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Sustainable commodities: Rethinking investment strategies for a changing climate
As climate change and the energy transition reshape global markets, commodities are gaining renewed attention as inflation hedges and portfolio diversifiers. This article introduces a climate integration framework for evaluating commodity investments through both sustainability and financial lenses.
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2026-11-30
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Transition at risk: Checking in on corporate decarbonization progress
Corporate climate transitions face ambition-execution gaps. Success requires integrating decarbonization into business strategy, focusing on emissions, pragmatic Scope 3 approaches, transparency, and credible plans. See how our experts are thinking about this.
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2026-10-14
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6 min
Investing in climate solutions across public and private markets
Collaboration between public and private market investors can be powerful. Opportunities where expertise and resources can be shared to accelerate innovation and deployment are optimal. Our experts explore how AI, geopolitics, and global policy are reshaping climate solutions across sectors.
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2026-10-14
Report
2024 Climate Report
Aligned with TCFD recommendations, this report describes how we manage climate-related risks and opportunities, engage with companies on climate change, and reduce our own carbon footprint.
Report
2026-11-30
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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.
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2026-11-30
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Broadening impact through multi-theme fixed income investments
Multi-theme fixed income impact investments can drive sustainable development by aligning with multiple Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring broad-based impact.
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2026-10-16
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Finding climate investment opportunities amid shifting US policy
We delve into the evolving landscape for climate investments in the US and explain areas of overlap between government policy, corporate commercial interests, and climate focus.
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2026-09-25
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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.
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2026-09-04
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Integrating end-beneficiary insights into impact investing: Microfinance case study
Louisa Boltz and Oyin Oduya join with Pranav Sridhar from 60 Decibels to examine best practices for bringing end-beneficiary insights into impact investing.
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2026-08-31
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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.
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2026-09-30
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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.
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2026-06-30
Report
2024 Sustainability Report
We appreciate the opportunity to share our approach to advancing sustainable practices across our investment, client, and infrastructure platforms.
Report
2026-05-31
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A decade of impact: Verifying our impact investing funds
Our impact investing strategies have been verified by BlueMark, the leading provider of independent impact verification and intelligence for the sustainable and impact investing market.
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2026-04-30
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How stewardship can bring perspective amid uncertainty
Portfolio Managers Yolanda Courtines, Sam Cox, Investment Director Alex Davis and Investment Specialist Fred Owens-Powell examine how a stewardship perspective can help equity investors uncover opportunity amid uncertainty.
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2026-05-31
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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.
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2026-03-31
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Power play: Building the case for infrastructure in 2025
The long-term case for listed infrastructure remains compelling. But could near-term catalysts, such as nuclear and natural gas, also drive performance in the short term?
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2026-02-28
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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
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2026-02-28
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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.
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Article
2026-02-28
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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.
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Whitepaper
2026-02-28
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Geopolitics in 2025: Risks, opportunities, and deepening uncertainties
Geopolitical Strategist Thomas Mucha outlines his structural, policy, and geopolitical outlook for the year.
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2026-02-28
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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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2026-01-28
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Climate adaptation may cost trillions. Is your portfolio ready?
With climate adaptation and resilience spending projected to exceed mitigation spending sixfold by 2050, we believe investors should consider allocations to adaptation-aligned opportunities.
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2025-12-31
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Governance best practices in public markets
For private companies approaching the public markets, we highlight the corporate governance best practices that can help pave strong relationships with public market investors.
7 min
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2025-12-31
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Measuring impact in venture capital
We highlight why venture capital matters to impact investors and how to authentically measure and manage impact in this asset class.
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2025-11-01
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Impact measurement and management: addressing key challenges
Our IMM practice leader describes common impact investing challenges and suggests ways to overcome them.
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2025-10-31
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Unlocking the full value potential of stewardship
Yolanda Courtines and Alex Davis examine how corporate stewardship can be a source of value and delve into what investors can do practically to maximise its full potential.
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2025-10-31
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Decoding impact expectations: best practices for impact investors and companies
We share three recommendations each for impact investors and companies to help them better understand and manage each other's expectations.
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2025-10-31
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Navigating AI resource demands: Strategies for sustainable data center operations
AI's growing computational demands are raising critical questions about energy efficiency and water-resource management. We delve into strategies for enhancing sustainable data center operations, highlighting the importance of proactive resource stewardship.
