Saturday, September 29, 2018
Endowments and Climate Change (Michael Simkovic)
Public pension funds in New York and California are increasingly considering Climate Change related risks as a criteria for guiding their investment decisions. The move to consider climate change is driven in part by a perception of insufficient federal action on these issues and the prospect of environmental harm eroding long term performance for a diversified portfolio of investments.
Should university endowments also emphasize ESG considerations?
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https://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2018/09/endowments-and-climate-change-michael-simkovic.html