The battle against climate change is becoming near omnipresent. From electric cars to solar energy to the increasing popularity of reusable water bottles, many people are now more conscious than ever of the indirect costs of their actions.
Sustainability extends beyond consumer products and clean energy.
With increasing conscientiousness, sustainable investing enables investors to align their values with their financial goals.
The attached paper, Understanding Sustainable Investing, was authored by our summer intern Greg Kania (who has since decamped to finish his final year of undergraduate work).
This paper gives background on sustainability in the investment space, and will be of interest to those who are curious about ESG and SRI, as well as to investors who are already employing sustainable investing strategies.
Here’s a summary of what the paper seeks to do:
- define and contextualize various sustainability terms
- provide a history of sustainable investing
- discuss greenwashing
- present ESG scoring methodologies
- update readers on recent trends
- address the question: am I likely to forgo returns if I choose a sustainable investment strategy?
Click on the link above or the image below to download.
We hope you find the paper useful, and we welcome your comments!
-RK
