Sustainable Finance Outperforms

The video discusses the importance of sustainable finance, highlighting that investing in sustainable indices like the Dow Jones Sustainability Index can yield better financial returns compared to traditional indices. It emphasizes the business case for sustainable investing, supported by data from the Carbon Disclosure Project, which shows improved financial performance for companies that disclose their environmental impact. The video concludes that sustainable finance is not only ethical but also financially beneficial.

What is the main argument for investing in sustainable finance according to the first section?

• It is a moral obligation to save the environment.

• It is a trend that everyone is following.

• Sustainable finance offers better financial returns.

• It helps in reducing taxes.

How did the Dow Jones Sustainability Index perform compared to the traditional Dow Jones Index?

• It performed worse.

• It performed the same.

• It outperformed the traditional Dow Jones Index.

• It had no significant difference.

In the second section, how did the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index perform in a booming market?

• It was not mentioned in the section.

• It performed equally well or better than traditional investments.

• It performed worse than traditional investments.

• It had no impact on the market.

What significant change occurred between 2003 and 2015 according to the third section?

• The number of institutional investors decreased.

• The number of institutional investors grew significantly.

• There was no change in the number of investors.

• Investors stopped considering sustainability.

What benefit did companies see by disclosing to the CDP over multiple years?

• An increase in financial returns and improved social and environmental performance.

• No change in performance.

• A loss in market share.

• A decrease in financial returns.