The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing
Liz Simmie, Honeytree – A Quantamental Approach to ESG | #514
Dec 27, 2023
Liz Simmie, co-founder Honeytree Investment Management, discusses the strategy of their ESG-focused ETF and provides insights on the process of launching an ETF. They explore stakeholder governance, integrating ESG data, challenges of implementing ESG approach in the Canadian market, evaluating companies based on board diversity and governance, aligning long-term goals and efficiency, future of ESG reporting and pay equity, ESG investing and exclusion of pharmaceutical companies, and efforts of oil sands companies in addressing diversity and reducing emissions.
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- B's ETF focuses on responsibly growing companies with stakeholder governance and a net positive impact on the world.
- Launching an ETF requires understanding the target market, distribution strategy, and market fit.
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ESG-focused ETF B's strategy
Liz Simmy, co-founder of Honey Tree Investment Management, discusses the strategy of B's, an actively managed ESG-focused ETF that focuses on responsibly growing companies with stakeholder governance and a net positive impact on the world. She challenges existing ESG frameworks and emphasizes the importance of integrating ESG data as fundamental company data in security selection.
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