Andy Serves as Vice President and Senior Research Analyst on Sage’s ESG and Impact Investing team. He began his career in 2006 as a Naval Aviator in the United States Navy, where he completed four deployments to the Middle East and Western Pacific while performing a variety of leadership roles during his 13 years of service. Andy holds an MBA with Distinction from the Naval Postgraduate School and a B.A. degree in Economics from Rice University. He also is a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserves. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and member of the CFA Institute. In addition, he is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential holder and has a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute.
TOPICS & THEMES:
- Challenges and opportunities within the renewable energy
-Adoption and integration of ESG reporting
- ESG Corporate/sovereign scoring framework
- Sustainable bonds in the post-COVID world
- Effective corporate engagement for fixed income issuers
The climate change crisis, which continues to worsen, is expected to have a greater impact on the operations and policies of companies and organizations this year. Experts and observerves predict how that will happen.
Global sustainable bond issuance slowed faster than the broader market in the first quarter, hit by a surge in market volatility after Russia invaded Ukraine and tightening monetary policy around the world.
Elon Musk's rejection of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) scores as a "scam" highlights how Wall Street's hottest investment trend that encompasses some $35 trillion in assets means different things to different people.