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ESG investing – what exactly is it?
ESG investing has become very popular in recent years, but what exactly is it? And what is the best. way to go about it? In this video, ROBIN POWELL sets out the basis with the help of JASPREET DUHRA from S&P Dow Jones Indices. TRANSCRIPT Robin Powell: A type of investing […]
Is delegating voting powers on ESG to investors a cop-out?
Through the voting powers that come with large shareholdings, fund management companies have huge influence over the way that the companies they invest in are run. Increasingly, however, large asset managers like BlackRock are looking to delegate those voting powers to underlying investors. But, from an ESG perspective, is this a positive development […]
The impact of ESG uncertainty on asset prices
By LARRY SWEDROE While environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives are increasingly becoming a primary focus in asset management, investors often confront a substantial amount of uncertainty about the true ESG profile of a firm. Demonstrating the point, the authors of the study Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings found that the […]
Should ESG just focus on climate change?
The inevitable backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies that we have seen in 2022 is now giving way to more practical reflections about the way forward for sustainable investment. A new industry paper provides a possible framework. Up until 2021, just about every media article about the ESG movement was […]
What does a change in ESG rating tell us about future returns?
By LARRY SWEDROE Interest in sustainable investing has grown so dramatically over the past decade that by 2020, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing accounted for more than one-third of total assets under management in the United States, or about $17 trillion. That trend has been accompanied by heightened research into the […]
Gaming ESG fund performance to attract assets
By LARRY SWEDROE Although investment returns are important to investors, interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies has been on the rise. That interest has been accompanied by a boom in funds catering to the demand. In June 2013, there were 33 ESG funds, accounting for only 2.6 percent of all […]
ESG investing: Is best-in-class the way to go?
By LARRY SWEDROE Sustainable investing has grown dramatically in the past decade. By 2020, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing accounted for more than one-third of total assets under management in the United States, or about $17 trillion. An issue for investors is that today there are seven main providers of ESG […]
Can investors improve returns by reducing ESG risks?
By LARRY SWEDROE The increased popularity of ESG investing has been accompanied by a rise in research into the subject. The heightened investor interest in sustainability has also led to changes in cash flows — raising the cost of capital of companies with poor ESG scores and lowering it for companies with […]
