Happy Earth Week! Sustainable Investing Goes Mainstream (Oppenheimer)

https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/advisors/article/sustainable-investing-goes-mainstream?CMPID=EAMZZ1900101971&SID=100&AN=OPPNEW_20190422&HB=00000000000021884526&om_rid=AAAAAA&om_mid=2285961&heartbeat_id=00000000000021884526&itx[email]=fcc60a77dcf692cfed07ed5f940f9f8532ce8b71f28ce5b1db27bbb8653f1263@idio&BID=26344032&CID=ofiDM14451&OPT1=Rep&OPT2=IDIO%20TEST&OPT3=Y

In a few short decades, sustainable investing has grown from a niche corner of the financial world to a phenomenon large enough that the primary challenge for investors may come in understanding its true scope, the changes it represents for businesses and financial markets, and how to position their personal finances for the future.

By early 2018, funds guided by environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues totaled $98 billion in the United States, a 58% increase over the previous year, according to a 2018 Morningstar report.

Author: Christopher K. Merker, Ph.D., CFA

Christopher K. Merker, PhD, CFA, is a director with Private Asset Management at Robert W. Baird & Co. He holds a PhD in investment governance and fiduciary effectiveness from Marquette University, where he has taught the course “Sustainable Finance” since 2009. Executive director of Fund Governance Analytics (FGA), an ESG research partnership with Marquette University, he is a member of the CFA Institute ESG Working Group, an international committee currently exploring ESG standards, publishes the blog, Sustainable Finance, which covers current topics around governance and sustainability in investing, and is co-author of the book, The Trustee Governance Guide: The Five Imperatives of 21st Century Investing.