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What is sustainable investing and should we be doing more of it?
By the end of 2019, the United States has the largest retirement plan market in the world covering 136 million participants with assets of more than $11 trillion. However, a recent report found that fewer than one-fifth of private-sector retirement plans offer funds that consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria as part of their investment analysis. So what is sustainable investing and why are retirement plan sponsors so far behind on offering it? In Lisa Woll’s article for Plan Sponsor, she discusses how inconsistent guidance has hindered the inclusion of sustainable investing options in defined contribution plans. Read Ms. Woll’s article here…