PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - John Joshi
AU  - Stephen Liberatore
AU  - Christopher Flensborg
TI  - Social Investing and Structured Products: <em>Trends,</em>
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               <em>Challenges, and Opportunities</em>
AID  - 10.3905/jsf.2013.18.4.222
DP  - 2013 Jan 31
TA  - The Journal of Structured Finance
PG  - 222--226
VI  - 18
IP  - 4
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/222.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/222.full
AB  - This panel brought together experts in energy, sustainable investment, and fixed-income securities to discuss sustainable investments—especially for fixed-income investment assets following environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and other sustainable metrics. Attractive opportunities for “proactive investments,” such as green bonds, climate bonds, and securitized solar and renewable energy assets, are available for socially conscious fixed-income investors across the fixed-income spectrum. Approximately 333 mutual funds currently apply ESG criteria to their mandates.TOPICS: ESG investing, portfolio theory, portfolio construction