Sustainable Investment leaders interview: Ninety One's Niklasson on the pursuit of 'sustainability with substance'

Changing perceptions vital to real ESG progress

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In the latest of our series of interviews with sustainable investment leaders in asset management, Ellie Duncan speaks to Therese Niklasson, global head of sustainability at Ninety One Asset Management, about advocacy through partnerships, the reasons for backing the 'Say on Climate' initiative and why disclosure must improve.

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