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Mercer: ESG investing turns a corner

Consultant's head of responsible investment says investors are finally taking environmental, social and governance issues to their heads rather than their hearts

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Elizabeth Pfeuti

Ambachtsheer: 'There is mounting evidence that climate change and broader ESG considerations can lead to increased profit for investors'
Ambachtsheer: 'There is mounting evidence that climate change and broader ESG considerations can lead to increased profit for investors' Photo: Katie Donnelly Photography

Jane Ambachtsheer believes investors are finally taking environmental, social and governance investing to their heads rather than to their hearts.

"We have definitely turned the corner," said Ambachtsheer, global head of responsible investment at investment consultant Mercer and keynote speaker at the PLSA conference. "The majority of asset managers either have a policy on ESG or are scrambling to come up with one."

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