Steve Waygood Innovation for sustainability (for UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources Masters)

Steve Waygood is Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Aviva Investors (Steve's corporate page and LinkedIn). He has been a crucial player in the rise of sustainable finance in the UK over the last 20 years.Our conversation covers:-The role of insurance companies in finance, and their particular interest and leverage on sustainability.-No one anywhere in the world understands the whole of finance.-Many ESG funds are trying to beat the market ('maximise alpha'), on the assumption that an ESG...