ESG Matters McDivitt on ESG Barriers

September 4, 2020

In our latest ESG Matters video, Mark McDivitt of State Street joins us to discuss the current state of #ESG. Key takeaway for financial advisors trying to better understand this space: ESG is simply risk management. At a time when the vast majority of corporate value is derived from intellectual property/intangibles, ESG is the 21st century tool to help quantify this. Thanks to Evan Zall for collaborating on this – to learn more about ESG please visit www.esgforward.com

Written by Bud Sturmak
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