DWS CIO Focus ESG: Top Trends 2019 HD

DWS is one of the first global asset managers to systematically integrate ESG global trends into our asset allocation process. As part of this approach, all investment professionals on our active platform now consider ESG criteria. The outcome is being communicated in our newly-established CIO FOCUS ESG videos. In our first video, we look at technology and the role it plays in transforming the environmental, social and governance (ESG) application in the asset management industry. Petra Pflaum, our CIO for Responsible Investments, analyses the trend and how it affects our daily lives and its market implications. While artificial intelligence, robotics and the “Internet of Things” are increasingly transforming businesses and industries, technology also offers opportunities to address major environmental and social challenges such as climate change, energy production, air pollution and deforestation. But technology is also cited as a significant threat to the global economy, with cyber-attacks and information infrastructure breakdowns. So how do companies adapt to these developments, are their business models prepared for different expected scenarios, do they anticipate the risks and opportunities? Watch our CIO FOCUS ESG video to find out! Read more at: https://dws.com/insights/cio-view/cio-view-quarterly/