“Speaking with Barron’s Advisor, Hale says sustainable-fund active managers may need to tweak their approach to continue outperforming. He weighs the potential impact should the Labor Department reverse the Trump-era policy of blocking retirement advisors from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategies.

And he explains why some financial advisors call creating a sustainable-investing niche the smartest thing they’ve ever done.”

[COMMENTARY]Steve Garmhausen of Barron’s interviews John Hale, Morningstar’s global head of sustainability research. There are some good insights into the present-day situation concerning sustainable investing.
Morningstar’s Jon Hale: Advisors’ ESG ‘Wave-Off’ Is History, bySteve Garmhausen, March 11, 2022, Barron’s, USA.