Relative Return: The smell test for ESG investment



In this episode of Relative Return, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic chats to John Woods, Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Australian Ethical, to discuss how advisers can embed ESG into their investments to meet clients’ requirements.
Listen as they discuss:
- Investing with an ESG focus in an uncertain macroenvironment
- A framework to help advisers select products∙
- The challenge of thematic approaches
- The transfer of Christian Super members into Australian Ethical Super
- The outlook for ESG strategies after recent market volatility
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