23 Apr 2021
Balancing sustainability with profitability: ESG and Securities Lending
By Staff Writer
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are fast-emerging as important priorities for institutional investors. Research published in November 2020 covering 600 investors in 6 key markets reveals that 87% already actively invest in companies that have reduced their near-term return on capital (such as reduced dividends, share buybacks etc.) in order to reallocate capital to ESG initiatives.
