Wilson Chan 
Rapid expansion is being seen in the ESG (environment, social, and governance) investment sector. It has been estimated that ESG funds oversee over $330 billion, and this number is expected to rise in the near future. Despite its good effects, the rapid expansion of ESG has raised questions about greenwashing, in which businesses exaggerate or … Read more
Permutable has been awarded a grant by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency responsible for driving productivity, economic growth, and supporting businesses in developing and realizing the potential of new ideas for a project predicting the global climate temperature trajectory as a result of COs emissions. The funding is to improve accuracy in predicting the … Read more
The latest report on ESG from McKinsey carries some statistics which demonstrate clearly that whatever sceptics may say, But can ESG really work? It’s without doubt that ESG is becoming much more important. For example, internet searches on ESG have grown fivefold since 2019, to some extent replacing searches for “corporate social responsibility”, which have … Read more
An introduction to natural language processing A computer program’s capacity to recognize human language as it is verbal or on paper is known as natural language processing (NLP) – part of artificial intelligence. NLP has been around for more than 50 years yet it has only been in more recent times that businesses have been … Read more
Intense climate-related disasters and variable weather patterns, tighter regulations surrounding greenhouse gas emissions, and rising demand for renewable & sustainable energy have all contributed to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investors‘ increased attention to environmental issues over the past decade, and therefore ESG investing. But the COVID-19 pandemic represented a turning point in the conversation over … Read more
Last week’s publication by the Economist Intelligence Unit of a report criticising some aspects of ESG investing should not be seen as a reason to be sceptical about whether companies can or should manage environmental, social and governance issues. Is ESG dead? Very far from it, in our opinion. The report correctly criticises the behaviour … Read more
2022 has so far been a very interesting year for ESG. Whilst some naysayers have been saying ESG has had its time, the realists among us understand that this is just the beginning for ESG. So what are the ESG trends we can expect to see for the rest of 2022? What are the challenges … Read more
In the last few years, an interesting ingredient has been added to the investment evaluation world – the issue of ESG disclosure and reporting. Much recent discussion of ESG has focused on environmental matters, but governance issues are critical in some sectors, social issues in others. In this note, we build on our last blog … Read more
London-based AI start-up Permutable has been recognized as one of the leading AI solution providers in financial services by FinTech Global, a data and research firm in the second annual AIFinTech100, announced today. FinTech Global director Richard Sachar said, “Now, more than ever, established financial institutions need to be aware of the latest AI and … Read more
Many questions are being asked about ESG investing. Does it produce better returns? Can one rely on ESG data of any kind to decide where to invest? Does the recent poor performance of ESG investing herald a move to other foci? Is ESG tech the best bet? Is a target of net-zero realistic, or has … Read more
