Research Insights: Do Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds Sacrifice Financial Returns to Follow Environmental, Social and Governance Investment Strategies?

Using Chile as a case study, this document finds that financial returns would not have been lower if sovereign wealth and pension funds had followed environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies. In this case study, following ESG investment strategies would have provided better financial returns than conventional investments during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic (January to May 2020).