Insights from research at HEC Lausanne-UNIL – Is including environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in an investment strategy more or less profitable than a standard approach to investment? That’s the question researchers Prof. Fabio Alessandrini and Prof. Eric Jondeau at HEC Lausanne (UNIL) have examined in their latest study.
In 2018, $30.7 trillion were invested in socially responsible investment (SRI) funds. This marked a 34% increase in just two years, with Europe leading the way (source: Global Sustainable Investment Alliance).
In light of this, and the increasing use of passive and smart beta strategies, researchers Prof. Fabio Alessandrini and Prof. Eric Jondeau from the Department of Finance at HEC Lausanne wanted to explore the impact of including ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors on the return made by investment portfolios.
What were their findings?
Find out what Prof. Alessandrini and Prof. Jondeau discovered in their new article, published on the research blog HECimpact.ch.
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