Generation Lost: Young Financial Analysts and Environmental, Social and Governance Issues

This study from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and the United Nations Finance Initiative set out to determine “just how deep the disconnect between high-level promises and real performance is and what keeps young financial analysts from translating rhetoric into reality.” They determined that “young financial analysts are extremely skeptical about the relevance of ESG issues to their work. Based on the results of interviews with young financial analysts and an expert roundtable meeting held in New York in March, the authors make suggestions for both senior management in the financial services sector and others attempting to reach a young analyst audience.