I never tire in my Monday missives to emphasise that I think ESG investing is a great risk management tool. But when meet people along the “money management value chain”, I get the feeling that there is a wedge in terms of conviction. If I talk to asset owners, be they individual investors, family offices or pension funds, ESG investing is a major topic and most of the people I talk to think that it is a useful and necessary development that ESG criteria are included in the decision-making process.
Do fund managers believe in ESG?
Do fund managers believe in ESG?
Do fund managers believe in ESG?
I never tire in my Monday missives to emphasise that I think ESG investing is a great risk management tool. But when meet people along the “money management value chain”, I get the feeling that there is a wedge in terms of conviction. If I talk to asset owners, be they individual investors, family offices or pension funds, ESG investing is a major topic and most of the people I talk to think that it is a useful and necessary development that ESG criteria are included in the decision-making process.