Investors in money market funds and ultra short duration bond funds have traditionally focused their attention on liquidity, yield and capital preservation. Increasingly however, investors in such strategies are realising the positive impact the integration of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors can have on investment outcomes.

As well as providing an important risk management tool, being a provider of short-term funding presents an opportunity to influence corporate borrowers to act responsibly and in a sustainable manner. It is therefore important to establish a robust framework to embed ESG considerations into the investment process. However, integrating ESG considerations into liquidity strategies possess unique challenges.

In this live webinar, Aviva Investors’ Marte Borhaug, Global Head of ESG Investment Solutions and Demi Angelaki, Senior Portfolio Manager – Liquidity Funds will discuss how the principles of responsible investment can positively impact investment outcomes for short-term investors and will look at how the unique challenges faced by liquidity portfolio managers are not insurmountable. We also look at live examples from France, where principles of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) are government endorsed and integrated into the French short-term investment market.