Just 15% of funds have large tilt towards sustainable factors
The number of funds that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when they make investment decisions is small according to MSCI research.
Out of more than 21,000 global funds screened by the index provider, it identified 3,158 with a "significant tilt" toward sustainable impact themes (defined as 10% of portfolio weight or higher), representing...
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