Refinitiv Lipper’s analysis of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments in the UK market.   Negative performance across most markets is translating into negative sentiment, with net redemptions in long-term assets running to £49.9bn for the first six months of the year—£15.6bn of that coming out of equity funds. However, ESG flows look resilient so far, with net flows for long-term assets employing such strategies standing at £16.6bn—£11.3bn of that to ESG equity funds (p4). As we noted in the previous quarter’s report, this is despite the erosion of the performance premium that’s been enjoyed by top-selling ESG sectors over

Diverse and inclusive workplaces are not only ethical but also good business. Investors are increasingly looking for companies which have good Diversity and Inclusion ratings to ensure they are investing in companies with diverse ideas. Our Diversity and Inclusion ratings give investors transparent and standardized metrics to analyze companies. Increasing numbers of companies are reporting on their diverse and inclusive work practices. Diversity and Inclusion metrics create our diversity and inclusion index. The Index offers an innovative benchmark for fund managers and investors wishing to commit capital to companies that actively invest in and promote environmental, social and governance values

Lipper’s Jake Moeller reviews the Investment Week Sustainable Investment Conference 2014 on November 26, 2014 and examines cash flows into ethical funds. For anybody looking for a feel-good boost heading into the festive season, attending a conference on socially responsible investing (SRI) should definitely be considered. The recent Investment Week Sustainable Investment Conference in London contained a general spirit of goodwill and altruism that permeated a full house of very committed and merely interested delegates alike. For many investors SRI investing, or “ethical” investing as it is still generically known, sits on the periphery of their investment decision-making tree. But