ESG Clarity magazine highlights March 2021 UK only

Using data to build a picture of industry gender diversity

With a unique oversight when it comes to diversity, CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management Hanneke Smits wants to pass on her past experience of supportive mentors to the next generation of women in the finance community

paying it forward

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March 2021 highlights

painting by numbers

inclusive growth

BNP Paribas Asset Management

positive change

Baillie Gifford

esg fixed income

EdenTree

Jupiter’s Abbie Llewellyn-Waters explains how diversity is used in her stock selection and discusses the firm’s investment approach, net-zero ambitions and industry challenges around authenticity

‘Achieving a net-zero economy is our duty’

Investors have welcomed an announcement from Nasdaq to ensure more diverse board members – but will it accelerate the pace of change?

direction of change

data & disclosure

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Overcoming gender, diversity and inclusion challenges is not just down to individuals, says Invesco’s Anna Paglia, organisations must also play their part

‘i reset my career clock’

positive change

Baillie Gifford

inclusive growth Strategy

BNP Paribas Asset Management

the future of esg fixed income

EdenTree

esg data and disclosures

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Areas of opportunity The investment strategy of Eaton Vance’s high-yield team, which has a strong track record of managing downside risk and achieving attractive risk-adjusted returns, is to seek to take advantage of the ‘bumpy ride’ we foresee and add risk to portfolios in a prudent fashion. So where do we see investment opportunities? There are three key areas: