Has including ESG become a necessity for investors?

ESG (environmental, social, governance) has become a hot topic in recent years, especially lately with the debate over whether pension funds should be able to factor in ESG when choosing investments. At Morningstar's recent conference, the firm argued that ESG has become a requirement for long-term investors.

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Morningstar argues that ESG is a requirement

Haywood Kelly, head of research at Morningstar, said he believes most good investors are ESG investors or should be whether they use that term or not. He noted that good investors think long term and want to partner with management teams that think long term instead of management...