Taking the lead on ESG investing EXPLORING INTEGRATION STRATEGIES, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS As COVID-19 continues to create additional complexity for our workflows, so too does it demand that we reflect on our social responsibility during an era of great change. Asset managers are familiar with such demands — particularly the demand for embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into financing decisions. Such a concern is rooted not only in the evolving demands of investors, but in the harder metrics of the investment management industry — including alpha. In the words of SimCorp Coric’s Sarah Prior: “There is evidence [of] a correlation between a company’s ESG performance and its financial performance — it’s a no brainer that we all need to start focusing on this area if we haven’t already.” In partnership with Simcorp Coric and Clear Path Analysis, Wealth Adviser are excited to launch this new report focused on the strategic role of client communications in integrating ESG and developing a robust ESG reporting framework. |