'Beyond Metrics, Humanising Investment Decisions'

Welcoming Pablo Berrutti, Co- founder at Atliorem & Analyst at Stewart Investors to Purposely Podcast.

In this episode, Mark Longbottom sits down with Pablo to explore sustainable investing, ethical finance, and the human side of decision-making in a sector often dominated by numbers.

Pablo is Senior Director and Portfolio Manager at Stewart Investors, a firm committed to long-term, responsible investing. He explains how Stewart Investors takes a bottom-up approach, focusing on quality, sustainability, and capital preservation. The firm avoids sectors with harmful societal or environmental impacts, like tobacco and fossil fuels, and actively engages with companies to improve their practices. For Pablo, investment is not just about returns—it’s about relationships, trust, and integrity at every level.

Beyond his professional role, Pablo is the co-founder of Altiorem, a nonprofit knowledge hub aimed at building capacity in sustainable finance. The platform provides a free library of resources, connecting students with finance professionals to generate new insights. Using AI to expand its reach, Altiorem helps the sector make more informed, ethical investment decisions. Pablo’s mission is ambitious: to influence the finance sector to make better choices for a sustainable future, combining expertise, collaboration, and innovation.

Throughout the conversation, Pablo emphasises the importance of humanity in investment decisions. Metrics matter, but at the core, decisions are shaped by people—their values, their relationships, and their understanding of long-term consequences. He also shares his interest in incorporating Indigenous perspectives, recognising the environmental knowledge embedded in cultures that have cared for their lands for generations.

For anyone working in finance, philanthropy, or the nonprofit world, this episode offers both practical insights and inspiration. It’s a reminder that investment decisions are never just about numbers—they’re about people, relationships, and the impact those decisions can have on the world.