Institutional investors shift ESG focus from exclusions to outcomes

The world’s largest asset owner sustainable investment platform, which was co-founded by AustralianSuper, is shifting its measurement framework to increase the focus on the real-world impact that companies have on the environment and social issues, rather than the policies they espouse or their own estimates. The move will better connect information about company revenues – the focus of the platform’s data collection efforts – with real world outcomes contributing to the advanceme…