Investor Letters

Below you can find articles on the impact that climate change has on industries
and companies and how it all shapes our investment portfolio.

Climate Change and Public Equity Investing

This Redwood Grove update highlights the importance of incorporating climate science into public equity investing, contrary to the belief that public companies are too big and diverse to have real climate impact. Given the critical role these companies play in transitioning to a low carbon economy, we discuss the investment opportunities presented, highlighting the energy consulting firm Willdan as an attractively valued company responding to increased demand for energy efficiency programs.

November 2, 2021

Ted Roosevelt V discusses climate investing on Experts Only Podcast

Listen to Jon Powers in conversation with Ted Roosevelt, co-Founder of Redwood Grove Capital, as they discuss the evolution of sustainability and climate investing, the need for standardized, audited metrics in ESG investing, and the opportunities for investors when it comes to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

September 28, 2021

Adaptation and Migration

In this quarterly update, we share the challenges in finding attractively valued clean energy companies and highlight investment opportunities in Array Technologies and Flextronics. We look at the growing attention around Net Zero commitments as a useful framework and starting point, while emphasizing the need for concrete plans in approaching these goals for a meaningful transition to a low-carbon economy.

August 2, 2021

Microchip Shortage

Redwood Grove delves into the climate change risks affecting semiconductor manufacturing, exemplified by the recent chip shortage brought on by Taiwan’s drought. We discuss some challenges facing ESG investing, and spotlight Alphabet’s (GOOG) efforts to achieve 100% renewable energy usage as an example of how public companies can move the needle in carbon reduction.

April 28, 2021

Clean Tech Rally

Redwood Grove Capital’s latest letter explores the surge in clean energy stocks in 2020, driven by optimistic expectations for a more favorable regulatory environment. We discuss the complexities of transitioning to a low-carbon economy, using railroads as an example of hurdles facing traditional industries, and highlighting Intel as a secondary beneficiary amid the global shift towards electric vehicles and interconnected devices.

January 26, 2021

Regulatory Change and Climate Investing

Redwood Grove examines the evolving landscape of climate-focused investing and potential regulatory impacts. We analyze the Department of Labor proposal’s impact on ESG considerations for pension plans and highlight the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s report sounding alarms around climate’s systematic and economic risks to the financial system.

November 3, 2020

Economic Impacts of Climate Change

In this letter, we revisit the core thesis behind Redwood Grove’s strategy, sharing our research process of aligning fundamental and climate analyses to identify companies that can perform well in up and down cycles. We share why we joined investors managing close to a $1 trillion of assets to sign the Ceres letter, calling on the Federal Reserve to more actively incorporate climate change into its mandate of maintaining US market stability.

July 29, 2020

Ignoring Climate Change Risks Market Chaos

Woodwell Climate Research Center Executive Director Phil Duffy and Ted Roosevelt talk about the cost of ignoring scientific forecasts. A global pandemic like Covid-19 had long been forecasted by scientists, however the risks were largely ignored by the markets until the pandemic was on its doorstep. Climate change represents a similar kind of risk but on a longer and more expensive time scale. Unlike Covid-19, there is no vaccine for greenhouse gases.

June 4, 2020

2020, The Climate Decade

Entering 2020, Redwood Grove looks at climate change as a defining investment issue of the next decade. We highlight three key trends—declining low carbon technology costs, shifting public perception, and rising climate costs—that have reached tipping points, prompting major asset managers to recognize climate risks reshaping financial landscapes, with the potential for sustainable outperformance in climate-aware portfolios.

January 27, 2020

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