Fordham University hosted Environmental Social Governance Investment Conference. Purview’s Linda Zhang moderated a panel on materiality and measurements of ESG factors.
"The Benefits of ESG Investing", Purview's Linda Zhang was interviewed by the Joint Venture Event Group about how to fit ESG principles into the modern finance theory and investment practice.
Purview Research Published: "How ESG Principles Impact Mainstream Investing", ETF Advisor Magazine, May 1, 2018
Inside ETFs: Zhang On Active ESG Investing - An Interview with Cinthia Murphy
Beverly Chandler from ETF Express interviewed Linda Zhang, CEO and the founder of Purview Investments, about the firm's first product launch, Purview Impact Solutions.
Zhang says: “The ESG concept has been relatively slow to catch on in the US compared with Europe. But the demand is rising, with limited full blown ESG ETF managed portfolios in the market. I feel there is a business opportunity and I have a passion and belief in many values represented by the ESG principles.
“I believe our value system evolves. For the most part of the last 15 years, I have been one of many portfolio managers who focused just on performance. I realise now that returns should not have to be the only goal. Many investors look beyond that and want to have a positive influence on the environment and society. Many people want to satisfy their conscience as well as to meet their investment goals.”
“Protecting the earth is not a political issue. It’s an economic, generational and personal issue,” Zhang says. “Each one of us needs to think about how we can preserve the earth we all live on.”
Zhang also wants Purview Impact Solutions to represent other values that are important, such as gender diversity in workplace, investing in firms who promote female talents to management and boards. As a co-founder of Women in ETFs, she gets it that diverse opinions lead to better decision making.
For the full interview, please check the title of this post for the link to the article.