Global PSSL expands ESG short activism group 03 June 2021Canada Reporter: Alex Pugh
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Blue Orca Capital鈥檚 Soren Aandahl has joined Global PSSL, applying his short activist expertise to the Global PSSL voluntary ESG Standard on Short Activism.
Global Principles for Sustainable 网爆吃瓜 Lending (Global PSSL) founder and CEO Radek Stech says Aandahl is a 鈥減remier short activist investor with a proven track record of successful investments in the US, Asia and Australia, so we鈥檙e delighted to have his knowledge and experience on board鈥�.
Discussing the Global PSSL voluntary ESG Standard on Short Activism with Stech, Aandahl said: 鈥淵ou鈥檝e [Stech] formed Global PSSL as a non-profit initiative to bring together a variety of voices from the broader community of practitioners, thought leaders, regulators and international organisations.
鈥淩ather than just sketch out a list of rules or a code of conduct through lobby groups, you seek to build a new impartial platform, bring key stakeholders together, learn from them and jointly figure out solutions as the markets themselves evolve. In this respect, what you鈥檙e doing is unique.鈥�
The Global PSSL unveiled the first-of-its-kind voluntary ESG standard on short activism in March and was developed over six months in collaboration with prominent short activists such as Carson Block of Muddy Waters Capital, Gabriel Grego of Quintessential Capital Management, and Anne Stevenson-Yang of J Capital Research.
Instances of greenwashing, social washing, or governance failure are what activist short sellers may look for during their research, Stech says, and Global PSSL offers a voluntary mechanism that adds a new ESG layer to existing due diligence, encouraging people to feed their experiences back and further develop the initiative.
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