ABSTRACT
As we start to consider sustainable investing and what it needs to become, a first essential step is to establish and clarify the state of the field and all of its varying practices. Very specific strategies are often quite different and distinct within the field, and are all too often lumped into a single ‘I’m likely to give up returns’ umbrella by those less familiar with it. Sustainable investing is very much not returns-jeopardizing, fortunately. Think about the difference between funds with a religious mandate and funds seeking to invest in water infrastructure for just one of many examples of how different strategies can be.
