Business as Usual?
Smart corporate leaders and savvy investors agree that "business as usual" is an inadequate response to these changing times.
The fundamental economic principles underlying the risk and return assumptions governing Wall Street have changed little since World War II, yet the world is completely different today and faces a whole new set of challenges and opportunities.
Investing in the 21st Century requires expertise that goes beyond understanding and managing the risks of the already-frightening trade deficit and budget deficit threats. We are facing a huge natural capital deficit that has amassed over the last generation.
This is without a doubt our greatest investment challenge—one that has never been part of the business landscape—and if we are going to have any hope of recovering we have to apply a broader level of thinking.
Smart corporate leaders and savvy investors agree that "business as usual" is an inadequate response to these changing times. Real opportunities and future successes lie in understanding the ecological crisis and figuring out how to use environmental sustainability principles as core components of an intelligent business strategy.
The Fund's environmental policy could cause it to make or avoid investments that could result in the portfolio under-performing similar funds that do not have an environmental policy. There are no assurances that the fund will achieve its objective and/or strategy.