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MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

BY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013 7:04AM

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics can be used as a quantitative measure to construct an equities portfolio that generate improved active returns and better ESG ratings, according to research from MSCI.

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