What senior candidates in sustainable finance keep asking me, and what I tell them
Senior sustainable finance job market 2026: why senior ESG and responsible investment roles are scarce, and how to approach the search. Farrell Associates Insights.
Why Hiring Salespeople for ESG Data & AI Companies Is So Hard
Every salesperson interviews well. Most are relationship managers, not hunters — and ESG data and AI companies keep hiring the wrong one. How to tell them apart before you sign the offer.
The LGPS local-investment talent gap: who's hiring, and the skill nobody has yet
LGPS funds must publish local-investment strategies this month. Who's hiring, what roles are scarce, and the impact-measurement skill nobody has yet.
ESG & Sustainability Recruitment: How to Hire Sustainability Talent in 2026
How to hire a great CSO
How to Hire a Chief Sustainability Officer: A 2026 Guide for Employers
How to hire a great CSO
Everyone is Different, but Everyone Has a Purpose
Working as a team! The strength of team dynamics with a shared purpose.
Culture and Sustainability: The Ultimate Defence Strategy
Are culture and people deployed enough as our natural defence for sustainability?
Sustainability, creative destruction, and Nobel prizes
Discussing industries where preparing for a more sustainable future makes good financial sense, and also provides benefits to the wider society. BUT Do you focus engagement resources on them, and leave the others to face a world of creative destruction?
Be kind, listen and support each other.
Celebrating World Mental Health day, be kind, listen and talk.
Responsible Investment Policy guidance for charities and foundations
Key factors to consider around Responsible investment and charities.
The Sustainability Diamond: Culture, Careers & Climate as the 3Cs of Brilliance
Culture, Careers, and Climate are the 3Cs shaping the future of work. Like the facets of a diamond, they only shine when aligned.
Here’s the sustainability recruiting mistakes I see companies make over and over….
Where sustainability recruiting and hiring falls short.
ShareAction’s Point of No Returns 2025
Sam highlights key points from ShareAction’s Point of No Returns 2025 analysis: A responsible investment benchmark of 76 of the world’s largest asset managers
The SDG Crisis Point - Why People and Talent Decisions Hold the Key to Our 2030 Future
We have five years to recruit our way out of humanity's greatest challenges. The expertise exists, solutions are possible, but success depends on recognising that people decisions are climate decisions, and people decisions will determine whether we achieve the SDGs or witness their failure.
The Juniorisation of Sustainability Hiring: Why Brilliant Strategies Fail Before They Start
The Juniorisation of Sustainability Hiring: Why Brilliant Strategies Fail Before They Start
How AI Can Support Neurodiverse Talent at Work
How AI can be used for inclusion and create a more fair playing field.
The Hidden Red Flag in Every Sustainability CV
Differentiators with sustainability job CVS.
Differentiators with sustainability job CVS.
Nature Finance is Accelerating — The Leadership Talent That Will Drive It
Nature Finance is Accelerating - The Leadership Talent Will Drive It
Mission-Based Investing: Embracing Profit with Purpose.
An industry thought piece on impact investing and mission based investing..