Fulcrum hangs ESG designs on honing hard numbers
ESG risks will become part of investment and risk management processes across all funds at the firm
In 1987, Polish-born Piotr Chmielowski left his communist homeland to study theoretical physics in the US. Now, as chief risk officer of Fulcrum Asset Management, he is taking another leap into the unknown – attempting to quantify risks many think unquantifiable.
The risks are environmental, social and governance, or ESG, risks – which the $4.9 billion asset manager defines as something that can influence its future returns, rather than as a measure of how ethical the investment is.
The firm
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