High Meadows Institute is a Boston-based think tank and policy institute focused on the role of business leadership in creating a sustainable society.
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Who we are
We are a Boston-based policy institute focused on strengthening the role of business leadership in creating a sustainable society.
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We conduct research, lead programs and develop frameworks to increase private sector contribution in addressing the challenges of the 21st century.
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Three key challenges in today’s global economic system underpin our work. Find out more about these challenges and how we are working to address them.
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Co-sponsored by High Meadows Institute
The long-term view in a short-term world
The human and financial pressures of Covid-19 mean that business and investment leaders have rarely been more aware of the potential trade-offs in trying to look beyond the short term. And yet, there has also rarely been more momentum behind efforts to make business and investment more long-term focused. The first FT Moral Money Forum report focuses not just on the case for looking to a further horizon, but on the practical ways in which some long-term leaders are showing it can be done.
Measuring What Matters
The proliferation of ESG metrics and reporting frameworks in recent years has left executives and investors complaining about the difficulty of keeping up with so many apparently clashing standards — or even remembering what the different acronyms stand for. But this year is shaping up to be a pivotal one for efforts to simplify the “alphabet soup” of ESG reporting. The second FT Moral Money Forum report looks at the challenge of setting standards for sustainable business.
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Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory: A Review
Has modern portfolio theory outgrown its usefulness in the 21st century? Our review of Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory, the new book from Jon Lukomnik and James Hawley.
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ESG Credibility – Challenges & Solutions
As the popularity of ESG continues to rise, so does the level of public scrutiny and concerns of greenwashing. This briefing explores the credibility challenges facing ESG and potential solutions.
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21st Century Investing: A Review
Is system-level investing the key to addressing the complex societal challenges of the 21st century? Read our review of William Burckart and Steven Lydenberg's new book, 21st Century Investing.
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21st Century Investing: Managing Systemic Risks and Rewards
HMI fellows William Burckart and Steve Lydenberg preview their book, 21st Century Investing, and discuss how system-level investing can offer a new approach to systemic challenges.
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Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory: Investing That Matters
Jon Lukomnik and James P. Hawley offer a bold critique of Modern Portfolio Theory and propose a new imperative to improve finance’s ability to fulfill its twin main purposes: providing adequate returns to individuals and directing capital to where it is needed in the economy.
21st Century Investing: Redirecting Financial Strategies to Drive Systems Change
William Burckart and Steve Lydenberg explore how investment has evolved since the 20th century and how institutions and individuals can go beyond conventional and sustainable investing to address complex problems such as income inequality and climate change on a deep, systemic level.