Sustainable investments can reap good returns as a lot of money is flowing into such assets, said Piyush Gupta of DBS.
"The truth is that there is a tsunami of money being directed at ESG investments," he said, referring to investments that take environmental, social and governance factors into account.
If you were to create a basket of ESG stocks, you would typically pick up high-performing companies in any event, and that's not a bad investment profile to have"You cannot do too badly being in … a basket of ESG assets, just because there's going to be a trillion dollars more coming into that asset class," said Gupta, a member of CNBC's ESG Council. "If nothing else, that's going to take prices up.
"Therefore, if you were to create a basket of ESG stocks, you would typically pick up high-performing companies in any event, and that's not a bad investment profile to have," he added.Gupta said investors — both private and institutional — are starting to be intentional about choosing investments that are socially responsible or that promote environmental sustainability.
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