The 2nd Annual Asia Pacific Buy-Side Summit held in Hong Kong on the 12th of April 2018 brought the Asia Pacific Investment Community together to discuss the latest trends in buy-side management, trading and technology.
One of the panel discussions was on “The Future of ESG in Asia”, moderated by Debra Walton, Global MD, Customer Proposition, Financial & Risk at Thomson Reuters.
The discussion was on the rising importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing across Asia, and the need to find and leverage data to make sound ESG investment decisions. The Asian investment industry still has a long way to go in offering long-term ESG performance metrics.
When the audience was asked in a multiple-choice poll how they would describe their use of ESG information in their investment process, 43% responded that they were still exploring the use of ESG data, while only 20% said they were meeting client requests.
For highlights on other topics, panels and themes, click here.
