Research Café: ESG Impact Investing in Public Equity

In this most recent installment of the Callan Institute's Research Café: ESG Interview Series, Mark Wood, CFA, Callan's ESG team member and Nicole Wubbena, fellow ESG and Global Manager Research groups member discuss the complexities of defining and measuring impact within ESG and sustainability-focused public equity strategies. They share insights from their recent search for a global equity manager with an impact focus, highlighting the challenges of discovery, measurement, and classification in impact investing. The conversation also delves into the nuances of evaluating different strategies, the importance of engagement in investment processes, and the evolving nature of the impact investment landscape.

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