Jon Hale: ESG Is a Paradigm Shift

22/01/2020 52 min Episodio 39
Jon Hale: ESG Is a Paradigm Shift

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Our guest this week is Jon Hale, Morningstar's head of sustainability research. In that role, he directs our research into the environmental, social, and governance investing practices of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. An incisive analyst and writer, Hale authors the biweekly "Sustainability Matters" column on Morningstar.com. He's regularly quoted by the media on ESG matters and speaks often on sustainable investing at industry conferences and other events. Prior to assuming his current role, Hale held a number of other leadership positions in Morningstar's research and investment management divisions, most recently serving as head of manager research in North America. Hale, who holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Oklahoma and his doctorate at Indiana University. We're pleased to have him as our guest.BackgroundJon Hale bio "Sustainability Matters" columnsHale's "The ESG Advisor" blog Morningstar's Approach to Assessing ESGMorningstar Sustainability Rating methodologySustainalytics Investor Interest and Demand"Sustainable Fund Flows in 2019 Smash Previous Records," by Jon Hale, Morningstar.com, Jan. 10, 2020.Morgan Stanley's "Sustainable Signals" surveyOtherSustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)TIAA-CREF Social Choice Bond TSBRX Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.