Active Ownership – Sustainable Investment Strategy
For close to a decade, I’ve been involved with sustainable investing. And during that time, one idea has grown steadily clearer: passive capital allocation alone will not drive the climate transition. If we are serious about reducing emissions, changing corporate behavior, and protecting long-term value, then we need something more direct, more dynamic, and more human.
We need active engagement.
From 2014–2024, the sustainable fund universe saw tremendous growth, peaking in 2021 and slowing thereafter. Within that, the balance has tipped decisively from active to passive. Early on, actively managed sustainable funds drew the bulk of inflows, but currently, passive funds are capturing most new sustainable dollars.
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