Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

I am an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analyst with an alpha-centric approach to ESG research. After all, ESG investing is, first and foremost, investing. "Alpha-centric" does not mean apathetic, however. Quite the contrary. I believe global sustainability – i.e., environmental stewardship, social equality, and economic prosperity – is imperative, and private-sector capital is its cornerstone. Private-sector capital still has fiduciary responsibilities. Profitability is necessary for sustained impact. The Triple Bottom Line. People, Planet, AND Profit.

More importantly, you. I value your investment in Smartkarma research, and commit to Insights worthy of your time and money. That means giving ASEAN ESG the attention it deserves, and with Insights that are substantive and differentiated; the intersection of material and under-covered. You can expect investigative research into emergent ESG issues; data-driven analyses of deals (pre-IPO ESG research, ESG-focused M&A consequence analyses, etc.); and trading-oriented ideas like ESG short selling and playing ESG index constituency changes.

I bring both ESG expertise and traditional investing experience, as well as some rather unique perspectives on ESG (a lesson in governance from Enron, anyone?). I spent the last decade exclusively on ESG, researching links to equity returns, credit ratings, cost of capital, and yield spreads. I also contributed to ESG reporting standards (SASB and GRI), and the MBA curriculum (Impact Investing) at the Kellogg School of Management. Previously, I was an Institutional Investor and Wall Street Journal All-Star sell-side analyst at J.P. Morgan.

Please, feel free to contact me about anything.

LG Energy Solution (Pre-IPO ESG Analysis): Relevant Thematic Sustainable/ESG Indices from MSCI

LG Energy Solution (Pre-IPO ESG Analysis): Powering a Primary Pathway to Preserving the Planet

LG Energy Solution: Index Float Estimations & Immediate Flow Crunch Possibilities

LG Energy: Sector ETFs Special Rule Change & Local Active Managers' Preemptive Trading

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS)</a> will eventually be a constituent of many indexes – broad market indexes and sustainable/ESG indexes (general and EV/EV battery thematic).</li>
<li>Indexes and thematic funds related to EVs/batteries are on the rise, because decarbonisation of the transportation sector is a key mitigation and transition pathway for most countries.</li>
<li>Solactive is a leading sustainable/ESG index provider – third overall and first in LGES-relevant thematic indexes (75.2% of AUM in indexed equity EV/EV battery-themed ETFs).</li>
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LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS) will eventually be a constituent of many indexes – broad market indexes and sustainable/ESG indexes (general and EV/EV battery thematic).
Indexes and thematic funds related to EVs/batteries are on the rise, because decarbonisation of the transportation sector is a key mitigation and transition pathway for most countries.
Solactive is a leading sustainable/ESG index provider – third overall and first in LGES-relevant thematic indexes (75.2% of AUM in indexed equity EV/EV battery-themed ETFs).


LG Energy Solution (Pre-IPO ESG Analysis): Relevant Thematic Sustainable/ESG Indices from Solactive