Given the lack of global ESG standardisation and its politicisation, how should investors approach responsible investing and measure its impact? Investec Wealth & Investment International has launched a comprehensive guidebook on the topic. In the latest episode of the No Ordinary Wednesday podcast, Jeremy Maggs speaks to the authors, Boipelo Rabothata, ESG Specialist and Co-Fund Manager of the Investec Global Sustainable Equity Fund and Maxine Gray, Business Strategist at Investec Wealth & Investment International.
Podcast key moments:
00:00 – Introduction
01:39 – What is responsible investing?
02:41 – Why the responsible investing guidebook?
04:36 - Key factors that need to be taken into consideration before investing
07:05 – Potential costs of ignoring material ESG risks
08:16 – Responsible investing strategies
09:50 – Regulatory frameworks and guidelines
12:16 – What is the broad impact of UN PRI?
15:05 – How to measure impact
18:01 – Responsible investing vs returns
19:00 – What matters to South Africa under the ESG spectrum?
21:57 - Is there space for funding of larger emitters?
23:11 – Global trends that South Africa needs to keep an eye on
25:00 – Why ESG and responsible investing matter
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