DC Sponsors: 4 Questions to Ask When Adding ESG to Your Menu
DC Sponsors: 4 Questions to Ask When Adding ESG to Your Menu
As defined contribution participants increasingly demand more socially responsible investments, plan sponsors need to consider their ESG options.
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Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 2:00pm
NEWSROOM: Northern Trust
CONTENT: Blog
by Sabrina Bailey, Global Head of Retirement Solutions, and Mamadou- Abou Sarr, Global Head of ESG
Are ESG ratings being used to mitigate risk and gain opportunities?
ESG analytics and ratings have historically improved over the years. ESG ratings can now be used as a risk mitigation technique or an opportunity seeking technique. The highest-rated companies are evaluated versus competitors and should have lower risk and less potential for controversy. Ratings can flag companies that would worry a typical ESG investor, such as corruption at the board level. ESG ratings can help target companies to underweight in or eliminate from a portfolio.
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