WTW believe that fully integrating ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) into the investment process leads to better and more resilient performance, and that sustainable investment is central to successful long-term investment outcomes. It is therefore a key part of their beliefs and investment approach.
The increased popularity of ESG means the vast majority of companies or asset managers will showcase a plethora of initiatives. But what impact are they having? And are these initiatives actually embedded across the organisation and within the strategies? These initiatives need to go beyond simply being a box-ticking exercise, marketing campaign or compliance requirement.
This paper demonstrates how they integrate sustainability and ESG into their real assets research, aiming to provide higher and more resilient returns. This paper shows that real assets can not only provide investments that fit within a well-established ESG strategy but also how it can facilitate ongoing measurements of real-world impacts given their physical nature.
