What is impact investing
ESG Asset Management is a premiere financial advisory firm that manages assets for individual accounts, pensions, re<rement plans, private insurance companies, and asset-based insurance lending collateral accounts. The managing director, Marc J Scharf, has over 25 years of asset management experience and has been advising high net worth individuals and institutions, foundations, insurance companies and family offices on the allocation of assets in tax efficient strategies. As a porfolio manager for several large hedge funds and global banks, Marc has created customized porfolios with fundamental and technical inputs that produced above-market average returns.
Positive environmental
or social impact
Businesses involved in impact investing allocate assets towards goods and services that bring about positive social impact. Impact investing can create significant value for investors and society as a whole. Impact investing uses investments to help address social and environmental issues like climate change, hunger, poverty, homelessness, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Delivers a financial
return on capital
Impact investing is foremost a business activity and, therefore, expected to yield a financial return on capital or, at least a return of capital.
Spans a broad range of sectors and region
Impact investing is inclusive across asset classes, from cash equivalents and microfinance, to private equity and clean technology.
Measures social/environmental impact regularly
The impact investor regularly assesses and reports the social and environmental performance of existing investments to ensure transparency and accountability, and inform potential investors.
“Holistically, our firm plans for a future that aligns our client’s current goals with their long-term financial objectives and success.”