Public markets present many opportunities to pursue environmental and social goals in investor portfolios. Bridgewater’s director of investment research, Karen Karniol-Tambour, discusses frameworks for assessing the sustainability and impact characteristics of public assets including equities, fixed income assets and commodities which investors can apply to their own portfolios.
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[vc_empty_space height=”10px”]Are you pursuing impact in your portfolio?[vc_line_chart x_values=”” values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Yes%2C%20in%20a%20small%20part%20of%20the%20portfolio%20(%3C5%25)%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2238%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Yes%2C%20in%20one%20asset%20class%20but%20not%20in%20others%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%226%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22pink%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Yes%2C%20in%20more%20than%20half%20of%20my%20portfolio%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2225%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22chino%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%2375d69c%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Yes%2C%20in%20my%20whole%20portfolio%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2219%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22violet%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23ebebeb%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22No%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2213%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22pink%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23b97ebb%22%7D%5D”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]What most stands in your way to pursue more impact through your portfolio of public market assets?[vc_line_chart x_values=”” values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22I%20worry%20I%20will%20give%20up%20too%20much%20return%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2214%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22The%20availability%20of%20reliable%20and%20consistent%20data%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2243%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22pink%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Communication%20with%20members%20and%20stakeholders%20(eg%20why%20we%20hold%20%2F%20don’t%20hold%20certain%20assets)%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2210%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22chino%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%2375d69c%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Availability%20of%20sustainable%20investments%20at%20scale%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2219%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22violet%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23ebebeb%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%22Other%20challenges%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%2214%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22pink%22%2C%22custom_color%22%3A%22%23b97ebb%22%7D%5D”]
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