ESG Rules of the Road

October 12, 2021April 30, 2024

1 min read

ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing principals have been discussed for more than a decade, but they have only recently gained traction in the fixed income world. In this webcast, Ray Facinelli, EVP-Director of Business Development, and Pate Campbell, an analyst with the Capital Advisors Group credit research team, discuss what institutional cash investors need to know about ESG investing and why.

Click the webcast link above to watch the inaugural episode of “Conversations with Capital Advisors Group.”

Topics covered:

Purpose of ESG investing
Understanding ESG investing criteria
Reporting and measurement of ESG outcomes for cash portfolios

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Raymond Facinelli

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