If it deems it relevant, a plan fiduciary may consider ESG factors as part of its risk/return analysis, which is fundamental to the prudence requirement. It’s another financial factor, like inflation, supply chain issues, conflicts in regions where a company operates, and all the financial and economic indicators that a steward would analyze and evaluate as a prudent investment.
Is that really what’s going on with the new ESG rule?
American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff asks the DOL’s Tim Hauser to clarify. Here’s what he says.
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