Linking impact and performance
Often, the same elements that create environmental and social benefits are driving positive financial performance.
Author: Katherine Collins, CFA, MTS
Katherine Collins leads Putnam’s investment research, strategy implementation, and thought leadership on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. She is a portfolio manager of Putnam Sustainable Future Fund and Putnam Sustainable Leaders Fund, and she collaborates with portfolio managers and analysts on ESG integration in investment processes. She is the author of The Nature of Investing: Resilient Investment Strategies through Biomimicry.
Engaging with allies to advance sustainable investing
We collaborate with institutions to examine and understand the financial impacts of sustainability.
Talking sustainability with CEOs
We have ongoing dialogue with the management teams of companies in which we invest, across a wide range of sustainability-related topics.
Sustainability analysis enhances research
An intense focus on sustainability has the potential to deliver strong returns to investors while also benefiting communities and the environment.
ESG investing: Identifying leaders in data management
Data security and privacy practices can significantly affect business models, and leading companies may offer strategic and financial advantages.
ESG Outlook for 2019
We see increasing evidence that systems thinking is becoming more prevalent and influential throughout corporations and the investment community.
How company diversity can help performance
The potential to improve work performance is perhaps the most intriguing and least understood argument for diversity — and worth examining in more depth.
Sustainable investing: Assessing the choices
Sustainable investing is growing in popularity, and investors should be thoughtful about choosing from a range of strategies and portfolios.
Using and enhancing ESG investment data
ESG data is having investment impact but is still evolving, and stands to benefit from feedback offered by fundamental analysts.