UNEP's "Show Me The Money" report

The United Nations Environment Program's Finance Initiative launched last Friday the new report: “Show Me The Money: Linking Environmental, Social and Governance Issues to Company Value.” Their key conclusion:

The material contained in this document provides strong independent support for the view that effective attention to environmental, social and governance issues will enhance shareholder value. Investors who do not pay attention to environmental, social and governance issues are taking unnecessary risks with their portfolios. Investors who do pay attention are probably improving the risk/return relationship.

The report was pulled together with the support of 14 leading international financial institutions and is a summary of 1000+ pages of analyst research. See the table of content’s for commentary on issue and industry-specific research. Via Risky Business.