Intentional Endowments: An Overview of ESG Investing - History, Trends, and Effectiveness



This video is a panel session from the April 2014 Intentionally Designed Endowments conference held in Cambridge, MA and convened by Second Nature and Hampshire College. It covers the following topics: - Overview of ESG investing historically, current, and future trends - How values get translated into investment decisions; the function of an investment policy statement; and the concept of positive and negative screens - Making the fiduciary case for ESG investing - Illustrative examples of ESG strategies with superior performance - Long-term qualitative and quantitative benefits/costs of implementing an ESG portfolio, e.g., concept of investment risks - Conceptual/organizational barriers to ESG investing and how to address them

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