ESG can drive outperformance: Credit Suisse director
It is no longer just a feel-good factor, but also provides companies with access to more financing options
Singapore
INCORPORATING environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics when investing can be a key driver of outperformance in a portfolio instead of merely a "feel-good factor", a Credit Suisse director said on Thursday.
Clement Florentin, who heads investment-solutions structuring for Asia ex-Japan in the investment bank, said that this is because companies that are ESG-compliant have access to more financing options, and ESG-related products have attracted large inflows in recent years.
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