Pension Funds and Sustainable Investment - 9780192889195

Pension Funds and Sustainable InvestmentChallenges and Opportunities\nAuthor(s): P. Brett Hammond, Raimond Maurer, Olivia S. Mitchell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780192889195, 978-0192889195\nSynopsis\nThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND [url] International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free ---- ---- from OUP and selected open access locations.\n\nSince its green shoots first emerged around 50 years ago, acceptance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations in institutional investing-especially at pension funds-has evolved with distinct shifts in investor preferences. This Pension Research Council volume traces these shifts and their implications, leading up to the present day. The book notes that investors have diverse reasons for devoting attention to ESG criteria when deciding where to invest thei.