From Elon Musk to Heads of ESG, the ESG and Responsible Investment space is facing increasing scrutiny. The debate has highlighted shortcomings in understanding and we want to emphasise some key fallacies that skew the debate.

The sustained demand for ESG has resulted in many managers using ‘ESG’ to label their investment products, however, this only creates confusion because there is no one definition of ESG within the investment process.

As shown by the Wall Street Journal shedding light onto Facebook’s activities, investors are right to be considering social factors within their investment process. However, their due diligence is not being helped by the continued discrepancies within ESG Data.

A conversation with Gallagher focusing on the need for a tailored ESG policy, evolving investor demands and the importance of culture.