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Green Investing
Embedding sustainability in an active investment strategy
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has entered the mainstream, and is transforming the way investors look at value. No longer are investments assessed purely in terms of financial returns; a host of other factors are considered, whether it’s a company’s carbon footprint or the impact a major infrastructure project will have on the local community. This is a welcome development, not least because these factors also have a demonstrable effect on investment performance. But ESG considerations add additional layers of complexity to the investment process that heighten the need for active portfolio management, backed by proprietary research.
ESG Fact Check
1BNP Paribas Securities Services; “Great Expectations for ESG”; July 2017
2Global Impact Investing Network; “2018 Annual Impact Investor Survey”; June 2018
3 KPMG; “The Road Ahead: The KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2017”; October 2017
4 Climate Bonds Initiative; “China Green Bond Market 2017”; February 2018
5 PwC; “The Next Frontier for Infrastructure Investments”; 2018
6Business & Sustainable Development Commission; “Better Business, Better World Asia”; June 2017
7Standard Chartered Private Bank; “Sustainable investments on the rise in Asia”; May 2018
