Michelle Crowley: What ethical investing means for clients

Embracing ethical investing

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In her first column for PA, wealth planner Michelle Crowley looks at the challenge advisers face when navigating the ESG investment landscape and says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to ethics

Ethics has become part of our social fabric and it has also weaved itself into the world of investing. Few of us give a second thought now to sorting items for recycling every week. BBC documentaries such as Blue Planet that warn of the waste we are leaving in our oceans. The inspirational speeches from Greta Thurnberg are putting pressure on local authorities, university endowment funds and, gradually, individual clients, to justify how money is invested. Ethics and sustainability are now factors that are intertwined into the corporate social responsibility strategies or environmenta...

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