New release on leading US sustainable investing trends
C-SocPhil director co-authors article in the Journal of Investing
BOSTON — In the fall edition of the Journal of Investing, Meg Voorhes, research director at US SIF Foundation, and Joshua Humphreys, senior associate and director of the Center for Social Philanthropy at Tellus Institute, have published a new article on “Recent Trends in Sustainable and Responsible Investing in the United States.”
Based on research conducted for US SIF by a team of researchers at Tellus Institute’s Center for Social Philanthropy, Voorhes and Humphreys describe several of the leading measurable trends driving the +$3.1 trillion sustainable and responsible investing space, including the increasing incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors by institutional investors and money managers, the growing use of shareholder advocacy and active ownership strategies, and the expansion of community investing institutions, providing responsible access to capital to underserved low-and-moderate income communities.
Voorhes and Humphreys present a bird’s-eye view of the landscape of investment products now incorporating ESG factors — from mutual funds and ETFs to institutional separate accounts and commingled funds, to alternative investment vehicles. They highlight the leading ESG issues and themes shaping sustainable investment (from labor and human rights to climate change), as well as the motivations that are leading managers to take ESG issues into account.
The article is available here, free for JOI subscribers and fee-based for non-subscribers.
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ABOUT THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL PHILANTHROPY
The Center for Social Philanthropy (C-SocPhil) is an innovative, nonprofit social enterprise working at the frontiers of philanthropy and finance. We provide data, research, resources and tools to help mission-driven investors leverage their assets more fully for long-term, sustainable social and environmental impact. The Center is housed at Tellus Institute, a think tank in Boston pursuing a Great Transition to a more just, sustainable and equitable global civilization.
