Gaining Ground: Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Factors into Investment Processes in Emerging Markets

Publisher
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Mercer LLC
Publication date
March 2009
Type
Reports
Category
Managing Corporate Responsibility
Global Governance and the Role of Business
SRI/Sustainable Finance
Responsible Business in Emerging Markets
Discipline
Strategy
Micro/Macro/International Economics
Language
English
Link
Gaining ground: Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Factors into Investment Processes in Emerging Markets
Free/Pay for content
Free
 

There are three parts to this study:

  1. Global survey of investment managers of emerging market equities (EME) responding to questions about their ESG capabilities
  2. Country level research of ESG capabilities of mainstream investment managers based in Brazil, China, India and South Korea
  3. Research on Sustainable Investment (SI)-labelled equity investment products across the emerging markets region.

The aim of this report is to:

  • Develop a deeper understanding of the market for sustainable investment products, including major players and recent trends
  • Identify existing markets for sustainable investment products and raise awareness of those products amongst all investors
  • Provide the wider market with information on the capabilities of local and global investment managers in emerging market listed equities to manage sustainabilityoriented investment strategies. This includes analysis on both sustainability labelled funds and mainstream investment funds
  • Identify the higher-ranked global emerging market managers in responding to the demand for ESG integrated solutions, the top ESG-rated emerging market managers in China, India, South Korea and Brazil and the higherranked sustainability branded investment products in the emerging markets region
  • Increase awareness of ESG issues amongst emerging market investment managers and provide information on the tools employed by their peers, including both local and global managers 
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