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Jantzi Sustainalytics Interview Series
Michael Jantzi, CEO of Sustainalytics, discusses how his firm investigates and analyzes sustainability within companies in various industries around the world, and why this information is important to investors.
As Jantzi notes, fund managers are "integrating environmental and social issues into their investment process, because they believe it makes
them smarter investors. How can we invest in a mining company that's
operating in multiple countries around the world without understanding the
geopolitical realities of those markets? How can a mining company ignore
the communities in which they operate? They depend on that license to
operate in those communities. How can an oil and gas company operate in
a medium to longer term environment, without understanding the impacts
it's having in the climate change debate or without dealing with health and
safety issues? Investors now understand that the world has changed and
these things that 10 years ago, 15 years ago, used to be thought of outside
of the financial rubric are now core business decision making and think of
it as an iceberg and if you think of a company is an iceberg my argument is
that if you are only looking at the traditional financial ratios that investment
managers have used for decades you are only seeing the tip of the iceberg,
that part that's above the surface of the water. Today 75% of the value
of that company isn't immediately evident, it sits below the surface. And
investment managers whether their pension funds, sovereign wealth funds,
mutual fund managers or individual stock brokers need a better sonar to
really understand the companies that they are investing in. And we think
that in evaluation of an environmental and social aspects of business helps
in form that decision a whole lot better.
This interview was filmed by Video4Good for 3BL Media.
Conference Highlights From Video4Good
Video4Good specializes in conference coverage, and over the years we've interviewed hundreds of sustainability executives at a variety of events. This playlist includes wrap-up videos that we've produced for conference organizers to highlight the best moments and comments.
Video4Good at CBSR 2011 Summit
Video4Good worked with 3BL Media to interview Canada's CSR leaders. They spoke to us about the state of CSR in Canada, how Canadian companies perform on the international stage, and whether Canada is leading or lagging the rest of the world in CSR. We also heard inspiring stories from several people about programs they're involved in that are truly changing the world for the better.
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