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Top 10 ESG Investing Jobs in London

The United Kingdom has long shown its efforts in leading the world in its net-zero commitment in advance of COP 26. In 2017, the London Stock Exchange Group issued its ESG reporting guidelines and the UK government published its Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing in 2021. This puts London at the hotbed of sustainable finance and investing, and offers a range of job opportunities for aspirants to join the industry.

We provide a list of the top 10 ESG investing jobs from companies that have been powerfully leading the way for impact investing.

ESG Product Specialist | £80,000 – £100,000

The firm’s ESG capabilities’ content creation and management fall under the purview of the ESG Product Specialist. Working with the Responsible Investment and Client teams, develop a variety of ESG-related products (such as market research, white papers, and presentations). As the subject-matter authority for ESG products, you’re in charge of creating specialized content for presentations, RFP databases, client answers, annual PRI reporting, and the company’s annual sustainability report.

Sustainability Associate | £62,000 – £107,000

The Chief Sustainability Officer and CEO of the Institute for Sustainable Investing are supported by the Sustainability Associate on a number of strategic and operational projects. The chosen candidate organizes the Sustainable Investing Challenge and Sustainable Investing Summit supports the execution of sustainability-focused projects and contributes to thought leadership on a variety of sustainable finance themes.

Impact & ESG Analyst | £57,000 – £64,000

The Impact & ESG Analyst creates impact and ESG assessments on investee firms, examining both the positive and unfavourable contributions to the SDGs as well as the risks and opportunities presented by ESG factors. The analyst offers excellent research and analysis to assist portfolio managers of equity and fixed-income securities.

ESG Research Analyst | £52,000 – £78,000

The Research Analyst focuses on the development of the proprietary ESG framework and analytical capabilities while conducting ESG materiality and/or theme research and assisting with team execution of the overall plan. The ideal candidate would love to think critically and creatively about financial markets and will want to join a team that is rapidly expanding.

Sustainable Investment Product Advocate | £35,000 – £41,000

By offering advice, lessons learned, and knowledge on ESG and sustainability, the Sustainable Investment Product Advocate works with the responsible investment, portfolio management, thematic, and research teams to clarify the company’s strategic stance in sustainable investing. Through assistance in raising assets and brand building, the function aids in the crystallization of its commercial aim for sustainability solutions.

ESG Senior Consultant | £50,000 – £70,000

In order to help our client’s achieve their business goals, the ESG Senior Consultant oversees the execution and reporting of ESG strategy for investor clients. They also produce measurable improvements in ESG performance and engagement. In addition to reporting to the Investor ESG Lead and being a part of the larger Environmental Consultancy Group, the function involves managing numerous client relationships.

Sustainability and ESG Engagement Manager | £70,000 – £80,000

Delivering engagement strategies with success, the Sustainability and ESG Engagement Manager also does ESG analysis on companies in international equity portfolios. He or she oversees ESG engagement initiatives, does research on engagement themes, and works with fund managers and analysts to create engaging engagement opportunities.

Senior ESG and Sustainability Consultant | £75,000 – £90,000

Being naturally proactive, the senior ESG and sustainability consultant supports the expansion of the local service portfolio in response to shifting local and national regulatory forces. The consultant conducts stakeholder engagement workshops and materiality analyses while providing ESG strategies for the corporate, asset, and real estate projects. The ideal candidate develops baseline assessments and strategies for social value and effect in comparison to important industry benchmark criteria.

Advisor Advancing Net Zero | £35,000 to £48,000

Under the Advancing Net Zero program, the Advisor for Advancing Net Zero directs and coordinates research and engagement to create and execute important industry outcomes. The adviser is a subject matter specialist in areas such as ESG investments, real estate financing, and asset management. These areas include carbon pricing and offsetting, financing and valuing net zero carbon buildings, data collection, management, and reporting, among others. The advisor oversees industry recommendations for zero-carbon buildings and develops the team as a whole.

Head of ESG | £90,000 – £120,000

An experienced ESG professional serves as the Head of ESG and guides and develops the ESG with clients. He or she offers insightful information on topics and circumstances around the world, enabling our client to act confidently. As the head of ESG, you will have a proven track record in this field, practical client management experience, and experience assisting customers with understanding, evaluating, and putting due diligence, risk assessments, and roadmaps into practice.

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Prime London Sales Market Makes Hesitant Start to 2024

A developer once said that after a slowdown, you need no further bad news for two consecutive quarters for a recovery to take hold.

Perhaps an overly-simplistic rule but one that comes to mind when looking back at the last few months.

