Navigating the Pushback Against ESG Investing

Saturna Capital views the “the consideration of environmental, social and governance factors as essential in forming portfolios of high-quality companies that are better positioned to reduce risk and identify opportunities.” In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s ESG Currents podcast, BI’s director of ESG research Eric Kane and senior ESG credit analyst Chris Ratti are joined by Elizabeth Alm and Levi Stewart Zurbrugg, senior investment analysts and portfolio managers at Saturna Capital. They discuss how the consideration of ESG factors differs across equities and credits, why the energy transition will be messy, the overlooked impact of bonds, the truths and falsehoods in critiques of ESG, and much more. This episode was recorded on August 18.

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