Green Dream with BMO GAM’s Simon Holmes: Improve simplicity for sustainable investors

The director and portfolio manager aims for active management at passive prices

In this episode of the Green Dream, the video series where ESG Clarity interviews key figureheads in the responsible investment world to get their views on the latest trends, news and movements in this evolving landscape, ESG Clarity‘s global head of ESG insight Natalie Kenway speaks to Simon Holmes, director and portfolio manager of the sustainable universal multi-asset portfolios at BMO GAM, about the range and the importance of access to sustainability.

Holmes explains the range’s ‘avoid, invest, improve’ process, aimed at simplifying ESG choices for investors, and discusses the firm’s sustainability themes. He also addresses some of the challenging areas of ESG investing, such as high-yield debt and emerging market debt.

You can view the full Green Dream video series here.

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Natasha Turner

Natasha is global editor at ESG Clarity, part of Mark Allen Financial, and has been a financial journalist for seven years. She has been shortlisted for Story of the Year and Investment Journalist of the...