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ESG Outlook: Past, Present, and Future

John Bates, head of emerging markets credit research and co-chair of the ESG Investment Committee at PineBridge, discusses the historical context of ESG adoption and shares his outlook on the evolution of ESG considerations in 2021.

17/12/2020

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ESG Outlook: Past, Present, and Future John Bates, head of emerging markets credit research and co-chair of the ESG Investment Committee at PineBridge, discusses the historical context of ESG adoption and shares his outlook on the evolution of ESG considerations in 2021.

Speakers

John Bates Senior Vice President, Head of EM Corporate Research, Emerging Markets Fixed Income PineBridge Investments, London Mr. Bates joined the firm in 2012 and is a Senior Vice President and Head of EM Corporate Research in PineBridge Investments' Emerging Markets Fixed Income team. While supervising corporate analysts’ team, he is also responsible for providing analysis and trade recommendations on corporates and financials in the Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Previously, Mr. Bates was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Silk Invest where he co-founded and managed the award-winning Silk Road Income Fund, investing in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Prior to that, he worked in a variety of credit-focused roles within Emerging Markets, notably as a Senior Analyst on the sell-side research team at ABN AMRO and West LB. He headed the Credit Research function for Africa at Renaissance Capital and was a key collaborator in the establishment of its business in Nigeria. He received a BA from the University College London in German and a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance from South Bank University.
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