The Materiality Files

SVI’s current and former CEOs, Ben Carpenter and Jeremy Nicholls, have co-authored a series of blogs and hosted a webinar on the subject of materiality. Why? The existential threats of climate change and social inequality are real for us all.

In an attempt to reverse these negative trends and create a more sustainable world there needs to be a transformation in the way capitalism works and that means a change in the way decisions are made.

The key to this transformation, say Ben and Jeremy, is changing the purpose behind investment decisions and then the information that matters to inform decisions with that purpose will also change. The concept of materiality is central to this.

They critique the current debates on materiality, arguing that what really matters to us all (including all investors) is enhanced wellbeing. And their conclusion offers a beautifully simple solution that could transform the global economy.

There are two ways for you to read these three blogs: on our blog via the links below, or in a single PDF compilation.

And we invite you to help us realise the solution they propose by taking our 60-second opinion poll.

Last but not least, you can delve further into this topic by watching a recording of a Top Tips webinar on Applying Principle 4: Materiality led by Jeremy Nicholls.