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10 - Passive-Aggressive or Just Engaged

New Active Ownership Approaches through Benchmarks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2020

By
David E. Harris
Edited by
Paul G. Fisher
Paul G. Fisher
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University of Cambridge
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Summary

Far from their image as a boring technical tool of the financial world, indexes are becoming a critical lever for investors to raise market-wide standards and to catalyse sustainable corporate business models. Investors can choose from a wide spectrum of benchmarks to suit their precise needs. The rise of benchmarks and passive investments, then ‘smart beta’ and now the emergence of ‘smart sustainability’ has been a global phenomenon, and the stage is now set for their powerful application in active ownership strategies.

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Benchmarkpassive investment index ESGUniversal Investorsmart betasmart sustainabilityactive ownershipengagement stewardshipasset ownersustainable investmentFTSE
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Making the Financial System Sustainable , pp. 214 - 236
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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