It’s no secret that ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors have become more important in investing. Fund managers are increasingly incorporating ESG factors into their portfolio allocations. However, those that don’t are in danger of being left behind as investors increasingly avoid allocating with funds that don’t incorporate ESG into their allocations. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Investors Increasingly Demand ESG According to a new survey from EY, 20% of investors said they chose not to invest with a fund manager because they felt their ESG policies were inadequate. Another 19% asked their fund managers to improve their…
How Fund Managers And Investors Are Investing And Implementing ESG
Michelle deBoer-Jones
Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.