Is it time to adopt a nexus approach to sustainable investing?

Joined-up thinking needed for a better world

There is no doubt global interconnectedness accelerated the spread of Covid-19. But the very concept of interconnectedness could also be the answer to tackling such global challenges.

Globalisation has lifted millions of people out of poverty and unemployment. It has increased interdependence, facilitated the integration of different cultures and resulted in the virtually instantaneous exchange of information. There are also downsides. Competition to meet our global demand has resulted in overexploitation of natural resources and unsustainable practices, with rising population growth and socioeconomic trends linking into biodiversity loss, climate change and the emergence of new, communicable diseases.  The world requires investment on a massive scale to address th...