Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Stakeholder Capitalism | Article
7 July 2021 - Many businesses have operated from a shareholder primacy playbook when cultivating long-term financial strategies. However, recent events are inspiring a shift across the investment value chain.
Incentive Alignment | In the News
1 July 2021 - “The first step towards a more effective monitoring approach is to recognise that short-term performance data are at best a weak indicator of success for strategies with long-term objectives”
Incentive Alignment | Podcast
28 June 2021 - Episodes are also available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.
Press Release
24 June 2021 - Mastercard joins on as a member of the Boston-based non-profit research institute.
In the News
21 June 2021 - Institutional investors face a rapid and evolving set of responsibilities that can severely impact their ability to focus and fulfill on their long-term strategy if not dealt with in a process-driven way. FCLTGlobal has released a guide for investors, Ripples of Responsibility, to specifically provide procedures around those responsibilities and gives investors tools to understand and fulfill on these responsibilities.
Stakeholder Capitalism, Investor Risk and Responsibilities | Report
21 June 2021 - Expectations of long-term investors have expanded well beyond usual notions of their core purpose to include their impact on markets, society, and the environment. The fact that investors have broader responsibilities is clear. Defining those responsibilities is not. Investors need a common way to identify, anticipate, and communicate responsibilities before they can aspire to fulfill them across their organizations.
Metrics | Regulatory Submission
18 June 2021 - In light of demand for climate change information and questions about whether current disclosures adequately inform investors, the SEC recently requested public input on climate change disclosure.
Article
16 June 2021 - For companies and their shareholders, there are key choices to make before repurchasing shares.
Investor Risk and Responsibilities | Podcast
14 June 2021 - Carney’s book, Value(s): Building a Better World for All, is available now. Episodes are also available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.
Investor Risk and Responsibilities | Podcast
1 June 2021 - Unilever is a household name and a global leader in consumer goods. Now, it is quickly becoming a global leader in sustainable business, committing to net zero emissions across all its products by 2039.
Stakeholder Capitalism, Investor Risk and Responsibilities | Article
27 May 2021 - Expectations placed on investors are ever-changing, can emerge from any of the institution’s many constituents, and extend beyond matters of law, regulation, or contracts.
Investor Risk and Responsibilities | Video
21 May 2021 - The world’s infrastructure systems face critical challenges as we look to meet the needs of a growing, increasingly urban population while at the same time dramatically reducing carbon emissions. Technological advances and the Covid-19 epidemic have expanded our conception of critical infrastructure, as telecommunications and other resources become imperative to people and economies around the world.