ESG screening boosts stock market performance, research finds

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Assessing companies using environmental social governance criteria can positively impact investment returns, asset manager Amundi finds

Screening companies and investments using environmental social governance (ESG) criteria can positively impact investment returns and stock market performance, an analysis released today by one of Europe's...

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