Prior to joining Osmosis, Lennart was a Senior Technical Officer at the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), where he developed assessment methodologies for corporate disclosures on climate change, water security and deforestation. Lennart also led work on developing reporting frameworks with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) on waste and with the European Commission on best environmental practices targeting high impact sectors.

As head of Osmosis’ quantitative research, Tom leads the team’s research efforts focused on model improvements and alpha opportunities within sustainability data. His work bridges the research and investment functions, demonstrating the connection between Resource Efficiency and stock returns across global markets and the uncorrelated nature of the factor to traditional market patterns. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Geneva Finance Research Institute, studying responsible investment strategies and ESG impacts on portfolios. Tom’s research appears in academic journals.

Jamie leads the team working on the expansion of Osmosis’ offering into the Emerging Markets. He works closely with corporate environmental data, and the effective utilisation of this data in portfolio construction. Jamie authored a popular research piece on ‘The Obstructive Role of Scope 3 Emissions Data in Portfolio Construction’, which explored the environmental and financial implications of using estimated emissions data in the creation of portfolios.

Mavis researches ways to continually optimise and implement model improvements to the Osmosis Resource Efficiency factor. Her work illustrates the economic and environmental rationale behind the unique three-factor approach at Osmosis. Her projects have included linking Resource Efficiency to companies’ financial characteristics, as well as comparing and contrasting the dynamics between the factor and traditional style factors. She also works closely with the wider Research team and Portfolio Management team to examine how the factor has evolved over time across both developed and emerging markets.

Benjamin works on the collection and analysis of environmental data, along with a focus on Osmosis’ active ownership strategy. Benjamin has a particular interest in the relationship between companies and biodiversity. He is a published author on the impacts of oil extraction on wildlife and is working towards a doctorate on the comparability of corporate biodiversity impact metrics. Prior to joining Osmosis, Benjamin also conducted academic research on sovereign green bond policy and corporate SDG prioritisation.

Alienor joined the Environmental Research Team in 2021. She works on projects to refine the Model of Resource Efficiency, most recently on the integration of a real estate sector, as well as Scope 3 categories where relevant. She leads on content creation in the environmental team, using her background in science communication. She is currently researching the possibility of an implementation of biodiversity-related metrics into portfolios. She has a deep understanding of environmental data and reporting from previous experience at CDP.

Lily is part of the team investigating environmental disclosure in the Emerging Markets, alongside her focus on Osmosis’ active ownership strategy. This includes proxy voting and engagement to improve environmental disclosure, as well as research on evolving regulation and its affect on sustainability reporting. She has authored a number of articles, including ‘Could EU Anti-Subsidy Measures do More Harm than Good?‘. After finishing her masters in 2022 she worked for the Value Reporting Foundation, aiding its consolidation into the ISSB and commitment to improving the international applicability of the SASB and TCFD standards.

Jonathan joined Osmosis in 2023 and is a member of the Environmental Research team, specialising in Emerging Markets. His work centres on analysing industrial processes through an environmental lens and employing data visualization techniques to drive impactful research and deliver meaningful insights. Additionally, Jonathan actively participates in engagement initiatives on environmental disclosure and sustainability, with a focus on company-level decarbonisation strategies.

Milena focuses on environmental data in the Emerging Markets. She is responsible for the validation of disclosed corporate data and engagement with companies to improve their transparency. Milena has authored research pieces exploring effective engagement approaches in the Emerging Markets, as well as deep dives to analyse trends on a sectoral basis. Prior to Osmosis, Milena worked in environmental and social risk analysis of high-risk corporate client portfolios at Banco Continental in Paraguay. She also worked on the selection process of eligible projects recognised by the Green Bonds Principle and the Social Bond Principle for the Bank’s first sustainable bond issuance in international markets.

Suzanne works closely with the Environmental Research team to extract, clean, validate and standardise corporate environmental data. An experienced research analyst, Suzanne has previously worked at various European investment banks conducting fundamental analysis, financial modelling and equity valuation on publicly listed European equities.

Mark works as a quantitative developer and researcher and is responsible for developing and maintaining Osmosis’ quantitative research systems and models as well as conducting alpha-signal research. Mark is a highly experienced quantitative researcher and portfolio manager, having spent 14 years at GMO, four as a quant analyst and ten as a portfolio manager. During this time, he created and managed various funds including the GMO Quality and GMO Tactical Opportunities Funds. He was also Head of the Emerging Equities Quant Team for four years.