Money Management Institute Sustainable Investing Community
January 17, 2019
A suite of educational resources for engaging clients on sustainable investing

ESG Investing in 'Dirty' Industries: Materiality and the Chemicals Industry

Our approach places primary responsibility for the assessment of material ESG factors with our fundamental equity and credit research analysts, supported by specialist expertise from our ESG investing team. This approach allows us to assess the ESG risks and opportunities for any issuer—even those in energy- and resource-intensive industries that might not end up being included in a “sustainable” investment fund. Yet, the value of securities issued by those companies can still be affected by ESG factors, and so even portfolios not labeled as “sustainable” ought to be considering these factors.

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