The future of asset management and ESG

“I think we will see firms continue to strip out explicit references to ESG and sustainability. They will favour language such as ‘resilience’ and ‘resilient’ and try to find other words that are less triggering,” says Alpha's Benjie Elston.

14 November 3 mins

Shh… Don’t flaunt our green credentials

The growing disenchantment with ESG in the United States has been well documented and, if we are being honest with ourselves, should not really come as much of a surprise. All movements and trends experience a natural ebb and flow, shifting between popular and unfashionable, until they find their equilibrium.

05 November 3 mins

Stick or twist? Taking a stance on ESG investing

Asset managers have been trying to be all things to all people on sustainability. But time is quickly running out and firms are under increasing pressure to pick a side.

17 April 4 mins

Sustainability & Impact Report 2024

Welcome to White Marble’s (now known as Alpha Agency) first sustainability report, including our first B Impact Report.…

31 August < 1 min

5 ways to ensure climate reporting runs more smoothly in 2025

If you have just recovered from publishing your company’s annual climate reports, we applaud you. It’s no mean feat and usually requires a lot of time, coordination and ultimately, pages of content. How can you build on and improve your firm’s process for next year? We’re here to help.

20 July 4 mins

#ThisWayForward. Why we pursued B Corp certification

March is B Corp month and it marks White Marble Consulting's (now known as Alpha Agency) first as a certified B Corp. To celebrate this milestone, we wanted to share a bit about why we decided to pursue certification and the steps we have taken over the last year to be a better business.

14 March 4 mins

Sustainability in 2024 – What investment marketers need to look out for

The past year has been a particularly challenging one for sustainability and ‘ESG’ investing. It is inevitable that…

21 December 4 mins

Sustainability: 2023 year in review and trends for 2024

What a year – 2023 has been a year of ups and downs. Alongside our successes (B Corp!),…

18 December 3 mins

The evolution of stewardship, reporting and the need for humility

Earlier this year we conducted a research project assessing how asset managers viewed the UK Stewardship Code. One of the things that stood out in the interviews we conducted with current signatories to the Code was just how numerous and varied their views were, regarding both the future direction of the UK Stewardship Code and stewardship reporting in general.

13 December 3 mins

The UK Stewardship Code – the good, the bad and the ugly according to you, the signatories.

In the summer of 2023 we embarked on a research project to give all asset manager signatories of the UK Stewardship Code the opportunity to share their thoughts, their challenges and their successes. This report presents our findings from the good, the bad and the ugly.

30 October 3 mins