Green finance special section
IF YOU NEED evidence of Man Group’s commitment to combating climate change, try organizing an interview with CEO Peter Clarke. When Euromoney proposes to fly from New York to London to speak to Clarke, it is gently suggested: "How about doing this on a video conference call from our Rockefeller office in mid-town instead? We’ve upgraded our video conferencing capabilities. We’re trying to do as much as we can to reduce the need to fly people around the world. It will save on carbon emissions."
The focus on becoming an environment-friendly organization was championed by Stanley Fink, CEO of Man Group from 2000 until March 2007, when he stepped aside to become non-executive deputy. Thanks to Fink and other trailblazers in the company, says Clarke, "we were early along the curve at seeing the compelling signs of the likely economic impact...
