Integrating Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Factors into the Investment Decision Making Process: An Altruistic Exercise?

Andrew Clare and Chris Wagstaff

Chapter Chapter 16 in The Trustee Guide to Investment, 2011, pp 429-450 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Understand why and how trustees should incorporate ESG factors into their investment decisions. Understand what corporate governance is and why it matters. Appreciate the impact of good corporate governance on share price performance. Understand what Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) is and how it differs from mainstream investing. Appreciate that SRI does not necessarily mean compromising on investment performance.

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Institutional Investor; Hedge Fund; Fund Manager; Pension Scheme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230361874_16

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