Responsible investing can boost returns
It's not necessarily true that responsible investing harms equity performance, says a new report from investment consultancy Mercer.
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors can have a positive impact on portfolio returns, according to a growing body of academic research.
A report* published yesterday by investment consultancy Mercer analyses 16 academic studies, 10 of which show ESG factors have a positive impact on companies' financial performance, four a neutral impact and two a neutral-to-negative impact.
"The idea that responsible investment does not have to come at a cost to performance …
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