Our research reports are typically focused on understanding the nature and materiality of sustainability-related investment risks and opportunities and how these may affect shareholder value for specific companies or industries.

For responsible investment fund clients that are strong on shareholder engagement, we work closely with fund managers and financial analysts, providing back-up research and profiling, or actually participating in the engagement process.

SustBrands has particular environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment analysis experience in the food production (including fishing), consumer goods, ecotourism, retail and services sectors.

Lynton Burger, working as a senior contract analyst with Risk Metrics (formerly Innovest) in Australia since 2008, has analysed over 30 companies on the ASX 200, assessing key ESG risks and opportunities that could affect shareholder value. Lynton also assisted in developing a comprehensive Sovereign (country) ESG risk and opportunity screening tool for Risk Metrics/Innovest (www.riskmetrics.com).