Square Mile Investment Consulting & Research is launching two initiatives to provide advisers with a comprehensive assessment of asset managers' ESG credentials and to assist them in understanding and identifying top-rated sustainable strategies.
The first initiative, ESG Integration, will encompass all asset management companies and funds represented in Square Mile's Academy of Funds and will award all of the asset management groups and funds with an ESG Integration score of between zero and three (with three being the highest), irrespective of whether they have an ESG objective. In assessing groups' ESG integration, Square Mile will look at firms' policies, resources, monitoring and assessment of ESG factors, risk management, engagement and voting practices. Monitoring In terms of funds, Square Mile will monitor if, wh...
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