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Was COP27 all talk, no action? Where next for private capital’s contribution to climate action?

Reflecting on COP27 is somewhat sobering. While there was a lot of high-powered discussion by governments with good intentions, progress towards action was limited. Instead, much emphasis is being placed on private capital taking action in the first instance.

7 Dec 2022 | Responsible investing, Sustainability

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JANA announces new CEO

Georgina Dudley has been announced as JANA’s next Chief Executive Officer, following a decision by current CEO Jim Lamborn to step back from this position. Incumbent CEO Jim Lamborn will remain with JANA as Executive Director and continue to provide input into JANA's commercial strategy as a senior member of the management team.

7 Sep 2022

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Time to make sustainability real for members: JANA

As big super pursues an engagement-focused approach to sustainability, the challenge will be making its real-world impacts felt by both members and executives. The key challenge to Rachel Halpern, head of sustainability at JANA Investment Advisers, is making it all real; moving from the sometimes-nebulous world of backwards-looking emission metrics to understand the actual impact – positive or negative – that a super fund portfolio can have on the physical world.

13 May 2022 | Sustainability

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Risky business: The importance of financial reserves and a diversified fundraising strategy

You have probably heard the phrase “putting all of your eggs in one basket”. To risk all you have on the success or failure of one single factor is just that – a risk. And it is a significant risk for any business, including for-purpose organisations that need to generate revenue to deliver their mission.

12 May 2022

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Rachel Halpern: JANA’s new Head of Sustainability, from ESG to real-world impact

It’s an assessment of ESG factors, and whether they measure impact. It’s about governance and organisational behavior. And more than ever, there’s a focus on climate targets and whether the firm is progressing towards net zero by 2050.

7 Apr 2022 | Sustainability

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JANA announces five new heads of department

Our clients will be well-serviced by this combination of elevating our existing staff into new leadership roles, who have many decades worth of experience and are fully embedded into JANA’s research-first philosophy, alongside new talent in Chris Worthington who brings a new perspective to our fast-growing quantitative risk team.

16 Feb 2022

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JANA bolsters senior leadership team – three new GMs appointed

Together, Duncan, Kirsten and Anthony bring more than four decades of collective commitment to JANA and our clients. Their expertise and insight are unparallelled, and we are excited about this next chapter to recalibrate and deliver even greater returns and experiences for our clients.

25 Nov 2021

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Super funds making progress to tackle modern slavery but must dig deeper

The UN and the Walk Free Foundation estimate that there are approximately 40 million victims of modern slavery around the world, many of whom are intertwined in our global supply chains. This is a serious issue for communities and investors alike.

26 Oct 2021 | Responsible investing, Sustainability

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JANA expands Not-For-Profit team with new senior hire, Kevin Fernando

“The challenges facing the NFP sector are complex and fast-changing. I look forward to sharing my expertise and applying my insights to support JANA’s NFP clients to manage interest in and pressure for responsible investing, rising costs of investment management, cash flow and liquidity issues, and the need to preserve cash flow in ‘down’ markets.”

6 Oct 2021

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JANA joins forces with world’s leading investment consultancies to launch Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative

Embracing sustainability doesn’t mean abandoning strong returns – in fact the opposite. We are focused on helping our clients build portfolios that are dedicated to solving problems aligned with SDGs while delivering strong financial returns.

14 Sep 2021 | Responsible investing, Sustainability

Spark Insights

Was COP27 all talk, no action? Where next for private capital’s contribution to climate action?

JANA announces new CEO

Time to make sustainability real for members: JANA

Risky business: The importance of financial reserves and a diversified fundraising strategy

Rachel Halpern: JANA’s new Head of Sustainability, from ESG to real-world impact

JANA announces five new heads of department

JANA bolsters senior leadership team – three new GMs appointed

Super funds making progress to tackle modern slavery but must dig deeper

JANA expands Not-For-Profit team with new senior hire, Kevin Fernando

JANA joins forces with world’s leading investment consultancies to launch Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative

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