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Management Today
A call for compassion in investment

Asset management will be renewed and reinvigorated by a sense of authenticity and compassion, argues the founder and MD of Arkadiko Partners.

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Investor's Chronicle
The problem with passive managers and climate pledges

Over the past decade, climate change has crept up the agenda of just about all investment houses. It’s barely possible to find an asset manager that doesn’t dedicate pages to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies...

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Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
Racial Diversity and Investment

Whilst gender diversity has been a growing priority for several years, investors have not approached racial diversity with similar enthusiasm and urgency.

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The Fifth Estate
What’s driving ESG investment today?

Colin Melvin talks to ABC journalist David Speers asking the question of whether capitalism can deliver fairness, equity and good environmental outcomes.

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Top1000Funds.com
Crisis and interdependence

This crisis may be an opportunity for transformational change, and Colin Melvin sees investment managers starting to realise their shared purpose with their clients.

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The Guardian
Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?

Colin Melvin, at Arkadiko Partners, said that after the crisis he expects investment to flow increasingly towards companies perceived to offer wider social benefits.

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Raconteur
How ESG investing entered the mainstream

Colin Melvin, founder of Arkadiko Partners, a consultancy that works with investors to improve their stakeholder relationships, says: “For much of my career, investors’ unspoken purpose was if you maximise value, everything else will be fine"...

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Financial Times Adviser
Getting a return and saving the planet is not a stark choice

So often, I hear the sentence: “It’s impossible to integrate ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors without sacrificing performance.”

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Financial Times Adviser
Understanding CSR, impact investing and social enterprises

Ultimately, investors and firms have shared interests in responsible investing and long-term success that can be achieved through responsible…

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Money Week
Fit for the future: how ethical investing went mainstream

Ultimately, investors and firms have shared interests in responsible investing and long-term success that can be achieved through responsible…

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