Investment - Building a more inclusive investment industry with the AODC - Episode 140

In this episode of Hymans Robertson On... Investment, our host, Amy Sutherland is joined by fellow colleague, Jaid Longmore, a Responsible Investment Consultant at Hymans Robertson and Helen Price, Co-chair of the Asset Owner Diversity Charter (AODC) to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across the pensions and investment industry. 

Throughout the episode, our three experts cover topics such as: 

• The importance of DEI for investors. 
• How initiatives like the AODC help to advocate for standardisation in reporting and facilitating the process of enagegment.
• Addressing recent headwinds surrounding DEI and the future of DEI in the pensions and investment industry.

We hope you enjoy listening to this episode. If you have any questions or would like to discuss anything further, please get in touch. 

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• Building a more inclusive investment industry with the AODC
• Responsible Investment News & Views - Q2 2025
• For more about the AODC, find their website here. 
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• Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
• 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer

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