How our ESG ratings performed during the Covid crash
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Fundamentals: The Investment Research Podcast
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Market volatility has given the research team the perfect opportunity to put Fidelity's sustainability ratings through their paces and ask the question: do good ESG credentials lead to a better performance in a downturn? The results are eye-opening.
To explain the research and what it means for sustainable investing at Fidelity and beyond, Editor in Chief Richard Edgar is joined by ESG Analyst Ana-Victoria Quaas, Director of Quantitative Research for Fixed Income Joe Hanmer, and Head of Equities and Global Head of Equities Research Ned Salter.
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