Dr Vian Sharif’s work centres on driving the development of innovative technology solutions to catalyse the shift to more sustainable capital allocations with a focus on the natural environment. Her work includes collaborating with academics at Cambridge and Oxford Universities on the development of science-based insights for investor decision-making with a focus on nature risk and impact, including the Benchmark for Nature Project, the Cambridge AI for the study of Environmental Risks Centre and as a guest researcher at the Oxford Martin School.
She is the founder of ESG nature insights fintech platform NatureAlpha, and heads sustainability at financial investment technology firm FNZ. Prior to this she spent over a decade in the global asset management industry. As part of a number of governmental and international sustainability advisory groups, she was a guest researcher at the Oxford Martin School, member of the Taskforce for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures Technical Experts Group and the UK government’s business advisory group to the Convention on Biological Diversity. She holds a PhD in environmental behaviour change, and a masters degree from Cambridge University.
Supporting asset managers to align with Article 8 or 9
Investor groups have questioned Barclays’ and HSBC’s sustainability policies, while Amazon called to consider workers’ rights
Standard of corporate culture launched two years ago and currently has 17 signatories
From passing on costs of implementation to investors, to meeting the 70% threshold, portfolio managers have a lot to consider
AI is likely to increase the volume and heighten the impact of cyber-attacks, says WHEB’s Victoria MacLean
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