There is no one-size-fits-all approach for integrating ESG considerations into an investment process. However, we believe it is important to ensure the broad and deep integration of sustainability into our research, particularly as we head into the era of double materiality where non-financial sustainability objectives are considered alongside traditional financial risk and return goals.
Our approach to sustainability research helps provide us with a 360 view of the companies we monitor and avoids some of the limitations of third party solutions, such as a primary focus on financial materiality, a backward-looking bias and a difficulty in making useful comparisons across regions and sectors.