Wilson Chan 
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
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