Simon Hallett, Cambridge Associates Head of Climate Strategy, on Why Climate Risk is Bigger Than Any Single Portfolio

Episode notes

What if climate change isn’t an alpha problem but a beta problem? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Simon Hallett, Cambridge Associates Head of Climate Strategy,; what investors, consultants, and asset owners can do to move beyond performative alignment toward capital allocation that actually accelerates the transition, and how investors should course correct without losing momentum or giving sceptics an opening to disengage entirely.

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