On Thursday, ISS Media hosted a series of conferences on ESG. One such conference, entitled “ESG Investing: Political Agenda or Economic Factor?” by Amy Resnick, discussed the intersection of ESG and politics.
The expert panel featured Michael Kreps, to co-chair of Groom Law’s Retirement Services and Fiduciary Group; Jeff Mindlin, the Chief Investment Officer at Arizona State University Enterprise Partners; and Timothy Calkins, a Co-Chief Investment Officer at Nottingham Advisors.
What is ESG?
The panel largely agreed that ESG is an investment risk strategy that includes ESG factors (environment, social, and governance). This investment lens provides additional data when considering risk and is supposed to guide investment decisions rather than dictate it. It is one of many considerations that an investor or fiduciary might use. Calkins explained that “it’s about additional data to…
