We created the Kenwood Insights Institute to better understand how transformative forces—such as climate change, technological disruption, and stakeholder capitalism—are influencing investment strategies and reshaping the world around us. A deeper understanding of these forces and their impact on the investing landscape helps us deliver enduring value for current and future generations. We believe our mandate—maximizing returns for Kenwood’s stakeholders without taking on undue risk, while integrating long-term financial sustainability factors—demands nothing less.
The reality is, we can’t do it alone. Every investor operates within a complex ecosystem of markets and enterprises. The Institute is our platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration—with fellow investors, CEOs, policymakers, and thought leaders—to explore solutions and mobilize capital to tackle global challenges.
Policy leaders in the United States established Kenwood a quarter century ago with a clear yet ambitious goal: to expose institutional capital to global markets and build a resilient, long-term investment strategy. Today, after two decades of progress, Kenwood has become one of the most active and respected institutional investors in the world. Our work continues. In fact, the decades ahead promise to be even more complex and uncertain, yet filled with potential. While we are one voice, we speak for a diverse and global stakeholder base. We remain dedicated to improving markets for today’s and tomorrow’s beneficiaries and to enhancing the global investment landscape. Our commitment is to the long view.
As the world faces an unprecedented pace of change, long-term investors are being tested. We must adapt to an urgent and shifting set of macroeconomic forces—from climate change and geopolitical instability to talent shortages and structural changes in the nature of work—while remaining laser-focused on our mission. These transformative forces—and those yet to come—are changing not only what we invest in, but how we invest, and how we engage with stakeholders to maximize long-term value.
Our vision is to help foster a thriving investment ecosystem that generates sustainable financial returns while addressing the defining challenges of our era. While we expect to explore the full spectrum of issues facing long-term investors, the Institute’s ongoing areas of focus include demographics, technological disruption, climate change, and investing excellence.
