ESG Investing For Dummies

Brendan Bradley

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781119771111
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Investments & Securities
• Index: Business

Your guide to investing for amore sustainableworld

Investingin one's own futurehas always been agoodfinancial move. But what if you want toensure that the companies youhave a financial interestin arealsohelpingtoimprove thepresent andfuture of all of us—andof the planet?More than ever before, sustainableinvestors want to be confident that a company'sEnvironmental (net zero emissions target), Social (response totheCovid-19pandemic), and Governance(no repeats of Enron and WorldCom)policiesand actions are positively impactingthe global outlook—and to identify waysthattheir dollarcanincentivize business leaders to do even better.Theworldwiderise ofanEnvironmental, Socially Responsible, and Governance(ESG)approach toinvesting shows you're not alone, andthe$30+ trillion—and growing—committed in thiswaysays it'salreadybecome atransformative global movement.ESGprovidesa framework for evaluating companiesthat, unlikeunrelatedinvestment strategies, informs and guidessustainable investment.

Even ifyou're a novice investor, ESG For Dummies will allow you to hitthis newinvesting landscape running, providing you withmeasurable ways to factorESGintocompany performance, seehowthese arereflected in your investmentreturn, andshowhow you can monitorcompaniestoensureyourmoneyis being put to ethical use. You'll also become familiar withthebignamestofollowin the ESG world, how they're already effectingpositive change, and how you can help.

• Identifythedriversforeach category of ESG
• Define and measurematerialESGfactors forinvesting success
• Understand principles for building a diversifiedsustainableportfolio
• Recognizematerial ESG factors effect on company performance

ESGinvestingintroducespowerful toolsto do real and lasting good: this book shows you how touse them to helpmakeeveryone'sfuture, includingyour own, muchmore secure.