In this episode of the Future of Finance podcast, host Georges Dyer sits down with Tim Dunn, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Terra Alpha Investments. Drawing on his decades of experience - including managing $26 billion at Capital Group - Dunn shares the evolution of his career from a traditional investor to a sustainability-driven asset manager. He unpacks Terra Alpha’s core investment thesis: that environmental productivity - measuring how companies impact and depend on natural resources - is not only essential for reducing risk but also for generating competitive returns and real-world environmental impact.
The conversation explores how Terra Alpha engages directly with companies to encourage science-based targets and decarbonization strategies, including their early commitment to only invest in companies disclosing Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Dunn provides a candid view on today’s political and financial climate, warning that while investor interest is growing, regulatory and market headwinds threaten progress. Yet, he remains optimistic that a more informed, engaged financial system - grounded in science and transparency - can drive the transformation needed.
Keywords: Environmental productivity, science-based targets, climate risk, ESG investing, decarbonization, sustainable finance, impact measurement, carbon disclosure project, public equities, capital markets reform
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