The 'S' in ESG: What benefits can social factor analysis offer investors?
Putting people back in the heart of businesses
Businesses that look after their people tend to outperform over the long term, according to research
Environmental and governance factors are more easily quantifiable and applicable to investment strategies than social factors, but investors could be missing out on vital risk management tools, potential performance gains and growing client interest by marginalising the 'S' in ESG investing.
Governance has long been a focus of investors when analysing investee companies, and in recent years the emergence of benchmarks and other analytical tools has made the link between environmental factors...
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