ESG Veteran Says Recession Odds Expose Leverage Trap in Strategy

  • TAM CIO says disproportionate share of ESG stocks rely on debt
  • IEA says clean energy firms are more reliant on outside funds
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A recession is coming, and ESG investors may be among those who stand to lose the most.

That’s according to James Penny, the chief investment officer of TAM Asset Management and a veteran of ESG investing who correctly predicted the upheaval last year that hit funds dedicated to environmental, social and governance strategies.