Wilson Chan 
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
The proposal of US Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) to make companies disclose their climate risks, their greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental metrics and in doing so tightening ESG regulations has caused an uproar in the corporate and investing worlds. It’s also seen as controversial by corporate lawyers, mainly because it seems at variance … Read more
Expectations are rising about how sustainable investing (SI)—investing that takes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) facts into consideration—can help accomplish societal goals. Many investors are drawn to SI because they believe it will help them to make a positive difference in the world. At Permutable, we believe that sustainable is not just a trend, but … Read more
Permutable is pleased to announce the agreement of a global partnership with Houston-based ESG Enterprise, a leading US ESG data, reporting and carbon management SaaS company. Under the agreement, Permutable will supply ESG Enterprise with their best-in-class reputation management services using the company’s proprietary NLP algorithm and ESG database, to create one of the largest … Read more
Permutable is enhancing the user experience of their ESG analytics company database with the addition of the latest functionality within their ESG toolkit with the addition of geolocation functionality. Access to accurate real-time data is the key to unlocking actionable ESG analytics for businesses to identify and tackle ESG risks as they happen. This latest … Read more
The need to integrate sustainable options into supply chain management is rapidly thriving to curb the challenges which arose due to the Covid-19 pandemic and thereafter the Ukraine-Russia war. This has resulted in companies working on different approaches to attain supply chain sustainability by changing the way they operate businesses. The impact a company’s supply … Read more