Contributors: Christi Electris, Jaime Silverstein
January 2012
The latest in a series of reports of sustainable and responsible investing trends has identified $3.07 trillion in total assets under professional management in the United States using at least one of three socially responsible investing strategies: the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, shareholder advocacy, and community investing. Based on extensive research and surveying of hundreds of asset managers and institutional investors, the report analyzes leading ESG trends across investment vehicles, strategies and themes.