Trade Offs

From farmers to customers, agriculture commodities powerhouse Bunge works with thousands of stakeholders along vast value chains. Its scale means influence - so how is it responding to calls for greater sustainability in the crops it distributes? How is it managing the cost of increased ESG oversight?

In this final episode of the series, recorded in October 2022, Ned Salter, Global Head of Investment Research, talks to Bunge Chief ...

Keeping profits, social responsibility, and public relations on an even keel is no mean feat when you're a government contractor. UK services company Serco employs tens of thousands across the world in areas as diverse as defence, justice, and healthcare. 

Rupert Soames joined Serco as chief executive in 2014 and completed his tenure at the end of 2022. In this straight-talking interview, Fidelity International's Global Head of Inv...

Managing and looking after people is core to a government services company like Serco. And the risk management that goes with such work demands a very different approach.

In this episode of Trade Offs Fidelity's investment team use highlights from the interview with Serco's former Chief Executive Rupert Soames to illustrate how investors should be considering the 'S' of ESG and why its importance is only set to rise. 

Ned Salter, G...

Lorenzo Simonellis is chief executive of one of the world's biggest oilfield services and energy technology companies, Baker Hughes. It supports traditional exploration and extraction while also developing the latest energy equipment. As such, it stands in both the 'old' and 'new' spheres of the energy sector.

Mr Simonelli talks to Fidelity International's Global Head of Investment Research Ned Salter about the pros and cons of nat...

What can investors learn from the trade offs an energy CEO is facing and the choices he's making? Fidelity's experts go over the highlights from the interview with Baker Hughes Chief Executive Lorenzo Simonelli, providing context and investment implications.

Ned Salter, Global Head of Investment Research, is joined by Analyst and Portfolio Manager Paul Gooden and Portfolio Manager Rosanna Burcheri.

Listen to the full interview with...

Feeding 8 billion people with limited arable land is one of the modern world's most pressing headaches. Add to that a growing concern over the impact intensified farming practices can have on local ecosystems and biodiversity and you get a sense of the challenges facing a company like Bayer.

Founded in the mid-19th century, Bayer is one of Germany's oldest companies. Originally a pure pharmaceuticals manufacturer it diversified int...

As chief executive of one of the world's largest financial institutions for more than a decade Brian Moynihan has led Bank of America through some tumultuous times. The shift from shareholder to stakeholder capitalism - accelerated by the Great Financial Crisis, heightening environmental challenges, and a global pandemic - has demanded careful stewardship, and all against a backdrop of increasing political upheaval. 

He talks to Fi...

In this episode Fidelity's investment team take a closer look at some of the highlights from the interview with Bank of America's chief executive Brian Moynihan.

Ned Salter, Global Head of Investment Research, is joined by Senior Cross Asset Financials Analyst Lee Sotos and Portfolio Manager Rosanna Burcheri.

Listen to the whole interview here.

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