Journal Information

Editor-in-Chief: Brian Bruce

ISSN: 2693-1982

E-ISSN: 2693-1974

Frequency: 4 issues per year

Coverage: Content available from Vol 1 Issue 1 (2020)

 

 

AUDIENCE

Senior corporate executives, treasurers, plan sponsors, portfolio managers, institutional investors, consultants, academics, law firms, compliance firms, data providers and financial advisors.


ABOUT THE JOURNAL

The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing (JESG) is a scholarly journal for the financial services industry, appealing to both the academic and practitioner audiences. The JESG offers thought leadership, practical analysis, and data-driven insights on all areas of ESG and impact investing.

The JESG focuses on clear, decision-useful analysis that is applicable across many markets, including practical information on asset allocation, investment strategies, benchmarks, ESG data, and portfolio management. The JESG offers access to the most promising investment ideas worldwide - proven ideas and advice that can help to maximize assets and manage portfolios more effectively.


We avoid jargon as much as possible, referring to the broad field as ‘Responsible Investment.’  We see three broad themes within this field: 

  • 1- Traditional exclusions, intended to align portfolios with client values;
  • 2- ESG integration (focus on environment, social, and governance factors) which usually seeks to address portfolio risk and reward through assessment of financial materiality; and
  • 3- Impact, which seeks to effect change through direct investment or shareholder action. 

As many strategies combine two or more of these elements, the journal provides research on all three broad areas.

 

MISSION

The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing was launched with the mission of educating investment professionals and academics on responsible investment matters. We provide rigorous, decision-useful research that is applicable to real-world problems.


VISION

The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing aims to be the foremost journal dedicated to the field of responsible investment, bringing actionable research from top analysts to finance professionals and academics worldwide. 


HISTORY

The first issue of The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing launched in the fall of 2020, with the goal of conveying practical and useful information to investment professionals - read the very first editor's letter here.