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    Chris McKnett argues that sustainable investing is the future of business. Sustainability looks at environmental, social and governance issues and their economic impacts which are increasingly important given issues like resource depletion and pollution. Most CEOs see sustainability as an innovative advantage and important to their business's future. Some studies show that stocks and funds that incorporate ESG factors perform equally well or better than those that do not. Large institutional investors like CalPERS are increasingly investing sustainably which could significantly impact problems by channeling money towards companies improving social and environmental issues. However, not all funds have adopted sustainable investing and some claim to only focus on returns.

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    Chris McKnett argues that sustainable investing is the future of business. Sustainability looks at environmental, social and governance issues and their economic impacts which are increasingly important given issues like resource depletion and pollution. Most CEOs see sustainability as an innovative advantage and important to their business's future. Some studies show that stocks and funds that incorporate ESG factors perform equally well or better than those that do not. Large institutional investors like CalPERS are increasingly investing sustainably which could significantly impact problems by channeling money towards companies improving social and environmental issues. However, not all funds have adopted sustainable investing and some claim to only focus on returns.

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    Chris McKnett argues that sustainable investing is the future of business. Sustainability looks at environmental, social and governance issues and their economic impacts which are increasingly important given issues like resource depletion and pollution. Most CEOs see sustainability as an innovative advantage and important to their business's future. Some studies show that stocks and funds that incorporate ESG factors perform equally well or better than those that do not. Large institutional investors like CalPERS are increasingly investing sustainably which could significantly impact problems by channeling money towards companies improving social and environmental issues. However, not all funds have adopted sustainable investing and some claim to only focus on returns.

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    Chris McKnett argues that sustainable investing is the future of business. Sustainability looks at environmental, social and governance issues and their economic impacts which are increasingly important given issues like resource depletion and pollution. Most CEOs see sustainability as an innovative advantage and important to their business's future. Some studies show that stocks and funds that incorporate ESG factors perform equally well or better than those that do not. Large institutional investors like CalPERS are increasingly investing sustainably which could significantly impact problems by channeling money towards companies improving social and environmental issues. However, not all funds have adopted sustainable investing and some claim to only focus on returns.

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    PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

    ASSIGNMENT-3
    THE INVESTMENT LOGIC FOR SUSTAINABILITY

    Chris McKnett is a Vice President of ESG Investing at Boston-based State


    Street Global Advisors, the world’s largest institutional investment manager.
    Sustainable investing is putting your money into the best managed, flexible, and
    planning company possible for retirement. Sustainability is the investment logic
    looking at Environmental, Social and governance (ESG) issues. The main
    players to influence this are institutional investors, and Chris promises to prove
    sustainable investments are easy, and high performing. Investors currently tend
    to focus on economic metrics, but with depletion of natural resources,
    increasing pollution and an increasing population, it is hard to ignore the
    economic impacts of sustainability metrics. The private sector is also seeing the
    need: 80% of CEOs see sustainability as an innovative, competitive advantage,
    while 93% see it as important for the future of their business. On the share
    market, stocks with good sustainability perform as well as other stocks, and the
    large blue-chip stocks with high ESG outperform their low-ESG rivals. Some
    institutional financial specialists are taking ESG into account in the investment
    process, for example CalPERS is the second largest investment fund in the US
    and moving towards 100% sustainable investment. The philosophy is that value
    comes from a combination of financial, human, and physical capital. On the
    flipside, plenty of other funds claim they are focussed only on high returns, or
    don’t want to use the fund to make political statements. Chris counters that
    returns are compatible with sustainability, and it doesn’t need to be seen as a
    trade-off. We know that a totalitarian chief cause you to flinch. In any case, at
    any rate, he is superior to a narcissistic leader since he lines up everything with
    lucidity. A narcissistic leader will betray you when you are least anticipating it.
    Institutional investors hold 8 times more money than the US GDP, so have
    plenty available. If we could channel that towards companies that improve
    social and environmental causes it could have a huge impact towards solving
    problems such as hunger, or access to clean water. Sustainability can’t be
    neglected as it is the future of our business. If investors invest in companies that
    practice reckless resource management techniques, it will dampen the business
    environment. Global companies have started paying more attention towards
    achieving profits with sustainable approach. Which is beneficial for both their
    companies and the planet. John F Kennedy stated “There are risks and costs to a
    program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of
    comfortable inaction”. It bodes well to contribute economically with the goal
    that we can resign affluent, yet additionally into a superior world. I thought this
    talk was a little light on details, especially examples of what a sustainable
    company is. It didn’t seem clear whether sustainability had to be a core product
    of the company, or whether it could be a bank / resources company with a
    strong sustainability culture. I tend to think the latter, but a lot of the benefits
    seemed like they only made sense if the company actively solved ESG issues.

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