How biodiversity engagements can provide a rich stream of alpha

As active managers, gaining a better understanding of biodiversity could provide us with a new stream of potential alpha and amplify the positive impact of engagement. Two months ago, the 'great and the good' reconvened at the annual Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) and ranked what they believed would be the most significant global risks of the forthcoming decade. Four of the top six were environmental - with 'Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Collapse' coming in fourth place - while cybercrime and geo-economic confrontation trailed in eighth and ninth, respectively. I wonder how closel...