LGIM Blog – Toby MacKean, ESG Analyst

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Toby Mackean

Toby is responsible for research and engagement activities for L&G’s Asset Management division, focusing on both climate and nature-related topics.

He leads the teams Natural Capital Management theme and works closely with investment teams to integrate sustainability topics into investment processes.

Toby joined L&G in 2022 from Ernst & Young (EY) where he was a Manager in their Climate Change and Sustainability Services team.

Whilst there, he worked with a range of clients on various decarbonisation strategy, TCFD and climate target setting projects, provided assurance and corporate reporting services, as well as led the integration of climate risks into EY’s audit methodologies.

Prior to that, he trained as an ICAEW (ACA) chartered accountant working in EY’s products and services department.

Toby graduated from the University of Durham and holds a first class BSc (Hons) degree in geography where his studies focused on climate change and environmental processes.

Other articles by Toby MacKean

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COP16: What are our policy priorities?

Ahead of the global nature summit, we lay out our focus for engaging with policymakers.

COP 16

COP16: The global nature summit that should be on everyone’s radar

The forthcoming global meeting on nature will accelerate action across the public and private sector.

Natural capital

Natural capital management, and why it matters to investors

LGIM’s policy on natural capital management (NCM) has just been published. Here we explain what it is and why we are focusing on it.

COP threes

It’s an important year for nature. As they say, good things come in threes…

There are not one, not two, but three COPs this year. All three are multi-lateral meetings of vital importance to ensure accelerated action and coordination to tackle nature change. We’ve outlined some of our priorities below.

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What TNFD means for investors and the planet

Ahead of the launch of the Taskforce for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), we explore the framework’s potential to galvanise action on nature-related risks.

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Scope 3: Omission impossible

Measuring decarbonisation throughout the economy requires a logical and systematic approach. Including Scope 3 emissions is vital.

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COP15: how LGIM is tackling biodiversity loss

Having discussed what changes we’ll be pushing for at the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, we lay out what we're already doing as asset managers to tackle the nature loss crisis.

COP15: it’s time we had a ‘Paris moment for nature’

COP15 represents a historic opportunity to commit reversing nature loss this decade. We will be there and supporting calls for a Paris moment for nature.

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Biodiversity: an intergovernmental COP out?

With governments struggling to gain traction on nature loss, corporates and financial institutions shoulder ever-greater responsibility to drive positive change.

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