Higher returns for ESG investors over past five years, analysis finds

Nic Spicer, UK head of investments at PortfolioMetrix, said the data highlighted the opportunities that exist for investors looking to make their money work harder for the good of the planet without necessarily sacrificing returns. "We now have five years performance data to analyse with our Sustainable World portfolio and it's encouraging to see how the range has outperformed comparable non-ESG portfolios. Obviously, as with any investments, caution is required and we have had some reversal of that out-performance in recent months given ESG's bias towards underperforming quality and gro...