Name: The investment logic for sustainability
Uploaded: 2014-02-12T16:06:59Z
Duration: 12 min 5 s
Description: Sustainability is pretty clearly one of the world's most important goals; but what groups can really make environmental progress in leaps and bounds? Chris McKnett makes the case that it's large institutional investors. He shows how strong financial data isn't enough, and reveals why investors need to look at a company's environmental, social and governance structures, too.

Sustainability is pretty clearly one of the world's most important goals; but what groups can really make environmental progress in leaps and bounds? Chris McKnett makes the case that it's large institutional investors. He shows how strong financial data isn't enough, and reveals why investors need to look at a company's environmental, social and governance structures, too.

The investment logic for sustainability

Sustainability is not just an ethical concern, but a critical driver of long-term financial returns. With global markets worth over $130 trillion, institutional investors such as pension funds and endowments possess unmatched influence to address environmental and social challenges. Evidence shows that companies with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices perform at least as well as their peers, sometimes even better. Investing with ESG criteria is like buying insurance for the future, protecting both financial assets and the planet.