In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE
In this episode of IPE’s Leaders in Investment, Rasmus Bessing, Co-Chief Investment Officer Responsible Investments and Investment Products and PFA – Denmark’s largest pension – discusses the fund’s decision to create an ESG framework to guide their investment in defence across asset classes. The conversation covers getting the combination right between risk/return and buying into Europe’s re-armament, focusing on the governance of defence sector investees to ensure weapons do not wind up in the wrong hand post-conflict and understanding the ESG and supply chain risks inherent in defence investment.
“We don’t consider defence a sustainable investment but we consider it a responsible investment.”
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