Investors demanding more ESG and Impact Investing

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Australian investors are catching up with European counterparts when it comes ESG and Impact Investing. That’s the view of one of the leaders in the fast-growing field who will be a keynote speaker at The Summit 2019 – The Age of the Customer – later this year. Giles Gunesekera, CEO of Global Impact Initiative, says consumers from all age groups are demanding to know where their superannuation funds are being held.

Both baby boomers and millennials want to have a clean conscience as well as a well-performing portfolio, he says. “Looking at the change, it’s definitely for the better from an industry perspective,” he said. “We continue to get lots of interest from people wanting to invest in different impact investing strategies.

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