Portfolio Intelligence podcast: investing in the environmental megatrend
Global environmental change is one of the strongest factors driving interest in sustainable investing. In this podcast, Dr. Sarah Cornell of Stockholm Resilience Centre and Gabriel Micheli, CFA, senior investment manager at Pictet Asset Management, discuss thematic and sustainable investing during a time of accelerating climate change.
Listen to this episode to hear expert insight on how sustainable investing works in practice and how to incorporate it into portfolios.
“The scale of the change that will have to happen in global emissions is enormous, and we think that understanding which companies will face those headwinds the most and which ones will actually benefit from those trends is key.”—Gabriel Micheli, CFA, Senior Investment Manager, Pictet Asset Management
About the Portfolio Intelligence podcast
The Portfolio Intelligence podcast features interviews with asset allocation experts, portfolio construction specialists, and investment veterans from across John Hancock’s multimanager network. Hosted by John Bryson, head of investment consulting at John Hancock Investment Management, the dynamic discussion explores ideas advisors can use today to build their business while helping their clients pursue better investment outcomes.
Important disclosures
This podcast is being brought to you by John Hancock Investment Management Distributors, LLC, member FINRA, SIPC. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker, are subject to change as market and other conditions warrant, and do not constitute investment advice or a recommendation regarding any specific product or security. There is no guarantee that any investment strategy discussed will be successful or achieve any particular level of results. Any economic or market performance information is historical and is not indicative of future results, and no forecasts are guaranteed. Investing involves risks, including the potential loss of principal.
Thematic investing involves a risk that long-term market themes are incorrectly identified or that the securities chosen to represent those themes underperform. Incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and investing primarily in instruments that have certain ESG characteristics as determined by the manager carries the risk that the fund may perform differently, including underperforming funds that do not use in the ESG investment strategy.
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John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC is not affiliated with Dr. Sarah Cornell or the Stockholm Resilience Center.