Championing sustainable investment and stewardship at CalSTRS. Londoner in California. Views are my own.

Sacramento, CA
Joined April 2012
This picture sums up my #CalSTRS colleague Mary Morris perfectly....always positive, always smiling. (And great to be next to #SASB Katie).
Happening NOW! Telling Your #ESG Story Frank Partnoy (Moderator) Mary Hartman Morris Denise Jackson Katie Schmitz Eulitt #directorsforum #corpgov
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The top 5 risks in WEF’s annual global risk report are environmental.
This is what the world is worried by. 📕 Read more: wef.ch/2RjFwTx
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Kirsty Jenkinson retweeted
LISTEN: On this episode of The Bid #podcast, Rich Kushel, Head of Multi-Asset Strategies and Global Fixed Income, discusses why investors need to pay attention to the long-term risks associated with climate change. apple.co/2NqodPC #BLKSustainability
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The title is perfect - the end goal is essential to just being a good investor: BlackRock shakes up business to focus on sustainable investing ft.com/content/57db9dc2-3690…
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Check out our latest report - using #TCFD framework.
Our climate risk management includes how we invest, how we use our influence as a global investor and how we disclose our stewardship activities. bit.ly/greentask19
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Kirsty Jenkinson retweeted
CalSTRS urges @SEC_News not to burden investors with requirements that would compromise independence, effectiveness and competition for proxy advisers. bit.ly/2Q2YQDY #SECProtectsCEOs #DontSilenceInvestors
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Elegant description of the essentials of climate policy.
To succeed, climate policy must be effective, legitimate and global, and "the rogue US... will have to be penalised quite heavily", argues the @FT's Martin Wolf: ft.com/content/27c9a6e8-ffb7…
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The proposed erosion of shareholder rights will limit our ability to influence and invest in a truly sustainable global economy.
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Kirsty Jenkinson retweeted
Land is under pressure from humans and #climatechange, and it is at the same time part of the climate solution. See the @IPCC_CH PRESS RELEASE on the Special Report on Climate Change and Land released today 👉 bit.ly/2ZHH7FH #SRCCL
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Currently reading - thanks ⁦@WRIAqueduct⁩. Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/2019…
Kirsty Jenkinson retweeted
The electric revolution is here in #shipping -Norway: 53 orders for operating all-electric ferry, cuts emissions 95% and costs 80% -China: All-electric cargo ship with massive 2.4MWh battery launched -Holland 'Tesla Ships': Port-Liner building 2 giant all-electric barges #climate
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Excellent summary visuals - next up reading this new @WorldResources report.
Feeding 10 billion people sustainably by 2050 requires closing three gaps: a 56% food gap, a 593 million-hectare land gap, and an 11-gigaton GHG mitigation gap. New report shows how. Learn more: ow.ly/K93950v2TaI #sustfoodfuture
Thank you @BHRRC for these succinct, helpful snapshots for investors to use.
The renewable energy sector is essential to our urgent shift to a green economy and it must respect human rights. Today @BHRRC release 5 human rights snapshots to guide responsible investment in everything from bioenergy to wind. More here: bit.ly/FastFair
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Thrilled to bits to be back in England to watch an amazing victory in the #CricketWorldCupFinal!
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