Fleming: Progress on ESG metrics is a leading indicator for alpha
Greg Fleming · Greg Fleming – Building and Running Rockefeller Capital Management (Capital Allocators, EP.125) · Mar 16, 2020 · at 32:13
Greg Fleming, CEO of Rockefeller Capital Management, explains their investment framework for ESG integration and identifying outperformance.
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“We're focused on ESG improvers as opposed to just ESG leaders. Because we think if a company is making a lot of progress on ESG metrics that we look at, that is often a leading indicator for alpha creation going forward.”
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