3D Investing: Jointly Optimizing Return, Risk, and Sustainability
2024; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 80; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/0015198x.2024.2335142
ISSN1938-3312
AutoresDavid Blitz, Mike Y. Chen, Clint Howard, Harald Lohre,
Tópico(s)Climate Change Policy and Economics
ResumoTraditional mean-variance portfolio optimization is based on the premise that investors only care about risk and return. However, some investors also have non-financial objectives such as sustainability goals. We show how the traditional approach can readily be extended to mean-variance-sustainability optimization and explain why this 3D investing approach is ex-ante Pareto-optimal. We illustrate its efficacy empirically in several studies, including carbon footprint and sustainable development goal objectives. Importantly, we highlight conditions under which a 3D optimization approach is superior to a naïve 2D approach augmented with sustainability constraints.
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