A responsible investing roadmap

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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