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Sustainable investment chief: This is not 'an attack on free markets'

The chief executive of UKSIF talks about stranded assets, why ESG should not harm returns and why he hopes the trade body won’t be around in 15 years’ time

The chief executive of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association has warned that the “majority of assets are not being run with adequate attention to environmental, social and governance [factors]”.

Simon Howard speaks to Financial News during Good Money Week - a UKSIF campaign to raise awareness of sustainable investment - about stranded assets, why ESG should not be detrimental to returns and why he hopes UKSIF won't be around in 15 years' time.

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