Februar y 2020
ESG ROU N D TABLE
IS ESG AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT SET TO ROAR IN THE TWENTIES? As we begin the decade of the twenty twenties, is ESG investing set to roar? What exactly do we mean by ESG? How far have we come towards achieving greater standardisation of terminologies when it comes to ESG and responsible investing?
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s we begin the decade of the twenty twenties, is ESG investing set to roar? What exactly do we mean by ESG? How far have we come towards achieving greater standardisation of terminologies when it comes to ESG and responsible investing? At the IFA Magazine ESG roundtable discussion which was held last autumn in London, participants kicked off the discussion by focusing on the terminology involved and looking at how ESG often seems to mean different things to different people. There is little doubt that offering investments which are driving change is seen in a different light now. This is no longer optional for fund managers, it’s a necessity. Julia Dreblow is a specialist when it comes ESG investing. She runs her own business which is primarily focused on providing information on ESG or ethical investment funds. She agreed that ESG is often used as an umbrella term which covers a wide spectrum of investments which intrinsically pay close attention to ethical, environmental, social and governance issues. Interest in responsible investment is clearly growing across the board – from the industry, policy-makers and regulators, investors and society at large. Tackling it is a challenge which the Investment Association (IA) has already set about with some gusto. Back in November, the IA launched the first
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