Vinay Shandal: How conscious investors can turn up the heat and make companies change
維納伊山德: 有意識的投資者如何施壓使公司改變
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on the issues of the day.
我們對新聞發表意見,
張貼我們的看法,
彼得帕克(蜘蛛人)嗎?
just oozing charisma to solve the issues?
not going to solve the issues.
他們並不會解決議題。
to solve the issues,
Paul Singer, Barry Rosenstein.
OGs of Wall Street.
那種可怕。是真的可怕。
of a company's CEO and board
和董事發自內心感到恐懼,
when you hear a bear outside your tent,
with a mouthful of Doritos --
坐在那裡時——
to pull down from the bear hang,
be passing through."
but they definitely want money.
the way they create value,
他們創造價值的方式,
that the changes they create,
他們所創造的改變,
is too short-term in nature.
在本質上太短期了。
they use are egregious.
他們用的戰略很過份。
a small handful of activists,
to be constructive and collaborative.
建設性和同心協力。
歸功給應得功勞的人。
where credit is due.
to catalyze large-scale change
with management to make change,
和管理層級合作創造改變,
the environment and society.
and better world this would be.
多麼綠意盎然、多麼棒的世界。
投資者為什麼要費心?
Why would an investor care?
投資者為何在乎?
ESG 的議題——
and governance issues --
corporate citizenship,
可是,有好消息,
for our collective futures,
是可補償缺點的優點,
an act of good corporate citizenship.
一種好的企業公民行為。
that shows a clear correlation
之間有明確的相關性。
and financial performance.
for the environment and society
companies are catching on.
and making money in the process.
並在過程中賺錢。
called Parley for the Oceans.
(Parley for the Oceans)組織合作。
plastic waste from the ocean.
收回在海洋上的塑膠廢物。
to make shoes.
and good for business.
consumer segment known as hipsters --
客戶群叫做「文青 (hipsters)」——
the choice between a no-name shoe
用海洋塑膠製成的愛迪達鞋子,
plastic from the ocean
of the week and twice on Sunday,
星期日還要穿兩次,
也沒什麼大不了的,
to talk about them.
談論這雙鞋的機會。
你一直在看我的腳。」
I'm a consultant. I make slides.
我只是在做投影片。
我沒有在看——」
I'm not looking --"
must be bothering you.
來跟你談談它吧。
for the rest of this ride.
is from the ocean,
不是在你吃的魚的肚子裡,
開心的海洋。
I got eco-shoes.
我買環保鞋。我買環保鞋。
We've all been there.
我們都遇過這種事。
我要給你一個優惠碼。
I'll give you a discount code.
of moving Uber Pools.
共乘車上跳車過。
我要下車了。我要下車了。
we need to love the hipsters.
我們得要愛文青。
像愛迪達這樣的公司,
and we need companies like Adidas,
to convince other companies
能夠說服其他公司
call them "conscious investors."
engaging management on ESG issues.
管理階層參與 ESG 議題。
management to make changes
the environment and society.
can take a page from the playbook
issues getting management to make changes.
對行動派投資者來說並不是問題。
loves making money.
愛吃多力多滋,愛賺錢。
and not pay it back.
trying to seize up Argentinian assets.
an Argentinian navy vessel
with big guns were on the ship.
to show up with a crane
一台起重機一起現身,
the navy officers drew their weapons
his original investment.
stock in Whole Foods,
買進所有全食超市股票,
to sell itself to Amazon,
把它自己賣給亞馬遜,
same-day delivery of his organic Doritos.
有機多力多滋當能日配送。
John Mackey, and the board
約翰麥基以及董事會
the prime example of selling out.
dollars in the process.
a very nice impression on John.
John and Barry just hugging it out
在全食超市的咖啡廳
很不一樣的例子:
擁有一百億美金。
against private prisons in the US,
I am troubled by devastating images
告訴各位,我很受不了
out of the arms of their parents
父母的懷抱中強行拉開,
detention facilities that did too little
這些機構幾乎沒有做什麼
contact with their parents.
維持和父母的聯絡。
in the eye and say,
to do things. Let me show you"?
讓我告訴你」?
woke up the next day
在隔天早上起床時,
我們得要對孩子好一點。」
We'd better be nice to the kids."
of several high-profile divestitures
股票在十年間
has outperformed the market.
investors owning the stock
有意識的投資者手上,
who don't care about these issues
這些議題的投資者手上,
about these issues.
你對這些議題的看法。
with conscious investors.
投資者的問題所在。
以 ESG 為中心的基金。
to a greener world.
更綠化的世界。
to a greener portfolio,
更綠化的投資組合,
怎樣才能出奇招,
to flip the script,
從撤資轉為參與,
from divesting to engaging,
真正和管理階層合作,
to actually working with management
their ESG performance?
應該或能夠這麼做。
they should and they could.
between ESG performance
have shown us they could.
已經證明他們做得到。
change in a company.
是為了賺錢而做。
do what they do to make money.
to improve society and the environment
改善社會和環境而做,
collaboratively and constructively.
有建設性一點的方式來做。
of the some of the largest investors.
合起來管理的金額是數兆美元。
together, they manage trillions.
about the importance of ESG.
它們越來越暢所欲言。
increasingly vocal in his annual letters
在他的年度報告中,
that John called "greedy bastards,"
「貪心的雜種」的前輩,
to the board of Apple,
給 Apple 的董事會,說:
are addictive for children.
會讓孩子上癮。
is some pressure.
on conscious investors
施加一些壓力,
對管理階層施加壓力,
on management
the environment and society.
that matters to them
that lines up with your purpose:
和你的目的一致的立場:
labor rights, diversity.
with your purpose, you are golden.
professionals focused on this.
shows up to a campaign,
出現在一場宣傳活動中,
去和執行長及董事會恰談,
talking to the CEO and the board
to talk about an ESG issue,
並談論 ESG 議題,
in the risk department
in the investor relations department,
這點必須要改變。
and that needs to change.
underperforms financially,
在財務上表現差勁時,
放下一切與管理階層合作,
and work with management,
來做出改變,
the company's financial performance.
underperforms on ESG issues.
on how we measure ESG,
訂定測量 ESG 的標準。
managed in line with your values.
要和你的價值觀一致。
more conscious in the first place.
讓投資者更有意識的。
about your money being invested
讓你感覺不太對。
don't line up with yours.
pushing them to divest,
真正與管理階層合作,
truly work with management
their ESG performance.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Vinay Shandal - Investment agitatorBCG's Vinay Shandal is passionate about the role of capital in creating impact.
Why you should listen
A Partner in The Boston Consulting Group's Toronto office, Vinay Shandal leads BCG's Principal Investors and Private Equity practice in Canada. He also helps lead the global efforts on shareholder activism, a topic for which he developed passion while at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Before becoming a consultant, Shandal practiced corporate law in New York and clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa.
Shandal has co-authored numerous BCG and other publications on various aspects of investing, shareholder activism and the role of capital in driving better societal outcomes.
As a leader at BCG's Centre for Canada's Future, Shandal is also invested in keeping tabs on and tackling some of the country’s most pressing issues. He is a board member of Capitalize 4 Kids, a nonprofit that aims to solve the toughest challenges in children's brain health and mental health. In his work, Shandal is most passionate about the role of capital in creating impact and most inspired by his wife, Christina, who is a respected social activist.
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