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Keep it Broad: An Approach to ESG Strategic Tilting
Feb 8, 2017
HOW CAN UNIVERSAL OWNERS INTEGRATE ESG PRINCIPLES WHILE MAINTAINING A BROAD AND DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT UNIVERSE?
Institutional investors are increasingly looking for ways to integrate ESG considerations into their investment decisions. By doing so, they may aim to mitigate long-term risks, generate higher risk-adjusted performance and/or align investments with broader societal objectives. As ESG investment guidelines become more commonplace among asset owners, and as many continue to build capabilities in engagement and risk management, we have seen a small but growing set of institutional investors focus on long-termism by adopting investment strategies that explicitly build in their holistic views of the future.
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Research authors
- Kumar Neeraj, Executive Director, MSCI Research
- Véronique Menou, Executive Director, MSCI
- Laura Nishikawa, Managing Director, ESG Research
- Stuart Doole, Managing Director, MSCI Research