There is a growing demand for portfolios that are better aligned to their beneficiaries’ values and beliefs. A pension fund for nurses may not want exposure to tobacco while a religious foundation might be concerned about the optics of profiting from online betting businesses.
Beyond these value-driven concerns, there is a growing segment of long-term investors that view activities like shale energy production or pesticides as being simply too risky in light of rapidly changing regulations and accompanying lawsuits.
Sustainalytics’ Controversial Product Involvement research enable investors to create investment universes that are aligned to these clients’ mandate and their long-term investment strategy.
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Access research on all publicly-listed companies with involvement in the most widely used product areas.
Rely on high quality research curated through systematic and comprehensive data collection methods.
Understand the nature and level of each company’s involvement.
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Controversial Product Involvement Report
Our product involvement reports identify the nature and extent of a company’s involvement in a range of product and business activities. Each activity is accompanied with a concise summary of the way the company is involved in the relevant product or activity.
Areas of Involvement
Nuclear Power
Thermal Coal
Oil Sands
Arctic Drilling
Shale Energy
Oil and Gas
Palm Oil
Pesticides
Genetically Modified Plants & Seeds
Tobacco
Alcoholic Beverages
Cannabis
Adult Entertainment
Pork Products
Gambling
Life Ethics*
*Our Life Ethics research includes product involvement screening for abortion, contraceptives and human embryonic stem cell & fetal tissue.
Riot Control
Military Contracting
Small Arms
Controversial Weapons*
*More comprehensive research available through the Controversial Weapons Radar service.
Predatory Lending
Animal Testing
Whale Meat
Fur & Specialty Leather
Private Prisons
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