Pension Funds and Sustainable Investment: Challenges and Opportunities
Outlet: Plan Sponsor
A new book from the Pension Research Council is for anyone interested in understanding the historical context, current practices and future prospects of ESG investing in the pension industry, reports Olivia S. Mitchell, the executive director, Pension Research Council Director, Boettner Center for Pensions and Retirement Research at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Efforts to integrate environmental, social and governance criteria into institutional investing, including pension funds, have undergone significant shifts over the years. Our new Pension Research Council volume offers an invaluable resource for anyone interested in understanding the historical context, current practices and future prospects of ESG investing in the pension industry. Now available from Oxford University Press via Open Access, the book provides a variety of viewpoints from several countries on whether, how and when ESG criteria should, and should not, drive pension fund investments.