Investors Turn to ESG Stocks to Weather Climate Risks

The video discusses Calvert's three-part ESG review process, focusing on financial materiality, peer group analysis, and risk management. It highlights challenges in ESG data quality and consistency, the growth of ESG investments, and issues with defining ESG and greenwashing. The importance of standardization and disclosure through initiatives like GRI and SASB is emphasized. The video also explores generational trends in ESG investment and different approaches to ESG analysis, noting that ESG factors do not negatively impact returns and can offer long-term benefits.

What are the implications of greenwashing in the context of ESG investments?

What trends are observed regarding the interest in responsible investment products among different demographics?

How do the speakers view the relationship between ESG factors and investment returns?