(New York, July 10, 2024) A list of the 100 leading Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) in the United States and Canada has been released today. Executives stem from a diverse range of industries, including retail, consumer brands, services and technology, underscoring the universality of the sustainability challenge. The list has been published by Futur/io Institute, a pioneering organization...

Last week, part of Team Denominator gathered in Copenhagen for two days filled with insightful knowledge sessions, interactive workshops, and fun team-building activities.  We kicked off with the "Power of Diversity", demonstrating how a team can achieve more collectively than any individual can alone. A little, however, powerful exercise for any team.    The overarching themes of the two days...

Diversity Drives Dollars  Higher levels of women in leadership and across the company enhance financial performance.  Does diversity drive dollars? This intriguing question inspired Olivia and Tuva, from Stockholm School of Economics, to explore the relationship between gender diversity and financial performance in a study in collaboration with SEB. Leveraging data from Denominator, the study...

Over the past 2 months, Denominator’s Growth Team attended 16 events including high-profile events at the forefront of investment and technology across the globe. These experiences have provided Team Denominator with valuable insights into the latest market trends and allowed for the exchange of ideas with top-tier peers.   The journey began with Hendi attending the Pensions Europe conference in...

By 2030, women are expected to surpass men at the center of wealth management in the US, controlling more than half of American household assets, according to a study of McKinsey and Company.  By 2030, women are anticipated to exceed men in wealth management. Despite this significant shift, driven by baby boomers passing wealth to spouses, and younger women becoming more financially active, many...

With over 10 events attended, Team Denominator is looking back at three insightful months. Starting with Emma Helbo attending furtur/io’s CSO Paris Reception in March, over Hender Gercio at SHE Conference hosted in Oslo, Anders Rodenberg at Mastercard's Global Inclusive Growth Summit in Washington and Kristian Wredstroem at CFA Switzerland’s ESG Conference in Geneva in April to Anna Riese having...

The demand for ESG funds and sustainable financial products has strongly increased in recent years, a trend that is expected to continue growing. However, investors often struggle to assess the true sustainability of ESG-labeled products, raising concerns for “greenwashing”. To address this, the European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has issued new guidelines on using ESG and...

Data shows that Race to Zero companies outperform global averages by 45% and 32% in terms of gender diversity in boards and executive teams respectively. Denominator's data reveals that 32% of board positions and 25% of executive roles in companies committed to the UN Climate Change coalition, Race to Zero, are held by women. Comparing for example the green energy sector with the oil & gas...

The question of how to increase gender diversity in companies has long been debated. Consequently, investors have mainly chosen to advocate for a higher share of women at the board level. This approach has been further supported by regulations, which require a certain percentage of women on the boards of listed companies. However, Fiona McNally's article in Responsible Investor asks whether such...

Benedikte Nielsen can only see benefits in personalization in the pension funds' investment products. Pension funds should offer greater flexibility and personalization in their investment products A study conducted by the Denominator and Matter shows that pension investments of 97 billion DKK are placed in companies without women in the executive team or board. This corresponds to 15% of all...