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We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Case Study
17 July 2023 - As is the case with many multinational companies, Kering's investor relations strategy centers around attracting and retaining investors who prioritize long-term performance and align with its vision. Based on this objective, Kering adopts a two-pronged strategy.
Press Release
28 June 2023 - FCLTGlobal announced today that Carine Smith Ihenacho, Chief Governance and Compliance Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management, and João Schmidt, CEO of Votorantim, will join its board of directors effective 1 July 2023.
Innovation, Risk and Resilience | Podcast
26 June 2023 - "We've created all sorts of noise around what is a fairly straightforward activity of deploying real capital in the real world into projects that create wealth so investors can make money and people's living standards can rise."
In the News
14 June 2023 - Over the past decade, many countries and companies have made ambitious pledges to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change. For investors, however, the implementation of similar commitments in investment portfolios has led to some unintended outcomes.
Risk and Resilience | Article
13 June 2023 - Private equity plays a significant role in shaping economies and industries, and it must use its influence to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future.
In the News
5 June 2023 - Firms that connect their purpose to key stakeholder responsibilities systematically across their organizations are better able to sustainably deliver long-term value.
Innovation | Podcast
5 June 2023 - Lucy Parker, Strategic Advisor at the Brunswick Group, and co-author of “The Activist Leader: A New Mindset for Doing Business” joins the Going Long podcast to discuss how today’s leaders are stepping in to clean up broken systems, build sustainable businesses, and find their role in a new era of activist leadership.
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Case Study
29 May 2023 - In sharing a multi-year outlook and repeatedly reporting to the investment community on progress, Nidec serves as a strong example of how companies can integrate long-term targets as a part of standard investor communications, helping remind the investment community of their ultimate focus.
Innovation | Case Study
29 May 2023 - As a company with over a century of history of product evolution and reinvention, innovation has been at the core of everything Dow achieves. From launching the “Idea Factory” in the midst of the Great Depression while other companies were cutting back on R&D spending, to the development of groundbreaking materials – Dow’s innovation strategy has (with few exceptions) consistently taken the long view. How has a company with over 120 years of history maintained this focus?
Investor-Corporate Engagement | Case Study
29 May 2023 - For the past 10 years, DSM has prioritized sustainability as its key business driver. The combination of the shifting business portfolio and DSM’s sustainability-based growth initiatives require that investors understand the long-term plan and appreciate the company’s strategic investment goals.
Innovation | Case Study
29 May 2023 - As an investment firm privately and wholly owned by its partners, Baillie Gifford thinks in decades, not quarters. This investment philosophy has been applied across the firm, manifesting itself in the management of the firm itself as well as in the way capital entrusted to Baillie Gifford’s care is managed.
Stakeholder Capitalism | Case Study
29 May 2023 - In support of its long-term mandate, GIC maintains a diversified portfolio, balancing different risk and return profiles of its core asset classes to be resilient across a range of market conditions.