Joe Horrocks Taylor, Biodiversity & Climate specialist and Tom Barron, Senior Associate, Responsible Investment
About this talk
In this webinar we’ll explore the key drivers of deforestation and explain why it’s a financially material risk for investors. We’ll profile our deforestation risk management tool and introduce our related engagement project. We’ll also reflect on a recent trip to Brazil during which we engaged with corporates linked to ecosystem degradation, met with government ministries, and visited agricultural producers on the Amazon deforestation frontier.
At Columbia Threadneedle Investments, we invest to make a difference in your world, and the wider world. Millions of people rely on us to manage their money and invest for their future. Whatever world you want, our purpose is to help you achieve it. We do this by being globally connected, intense about research, having a responsible ethos, and a focus on continuous improvement. …