Sustainability considerations continue to affect markets and economies in new ways. We believe a focus on sustainability gives investors and the companies and issuers they invest in greater power to drive value and create strategic advantages.
Seeking better outcomes through unique perspectives
To help mitigate risk and enhance potential returns
To translate sustainability research into client-oriented outcomes
To open avenues to value creation by advancing resilient business practices and sustainable outcomes
* Represents meetings with public-market issuers. Issuers refers to companies and sovereigns. All figures as of 31 December 2023. For the Wellington Management group of companies.
To engage with policymakers and standard setters to improve client outcomes
Stewardship and SI approaches
Seeks to identify climate-related investment opportunities and risks across public and private markets, including issuers supporting climate mitigation and adaptation solutions, and to help clients pursue a range of climate investment objectives.
Seeks to invest in issuers whose core products, services, or projects provide environmental and/or social solutions in a differentiated way, with the goal of driving measurable positive impact alongside financial returns.
Stewardship and SI integration
We see material sustainability issues as strategic business issues that may affect the long-term value of the assets in which we invest. When issuers improve on sustainability areas that could affect investment outcomes, we believe our clients should benefit.
Climate leadership
Scientific research collaborations with leading research institutions Woodwell Climate Research Center and the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy augment our research edge.
Meet our stewardship and SI experts
Oyin Oduya
, CFA
Julie Delongchamp
, CFA
Lindsay Blitstein
, CFA
Sean Caplice
, CFA
Bram Houtenbos
Wendy Cromwell
, CFA
Hillary Flynn
Yolanda Courtines
, CFA
Insights
2025 Sustainability Report
We appreciate the opportunity to share our approach to advancing sustainable practices across our investment, client, and infrastructure platforms.
Physical AI, robotics, and Encord
Greg Wasserman, Head of Private Climate Investing, explores the rise of physical AI across robotics, drones, and autonomous systems, and the growing role of machine vision and data infrastructure in enabling real-world deployment.
Human capital management for private companies
We discuss why effective people management is critical for private companies and outline four strategic focus areas that can help companies navigate evolving employee needs, regulatory changes, and investor expectations.
Evaluating human capital management amid AI adoption: A guide for investors
This guide explores the critical role of HCM in maximizing AI's potential benefits, from productivity to innovation. Wellington ESG analyst Caroline Conway also provides targeted engagement questions to ask management teams as they navigate their AI journey.
Collaboration in practice: Climate venture capital
Greg Wasserman, Head of Private Climate Investing, highlights the importance of collaborating with Wellington’s later-stage private market investors and public market experts to better understand best practices, valuation, exit opportunities, and more.
Climate venture capital: Innovation versus hype
Greg Wasserman, Head of Private Climate Investing, discusses the balance between innovation and hype in climate venture capital. He explores automation in agriculture and manufacturing as well as the emerging commercial applications of generative AI.
Climate venture capital: Deployment, valuations, exits
Greg Wasserman, head of private climate investing, explores today’s normalizing valuations, encouraging IPO and M&A trends, and potentially actionable opportunities in climate venture capital.
WellSaid: Partnering with climate founders
Wellington head of private climate Greg Wasserman discusses his team's approach to helping private companies progress along their growth journey
Wiring the future: Emerging tech for the transmission-grid build-out
Learn how our climate technology investment team is researching private market opportunities in high-capacity conductors and other energy grid-tech innovations.
Implementing decarbonisation guidelines: lessons learned in collaboration with clients
For asset owners with net-zero ambitions, balancing decarbonisation goals with investment objectives can be a challenge. Climate Transition Risk Analyst Julie Delongchamp outlines a practical five-step approach to implementing tailored guidelines.
Private market perspectives
Hear from private market experts across our early-stage venture, climate growth, late-stage biomedical, late-stage growth, private credit, and ESG teams.
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