Returns on firms with good ESG ratings ranged from 2.25% to as high as 31.84% compared to investing in non-ESG firms, according to the study. Stocks of ESG firms in energy, food and beverage, and health care industries were among the highest.
In 2017, institutional investors may start applying differentiating strategies while incorporating ESG data across asset classes and risk calculations, according to a recent report by MSCI.
One anticipated trend, in 2017, is the conversation shifting from “how” to use ESG to “where” to use ESG, one...
An increasing number of financial advisors are leveraging ESG data available at Bloomberg, evidenced by the growth of "ESG power users" by 33% in 2016, according to Barbara Pomfret, Bloomberg’s ESG product manager.
Before joining Joele Frank in 2017 as a Managing Director in New...