Handbook on Sustainable Investments: Background Information and Practical Examples for Institutional Asset Owners

Handbook on Sustainable Investments: Background Information and Practical Examples for Institutional Asset Owners
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Publisher : CFA Institute Research Foundation
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781944960360
ISBN-13 : 1944960368
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Book Synopsis Handbook on Sustainable Investments: Background Information and Practical Examples for Institutional Asset Owners by : Swiss Sustainable Finance

Download or read book Handbook on Sustainable Investments: Background Information and Practical Examples for Institutional Asset Owners written by Swiss Sustainable Finance and published by CFA Institute Research Foundation. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fast growing share of investors have recently widened their scope of analysis to criteria regarded as extra-financial. They are driven by different motivations. Adoption of sustainable investment strategies can be driven, on the one hand by the sole motivation to hedge portfolios against knowable risks by expanding the conceptual framework to incorporate the latest best practice in risk management. Other investors focus rather on a long-term view and make an active bet on societal change. Recent empirical research has shown that considering sustainability factors within investment practices does not come at a cost (i.e. through a reduced opportunity set) but allows for competitive returns. Furthermore, the growing market and resulting competition in the wake of sustainable investing going mainstream has the welcome effect to compress fees for such products. Hence, staying informed about recent trends in sustainable investing is imperative no matter what the main motivation is.


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