Combining Factors and ESG in the Investment Process
Video
November 8, 2021
The use of factor models and indexes is common today among investors. In addition, investors are increasingly leveraging ESG and climate data to manage risks and identify opportunities. In this video, Luke Smart, Head of U.S. iShares Sustainable and Factors Products Segments at BlackRock, and Guillermo Cano, Executive Director, Index Solutions Research at MSCI, discuss combining Factors and ESG principles into the portfolio construction process.
Luke Smart and Guillermo Cano discuss combining Factors and ESG principles into the portfolio construction process.
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