In today’s business environment, more and more companies view Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) prioritization, integration and disclosure as a strategic imperative – and with good ...

ESG integration does not involve a formal change in the investment guidelines or prospectus, but enhances the underlying research process to better account for material sustainability risks that can ...

To sum up, since we already knew that ESG integration does not affect financial performance, the report suggests that ESG integration does not have impact today, and will not likely have it in the ...

Increased demand for strategies that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment process is being driven by more investors wanting to align their investments ...

Integration of environmental, social and governance factors is moving toward the mainstream of institutional investment management, making it hard for business leaders to ignore. Effective and ...

While there was consensus on the importance of ESG integration in infrastructure, the actual adoption of third-party ESG tools has been limited. “Most infrastructure investors are only at the ...

Panellist Nicole Gehrig, director of global industry standards with the CFA Institute, said ESG integration is often used as an umbrella term or confused with other types of ESG incorporation. ESG ...

Both interest in and backlash against ESG are at all-time high. Recently, leading asset managers and academics alike are making the case that contrary to being a political act, ESG integration, or ...

Acceleration by regulation. Globally, regulatory frameworks are evolving to mandate ESG disclosures. In the UK, for instance, investment firms managing over £50 billion in assets are required to ...

PGIM, for example, said it was “concerned with the broad designation of ESG-integration funds given that funds that merely incorporate ESG factors as a consideration in a fund’s investment ...