Inflation fell faster than expected in the final quarter of last year and by Christmas money markets were pricing in five interest rate cuts of 0.25% in 2024.

The positive mood didn’t last long into 2024 due to stubborn underlying inflation, as we explored here , and mortgage rates have begun to creep back up.

In the background is a swirl of bad news that includes an increasingly heated countdown to the general election and overseas military conflicts.

And then came this month’s Budget.

The key headline for prime London markets was the abolition of the non-dom tax regime from next April.

To date, those with non-dom status have not paid tax on their worldwide income for up to 15 years under a fairly complex set of rules, making the UK somewhat of a global outlier.

From next year, new arrivals will pay nothing for four years before paying the same as other UK residents, a simplification the government has said will raise £2.7 billion a year by 2028/29. There were 69,000 non doms in the tax year ending in 2022.

Current non doms may well feel the rules of the game have changed in the middle of the match but the property market in London’s most expensive postcodes could get a boost from next April when a two-year transition period begins during which they will only pay 12% on their worldwide income.

For a full reaction to the Budget including changes to multiple dwellings relief on stamp duty, please click here .

Meanwhile, the average annual price fall in prime central London (PCL) was -2.4% in February while the comparable figure in prime outer London (POL) was -1.6%.

It was an uncertain start to 2024 that can be seen on the chart below.

On the demand side, the number of new prospective buyers was 9% higher than the five-year average in February, according to Knight Frank data adjusted for leap years.

That was lower than the equivalent rise in January and reflects the slightly gloomier mood in the second month of the year in relation to the outlook for mortgage rates.

This change was also visible in the number of offers made, which is a good measure for buyer sentiment. While the number was up by 1% in January versus the five-year average, there was a 12% decline in February.

And while the number of instructions for sale was up 9% in February versus a 5% rise in January, that was the result of a the relatively higher number of market appraisals carried out in the first month of the year. Market appraisals were only up by 3% in February compared to a 13% jump in January.

For buyers and sellers, they should look for some hope in what the Bank of England says rather than what it does (it is unlikely to cut) when it meets later this month.

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Scientists working on AI tech to match dogs up with the perfect owners

By Ian Lee , Tina Kraus

Updated on: March 28, 2024 / 3:10 PM EDT / CBS News

London —  When Londoner Chelsea Battle first met her cavapoo Peanut, it was love at first sight.

"He's my son," she told CBS News, calling her bond with her dog "one of the most important relationships in my life."

Chelsea adopted Peanut during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I think it's really important to understand that dogs have different personalities, and you need to find the one that's best for you," Chelsea said. "I lucked out."

Their bond is strong, and picking a dog or other pet often comes down to a gut feeling. But computer scientists at the University of East London are hoping to take some of the chance out of the process. They're using artificial intelligence to help predict the personality types of individual dogs , so they can be better matched with humans.

"These personality types are defined based on the behavioral attributes, not the breed, not the gender of the dog," Dr. Mohammad Amirhosseini, a senior lecturer in computer science and digital technology at the university, told CBS News.

Using behavioral records from more than 70,000 dogs from the University of Pennsylvania, the British researchers developed an AI algorithm to classify canines into five groups — you might even call them personality types.

"Our best performing model achieved 99% accuracy, which is amazing," said Amirhosseini.

They found that dogs can be sorted into one of the following categories: 

• Excitable and hyper-attached
• Anxious and fearful
• Aloof and predatory
• Reactive and assertive
• Calm and agreeable.

With this information in hand, the researchers hope to eventually be able to predict the best specific dogs — not just breeds — for an array tasks from sniffing out drugs to guiding the blind, and maybe even cuddling the kids.

Currently, more than half of dogs put into training for specific jobs, such as security or guide work, fail their programs, according to the American Kennel Club.

"If we have an idea about the dog's personality in advance," said Amirhosseini, "we can select the right dog for the right job."

He said he hoped that one day, the AI technology will be readily available to help families looking to adopt a dog find one that's perfect for them. Right now, about half of dogs rescued from shelters in the U.S. end up being returned by the owners, and behavioral issues are very often cited as a factor.

The researchers hope that as they develop the AI tool, it will help to create more successful adoptions.

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Ian Lee is a CBS News correspondent based in London, where he reports for CBS News, CBS Newspath and CBS News Streaming Network. Lee, who joined CBS News in March 2019, is a multi-award-winning journalist, whose work covering major international stories has earned him some of journalism's top honors, including an Emmy, Peabody and the Investigative Reporters and Editors' Tom Renner award.

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