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ESG, Shorthand, and Shortcuts

Brown Advisory

Yet a whole slew of relevant environmental, social, and governance-related information has been panned by political agendas that are far removed from the purview of investment managers. Here is an attempt to invoke fundamental investing basics to clarify exactly what we aspire to deliver for our clients.

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee.

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee. ESG AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

Developing Sustainable Investment Plans Standard Process, Added Layers of Thought In our work with all of our endowment and foundation clients, we follow a disciplined process to ensure that we: Discover and fully understand the nonprofit’s long-term objectives. Also, clients differ on which issues they view as purely programmatic (i.e.,

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

In our work with all of our endowment and foundation clients, we follow a disciplined process to ensure that we: Discover and fully understand the nonprofit’s long-term objectives. When our clients want to include mission-driven investments in a portfolio, it adds another dimension of goals and priorities to the discovery exercise.