OPINION: Individual investors should incorporate ESG concepts into their general investment process, but it shouldn’t drive their portfolios, Lawrence A. Cunningham writes.
Can investing in stocks according to the U.N.’s ESG principles deliver value? Can such a strategy prove profitable according to investing principles promulgated by the likes of Ben Graham or Abby Joseph Cohen?
For some, ESG investing is an entirely new style of investing. Rather than staking capital for the sake of economic gain, they redefine investing as staking capital for the sake of utility, including both economic and psychic advantage. In this view, the very fact of siding with ESG principles immediately delivers investors value derived from virtuous action.
Is ESG worth the money? But the question remains, is investing in ESG companies a prudent investment strategy? Can it outperform
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