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ESG, Shorthand, and Shortcuts

Brown Advisory

Social factors such as access to healthcare, food, and housing can create meaningful risks and opportunities that are directly relevant to a company’s competitive position. As there's no shortage of such risks, we also find opportunities to solve these intractable challenges across the entire economy.

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Global Leaders Investment Letter: August 2022

Brown Advisory

As economies decouple and deglobalise, prior “just-in-time” firms will move to “just-in-case” inventory, so it won’t be surprising to see RoICs come down without an offset in either asset turns or profit margins as they carry more robust inventory levels. Near-term cutbacks risk innovation and long-term growth.

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Transcript: Dave Nadig

The Big Picture

NADIG: So the reason is because, you know, when we look at how the corporate economy works, there are investments that you have to make. And if there’s like one person who I was, like, if I had a business decision, like career choice, ethical quandary, something like that, there’s no question he’d be the first person I’ll call.