Overview of key research on ESG factors and financial performance
This report, “Demystifying Responsible Investment Performance,” is a joint effort between the Asset Management Working Group of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, and Mercer. It reviews key academic and broker research on ESG factors. It includes a review of 20 peer-reviewed academic research papers examining the link between ESG factors and investment performance. The report also reviews broker studies, and then looks at links between academic and broker studies. See report (pdf).