TY - JOUR
T1 - ESG Integration and the Investment Management Process
T2 - Fundamental Investing Reinvented
AU - van Duuren, Emiel
AU - Plantinga, Auke
AU - Scholtens, Bert
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - We investigate how conventional asset managers account for environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) in their investment process. We do so on the basis of an international survey among fund managers. We find that many conventional managers integrate responsible investing in their investment process. Furthermore, we find that ESG information in particular is being used for red flagging and to manage risk. We find that many conventional fund managers have already adopted features of responsible investing in the investment process. Furthermore, we argue and show that ESG investing is highly similar to fundamental investing. We reveal that there is a substantial difference in the ways in which U.S. and European asset managers view ESG.
AB - We investigate how conventional asset managers account for environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) in their investment process. We do so on the basis of an international survey among fund managers. We find that many conventional managers integrate responsible investing in their investment process. Furthermore, we find that ESG information in particular is being used for red flagging and to manage risk. We find that many conventional fund managers have already adopted features of responsible investing in the investment process. Furthermore, we argue and show that ESG investing is highly similar to fundamental investing. We reveal that there is a substantial difference in the ways in which U.S. and European asset managers view ESG.
KW - SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT
U2 - 10.1007/s10551-015-2610-8
DO - 10.1007/s10551-015-2610-8
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-4544
VL - 138
SP - 525
EP - 533
JO - Journal of Business Ethics
JF - Journal of Business Ethics
IS - 3
ER -