ESG and Pensions: How Long-Term Thinking Will Drive Investment Success

The ideal retirement or pension fund starts the drawdown phase only after decades of savings. Similarly, many benefits of ESG become more easily recognisable after multiple quarters or years. This long-term scope conflicts with wall street's penchant for quarterly earnings. Should short-term investors be thinking more like long-term investors? This webinar will discuss: - Methods of valuing ESG - Benefits of applying ESG decision frameworks to your portfolios - How Pension funds look at potential investments Moderated by - Veronica Broomes, CSR and Sustainability Consultant Alessia Falsarone, Managing Director of Portfolio Strategy and Risk and Head of Sustainable Investing for Developed Markets Fixed Income, PineBridge Investments Blake Pontius, CFA, Director of Sustainable Investing and Global Portfolio Specialist, William Blair Investment Management Derek Butcher, Senior ESG Analyst, Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment, RBC Global Asset Management