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https://www.blackrockblog.com/2020/04/02/global-pandemic-could-accelerate-esg-imperative/

How a global pandemic could accelerate the ESG imperative

2020-04-02 00:00:00, Jeffrey Rosenberg, CFA, BlackRock Blog

Content Categorization
/Finance/Investing

Word Count:
1036

Words/Sentence:
20

Reading Time:
10.36 min

Reading Quality:
Advanced

Readability:
16th or higher

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Current ESG measurement is imperfect.

Fundamental investors can capitalize on the confusion.

Data providers assign headline ESG scores to thousands of companies globally, but there are shortcomings: Not all companies are rated.

Social issues can sway voting tendencies, which in turn affect regulations and even tax rates.

Once ESG is more fully reflected in market pricing, the opportunity will be in predicting changes to ESG scores.

ESG is not a fad.

Once ubiquitous, the opportunity will be in anticipating changes to ESG scores.

We see ESG as an enduring market theme.

Tony DeSpirito discusses its potential impact on ESG investing and how it may hasten an important trend for active investors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been extraordinary in countless ways.

The portion of active equity assets directed to ESG mandates is on the rise and, not surprisingly, mentions of "ESG" in broker reports have spiked, as shown below.

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