Trusted Sustainability Advisor
Gregory Elders works closely with companies to build robust sustainability reporting and data management processes. He advises companies on evolving regulatory requirements and expectations, working closely across company functions to build the capabilities and systems to succeed.
He has extensive experience with how investors assess corporate ESG performance, and how that directly impacts bond- and share-holding and proxy voting. Further, he understands how the importance of ESG is evolving for capital markets, regulators and other stakeholders, along with the demand and burdens it places on companies.
ESG Expertise
Gregory has significant experience analyzing ESG topics quantitatively and qualitatively across sectors, and identifying company ESG performance and positioning as a research analyst at J.P. Morgan, Bloomberg Intelligence and Trucost. He has published across a range of ESG issues, including on low-carbon transition, green bonds, water scarcity, gender diversity, worker safety, Asia governance reforms, and executive pay. Working closely with investors and companies, he has a direct understanding of the key sustainability issues and their impacts on financial returns and reputation.
Gregory was voted the #1 ranked Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) analyst for 2017 in the Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) Survey by asset managers, and placed Top 3 for the years 2014-16.
More than 80% of global energy demand is met by fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, but climate change is driving new life and urgency into a more sustainable approach to investing.
ESG moves from the confines of specialty funds to broader traditional investment analysis
ESG funds are joining the shift to lower-cost passive strategies, helping to catalyze the market and draw upon a larger investor base.
A model to illustrate and quantify the potential impact of climate change policy 'stranded assets' on a company’s earnings and share price.
Trustee: New Castle Historical Society
Adjunct Professor: Vaughn College, graduate and undergraduate Environmental Management
IRRI Survey Ranking: #1 Ranked SRI Analyst 2017, #2 for 2016, #3 for 2015 & 2014
Awards: Sustainability Product Innovation: Carbon Risk Valuation Tool; “Paid to Ponder” Award: Merrill Lynch
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