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Interview with Leslie Nicholson of Bita: Does ESG focused investing lead to better financial returns?

In our most recent podcast, we bring to you a conversation on ESG investing within a public markets context with Leslie Nicholson, Chief Product Officer of BITA. BITA is an index provider that is making indexing more accessible to a wider audience. 

Much debate is going on in the industry as to whether ESG investing results in superior risk-adjusted returns. And given the variety of approaches to ESG investing and some of the challenges in measuring the data, it is a difficult question to answer.  According to Leslie, public markets data shows that there are no immediate short-term gains, but longer term there is data to support that a focus on sustainability or climate focus does result in higher returns. 

Watch the video for more details on this important topic or listen to our entire conversation on our brand-new podcast, "LockDocs Presents". Click here to listen online, or find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts.