Investments Christel Rendu de Lint in her latest piece for the FT’s Moral money series.

To say addressing carbon emissions is urgent errs on the side of understatement. Tackling the transition toward decarbonization requires a collective effort, and carbon markets have a key role to play in the climate change fight – though those opportunities also come with some challenges.

For a single company, supply chain oversight can be complex. For professional investors with multiple companies in their investment portfolios, this task can become massive. Complexity, however, is not something to hide behind.

As one of the newest partners of the Financial Times’ Moral Money Forum, we take the opportunity to introduce who we are and what Vontobel does in its latest report.

As part of Vontobel’s FT Moral Money Forum partnership, Christel Rendu de Lint, our deputy head of investments, weighs in on the complexities that accompany ESG in emerging markets.