The reality of the increasing politicisation of ESG

There is a wonderful viral video of 'Brenda from Bristol' lamenting in 2017, (after Theresa May had called a snap general election), that "there's too much politics going on…" I often hear her plaintive cry in my head when political news overwhelms me. As a responsible investment analyst, I am just beginning to recognise the reality of the increasing politicisation of ESG. It's hitting me from out of the blue and once again I hear Brenda's dulcet tones. For fund gatekeepers, our compulsion to facilitate the need for our investment management industry to unleash its full potential as a fo...