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2025-10-31
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Impact measurement and management practices
What constitutes an impact investment? How is impact measured? And, what are the benefits of impact investing? Our Impact Management and Measurement Practice Leader Oyin Oduya discusses our approach.
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2025-10-18
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Assessing the impact of climate resilience
Oyin Oduya and Louisa Boltz discuss the case for impact solutions focused on climate adaptation and share high-level guidelines to help overcome the associated measurement challenge.
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2025-10-02
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Commodities and the energy transition: Symbiosis for the future
The global energy transition is driving demand for commodities. Our experts explain which ones will be needed most.
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2025-08-31
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Office to multifamily conversions: Implications for CMBS investors
Our experts explore the emerging trend in some US cities of converting office space into multi-family units and its implications for bond investors.
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2025-07-31
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Cybersecurity for private companies
We highlight today's rising cybersecurity risks, explore how they impact private companies, discuss key regulatory considerations, and share best practices for companies facing these threats.
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2025-06-30
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Impact investing in emerging markets: Growing opportunities, shifting challenges
Members of our impact bond team discuss their evolving emerging markets opportunity set and the importance of a bottom-up approach to value creation.
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2025-04-30
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Why an impact lens is an important tool in the fixed income investor's arsenal
Campe Goodman, Will Prentis and Oyin Oduya discuss how an impact lens can be an important tool in the fixed income investor's arsenal.
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2025-04-30
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Three ways social considerations can enhance portfolios
Four leading Wellington equity and fixed income experts explore three ways social considerations can enhance portfolios.
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2025-04-30
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Picking the right building blocks for a climate-aware portfolio
For asset owners integrating climate change into their multi-asset portfolios, members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group offer five important insights.
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2025-04-30
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Thematic investing focus: advancing the next generation of energy
The decarbonisation process represents the biggest capital cycle in our lifetime. As we develop the next generation of energy, Keith White, Daouii Abouchere and Megan Galligan examine how thematic investors can make the most of this structural opportunity.
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2025-04-30
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Thematic investing focus: evolving the current generation of energy
The energy transition is taking place amid a greater focus on energy security and affordability. What could this mean for the role of traditional energy companies, ask Keith White Daouii Abouchere and Megan Galligan.
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2025-04-30
Whitepaper
A blueprint for building climate-aware multi-asset portfolios
Members of our Investment Strategy & Solutions Group take a deep dive on the issues asset owners should consider when choosing climate-aware portfolio building blocks, from the evolving opportunity set to the active/passive decision.
Whitepaper
2026-03-31
Quick Take
Will proposed corporate governance reforms help to narrow the “Korea discount”?
Could South Korea's Corporate Value-up Program help to narrow the so-called “Korea discount” and build on the momentum gathering pace elsewhere across Asia to improve corporate governance and shareholder returns?
Quick Take
2025-03-31
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How to translate a critical concept into return potential
How to translate the critical concept of stewardship into rewarding returns? Portfolio Managers Mark Mandel, Yolanda Courtines and Sam Cox share their firsthand experience.
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2025-02-28
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Five key ESG topics for private companies in 2024
See where our ESG for Private Investments team is focusing to minimize investment risk and maximize company value in 2024 and beyond.
Article
2024-12-31
The growing importance of supply chain transparency
Head of Sustainable Investment Wendy Cromwell explains why supply chains remain a key investment risk and details related research areas for our SI team in 2024.
2024-12-31
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Sustainable Investment Outlook
Our head of Sustainable Investment shares key areas of focus for 2023, including climate change and biodiversity, modern slavery, data privacy, shareholder rights, and impact investing,
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2024-12-31
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Why climate change matters in private markets
We explore why climate change matters in private markets, highlight the current regulatory landscape, and profile key questions to expect from public market investors.
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2024-10-31
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Is your asset allocation ready for the realities of climate change?
Our Investment Strategy Team shares key findings from the research behind their climate-aware strategic asset allocation (SAA) approach, including challenges and trade-offs that asset owners should understand.
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2025-06-30
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A guide to ESG materiality assessments
We continue our "ESG insights for private companies" series by exploring ESG materiality assessments, including why they are important and how to conduct one for your private company.
Article
2025-07-31
Whitepaper
Designing a climate-aware strategic asset allocation
Members of our Investment Strategy Team explain how they incorporate climate metrics into their asset allocation optimization process. They also discuss implementation — the choice of specific climate-aware building blocks and strategies to express the desired asset allocation.
Whitepaper
2024-04-30
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