Sustainable

Sustainable investing takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions leading to more long-term investments in sustainable economic activities and projects. While various approaches define sustainable investing, the philosophy behind incorporating sustainable investing in portfolios that... informs its research and analysis throughout sustainableinvest.com, is to combine efficient traditional fundamental investment factors and sustainable investing considerations to drive long-term value creation and support positive societal outcomes. Sustainableinvest.com endeavors to meet the needs of retail investors, small and medium sized asset owners, such as endowments, foundations and pension funds, as well as financial intermediaries, including planners and advisors, distributors, wealth management platforms, robo-advisors and family offices, who are seeking to (1) achieve financial goals for retirement, (2) enhance and preserve purchasing power, (3) save for family needs, education and/or large ticket purchases, (4) set aside capital, and (5) meet various other financial objectives. Research coverage extends across the broad arc of sustainable investing approaches. These range from values-based investing, negative screening or exclusions, thematic investing, impact investing, ESG integration, shareholder/bondholder engagement and proxy voting. These approaches include an emphasis on various sustainability themes such as clean water, renewable energy, climate mitigation and adaptation, poverty, education and gender and racial equality, to mention just a few. At the same time, analysis and insights extend to investment strategies, portfolio construction and the various investment alternatives via which sustainable investing may be executed, such as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), exchange-traded notes (ETNs), closed-end funds, REITs and MLPs to mention just a few.Read More