ESG Investing in the Age of Transparency

We have entered an extraordinary age of transparency. For the first time in history, shareholders, customers, employees, and society as a whole are demanding that businesses make themselves 100% visible. The outside world is now seeking an open window into every aspect of operations, such as financial data, employee grievances, email communication, #MeToo scandals, and more. Included on that long and growing list is ESG--a company's environmental, social, and governance policies. And almost every piece of that information is available online to anyone who knows how and where to look. For investors, this shift to transparency has significant implications.