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# [Interview with Leslie Nicholson of Bita: Does ESG focused investing lead to better financial returns?](https://blog.lockdocs.com/latest/leslie-nicholson-interview-does-esg-focused-investing-lead-to-better-financial-returns)

 Written by [LockDocs Team](https://blog.lockdocs.com/latest/author/lockdocs-team) | Dec 8, 2023 2:33:42 PM

In our most recent podcast, we bring to you a conversation on ESG investing within a public markets context with [Leslie Nicholson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAMl6kBuXuwBIcT5bDCqs4PevM25UMnI88), Chief Product Officer of [BITA](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bita-gmbh/). 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](https://zencastr.com/LockDocs-Presents)to listen online, or find us on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1nXYN2b7yVRDGh71YdLH6q), [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lockdocs-presents/id1704192671), or Google Podcasts.  

 

 

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