Author: Kiley Miller - Principal Director, Sustainable Investing

This amorphous term ESG encompasses a wide spectrum of information and considerations but is so often assumed to mean something it does not. To paint a better picture of what the term ESG actually means, each month we will be outlining examples of what ESG integration looks like in practice across a variety of sectors, through the lenses of risk, opportunity, and impact.

To paint a better picture of what the term ESG actually means, each month we will be outlining examples of what ESG integration looks like in practice across a variety of sectors, through the lenses of risk, opportunity, and impact.

We often hear the same question asked a variety of ways: "Will sustainable investing strategies help my portfolio?" "What kind of performance can I expect if I incorporate ESG information into my investment strategy?" or simply “Does adding ESG information into my investment strategy work?"

This amorphous term ESG encompasses a wide spectrum of information and considerations but is so often assumed to mean something it does not. To paint a better picture of what the term ESG actually means, each month we will be outlining examples of what ESG integration looks like in practice across a variety of sectors, through the lenses of risk, opportunity, and impact.

To paint a better picture of what the term ESG actually means, each month we will be outlining examples of what ESG integration looks like in practice across a variety of sectors, through the lenses of risk, opportunity, and impact.

This amorphous term ESG encompasses a wide spectrum of information and considerations but is so often assumed to mean something it does not. To paint a better picture of what the term ESG actually means, each month we will be outlining examples of what ESG integration looks like in practice across a variety of sectors, through the lenses of risk, opportunity, and impact.

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ESG integration is incorporating material information into the investment process. It is not a war against the energy sector and it is not a mechanism to promote a political ideology.

If you’re someone concerned about the climate crisis, then decarbonizing, or reducing reliance on carbon emitting fossil fuels, is...

Critics of sustainable investing are quick to the soapbox when an investment strategy that seeks to mitigate exposure to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks or increase exposure to positive environmental or social impacts doesn’t produce an immediate result of a cleaner, healthier planet.