When investors evaluate a company’s long-term success, finances are always a top consideration. However, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts are also increasingly being taken into account. According to a report from the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, $8.7 trillion, or one out of every five dollars under professional management in the U.S., was invested according to socially responsible investing strategies in 2016.
在所有行业中，许多投资者都希望了解公司在相关环境、社会和公司治理领域的相对表现，以了解如何管理机遇和风险，并确定环境、社会和公司治理要素如何帮助公司推动增长、创新和人才保留等关键成功因素。
Recently, Crystal Barnes, SVP, Global Responsibility & Sustainability, sat down with Sara Gubins, SVP, Investor Relations, to discuss the growing importance of ESG considerations when it comes to investors’ understanding of long-term business success.
在对话中，萨拉分享了投资者关注的一些关键 ESG 领域，如人才发展和保留、多样性和包容性、治理和管理激励、技术和网络安全以及气候变化。不过，她提醒说，投资者对这些领域的重视程度或相关性因行业而异。
"对投资者而言，ESG 的含义非常广泛。他们不仅关注财务底线，还关注公司如何达到财务底线。我们可以将其视为环境、社会和公司治理底线以及财务底线。人们越来越认识到，这两者是相互交织的，"萨拉说。"[对尼尔森而言]，我们的'2020之路'是一条通往2020年的财务之路，但当我们考虑如何实现这一目标时，也会考虑到环境、社会和公司治理方面的举措，比如减少碳足迹和实现流程数字化。
Visit our 2016-2017 non-financial materiality assessment 和 Nielsen Global Responsibility Report for more information about the ESG areas that are most important to our stakeholders and our long-term business success.
