Home / Impact Economy / ESG Investing / Beyond ESG: Visible Impact for Values-Aligned Investors

Beyond ESG: Visible Impact for Values-Aligned Investors

A year of headline-making attacks on the environmental, social, and governance approach to public market investing has obscured a larger truth: Interest in sustainable investing remains strong. In fact, it’s growing. Over 90% of millennials and Generation X individual investors surveyed for a recent Morgan Stanley study expressed interest in sustainable investing, and more than half said they plan to increase their allocations to sustainable investments this year. That finding tracks long-term trends. “Wealth transition to Millennials will increasingly redefine the investment industry, and we expect to see growing demand for sustainable investing opportunities,” said Emily Thomas, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s head of investing with impact, in the firm’s “Navigating the Next Decade” report. “Financial advisors and investment managers, increasingly part of the Millennial generation as well, will continue to drive this growth as more clients demand sustainable investing options.”

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here
Jasper van Brakel is CEO of RSF Social Finance, which provides diverse forms of capital to for-profit and nonprofit social enterprises.

This article was produced in collaboration with the Magazine's Content Partners.

Become a Content Partner.
Monthly Premium H

Related Content

Comments

0 Comments

Impact Entrepreneur Premium Members get full, priority access to ValuesAdvisor. A curated database of values-aligned financial advisors.

Deep Dives

RECENT

Editor's Picks

Webinars

News & Events

Subscribe to our newsletter.

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates about new Magazine content and upcoming webinars, deep dives, and events.

Access all of Impact Entrepreneur.

Become a Premium Member to access the full library of webinars and deep dives, exclusive membership portal, member directory, message board, and curated live chats.

ie frog
Impact Entrepreneur