Overview

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... our host, Ben Farmer, presents the latest episode in our investment series, and is joined by Mhairi Gooch, Senior Responsible Investment Consultant, and Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Management.

During the episode, we discuss all things Net Zero, including an examination of how pension schemes and insurers can translate theory to action when working to Net Zero, what a “good” Net Zero strategy looks like, and how this might develop over the coming years.

If you have any questions on anything discussed in this podcast, please get in touch.

Notes and Resources

Briefing Note - Biodiversity

Climate adaptation investment: funding gap, risk and opportunity

Cognitive bias as a barrier to tackling climate change

Designing temperature alignment metrics to invest in net zero - Lombard Odier

Just transition and good work

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