Six fund managers discuss their groups' approach to sustainable investing, and how climate change is rising to the top of the investment agenda following last year's COP21 conference in Paris.
Jamie Jenkins, head of responsible global equities and co-manager, F&C Responsible Global Equity fund How does an ESG focus positively pay-off for a fund manager? At BMO GAM our experience is that deploying an ESG focus can enhance the prospects of delivering improved long-term investment performance. This view is quite at odds with a common misperception that funds incorporating ESG characteristics must necessarily involve a performance penalty stemming from a restricted universe of stocks to pick from. A balanced, detailed, and integrated assessment of both the ESG opportunities an...
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