Pension funds need to look beyond ESG fund ratings

James Phillips
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Pension schemes should not rely solely on the performance of investment funds in third-party ratings which aim to quantify their sustainability, Kames Capital has said.

These environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings "do not tell the whole story" and each set can provide very different conclusions for the same companies, the investment manager argued. ...

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