ESG: From Feel-Good Filter to Essential Strategy
14 October 2020
Natixis Exchange Series in Partnership with Barron’s Group
ESG THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Highlights filmed during the Natixis and Barron's co-sponsored event.
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Increased Interest in ESG
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues have moved from being a shallow buzz phrase to a critical consideration for investors and asset managers alike. However, the art of incorporating reliable and consistent metrics on all the elements of ESG into portfolios continues to be a major issue facing managers. Panelists on Natixis Investment Managers’ “ESG: From feel good filter to essential strategy” webinar, held on 14 October in conjunction with Barron’s, agreed that the financial industry remains very much on a journey towards standardization and effective quantitative and qualitative measurements.
ESG was once considered a niche that was confined to continental Europe. To some, it was even a contradiction that inevitably led to lower returns, remarked Jean Raby, Chief Executive Officer at Natixis Investment Managers, during the webinar. The tone, however, has significantly changed over the past six months, with the notion of ESG becoming increasingly prevalent around the world. Indeed, 94% of Asian fund selectors say they spend more time now reading about ESG than three years ago*.
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