Secrets of the Pioneers: Andrew Howard on the financial crisis, climate risk and the Trump effect

Michael Holder
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Head of sustainable research at Schroders detects a 'sea change' in investment attitudes over the next decade and thinks Trump's election has helped galvanise climate action

Andrew Howard is head of sustainable research for ESG at Schroders. Having started out as a metals and mining company analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Besnson and then Deutsche Bank Securities, Howard spent...

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