ECGI Sustainable Investing

Dr Tom Gosling interviews Laura Hillis, Director, Climate and Environment (Responsible Investment), the Church of England Pensions Board, on her response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. They discuss the gap between ESG investing and real impact, whether engagement and capital allocation are effective tools, the role of policy an...

Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Harald Walkate from Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (University of Zurich) & Route17 on their approach to writing a trilogy of blog articles based on the question, "Does Sustainable Investing Work?"Can sustainable investing have meaningful impact, and, if so, on what and in what circumstances? Harald Walkate & Tom Gosling share their v...

Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Jim Whittington, Head of Responsible Investment at Dimensional Fund Advisors on his response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. They also discuss Dimensional's approach to responsible investing, why values alignment is important, and why responsible investing strategies are like a home sports crowd. Can s...

Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Edward Mason, partner and Head of Engagement at Generation Investment Management on his response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. They also discuss Generation’s approach to responsible investing, the importance of ambition and the role of engagement in supporting companies to enhance their cli...

Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) on her response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. They also discuss Lisa’s conclusions from her work with CCSI on the critical role of policy and how a multi-stakeholder approach is required to deliver successful clima...

Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Wilhelm Mohn, Global Head of Active Ownership at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), on his response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. They also discuss NBIM’s approach to responsible investing, how investors can use their marginal influence to best effect, and why there is a need for us...

Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School, on his response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?" a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. Tom and Alex discuss how to define responsible investing and how practitioners should think about interpreting academic evidence on the topic. Can sustainable investing have meaningful...

Tom Gosling interviews Julian Kölbel, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Finance at the University of St. Gallen, on his response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. They discuss the limitations of sustainable investing but also its potential contribution to system change, the importance of voluntary action and innovation,...

Tom Gosling interviews James Alexander, Chief Executive of the UK Sustainable Finance Association (UKSIF), on his response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?", a series of three articles written by Tom with Harald Walkate. They discuss the escalating climate crisis, challenges in sustainable investing, the role of government and private capital, and the need for better alignment betwee...

Tom Gosling interviews Dr. Ellen Quigley, Special Advisor on Responsible Investment to the CFO at the University of Cambridge, on her response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?"—a series of three articles co-authored by Gosling and Harald Walkate. They discuss the overlooked role of debt markets in financing fossil fuel expansion, the limitations of ESG data, and how utility companies...

Tom Gosling interviews Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at NYU Stern, in the latest episode of the Does Sustainable Investing Work? - series co‑authored by Gosling and Harald Walkate. They discuss how performance‑chasing capital diluted ESG’s purpose, the failure of current metrics to capture real‑world impact, and how pushing fossil assets into private markets—where scrutiny is weaker—can u...

Dr Tom Gosling interviews Zacharias Sautner, Professor of Sustainable Finance and Co-Head of the Initiative in Sustainable Finance at the University of Zurich, on his response to "Does Sustainable Investing Work?"