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I am a reporter for PA Future, a sustainable investment publication for wealth managers and investment professionals with an interest in multi-decade themes, such as net-zero, biodiversity, healthcare and Artificial Intelligence (AI). See below for my spotlighted features, data reports, conference write-ups, and podcast episodes.

Featured articles

First Sentier Investors' Lee: Action we are taking to meet our ambitious nature targets

Late last year, First Sentier Investors (FSI) announced it was setting its first nature targets as an adopter of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). These targets relate to governance, assessment and training as recommended by the framework, with the firm intending to achieve them by the end of this year.


FSI launched a Climate Action Plan (CAP) based on the TNFD framework in 2022, and has regularly reported on its progress against net-zero commitments at firm and i...

Rebalance Earth’s Gardner: ‘When ecosystems fail, economies falter’

Amid the growing recognition of how vital ecosystem services are to economies, public health and human well-being, several organisations – including WWF, the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero – have released guidance on how to create National Transition Plans (NTPs) to align investments with global sustainability goals.

Podcast epidoses

An interview with Eleanor Harry, CEO of HACE. Harry reveals why child labour is a standalone risk, how AI can be a tool to drive positive change, and how consumer pressure – particularly among the ‘sustainability generation’ – is pushing investors to track child labour.

An interview with Gurpreet Manku, CEO of Level 20, a non-profit organisation focused on improving gender diversity in private markets. With a mission to increase the number of women in senior roles to 20%, Manku is optimistic about the future of private equity and encourages financial firms to implement practical and pragmatic actions to continue the momentum of progress.

Ahead of COP 28, I spoke to youth groups and climate activists about what they want to see from the conference this year and their messages for the investment industry.

An interview with Annachiara Marcandalli, European head of sustainability and impact at Cambridge Associates, who discusses finding endowment funds and combining profits with purpose as "markets can't exist without healthy planets and a healthy society."

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