Sustainability Across Alternative Asset Classes
Free CAIA Level II lesson in Universal Investment Considerations. 21 min read, ~3,171 words.
Sustainability matters to alternatives because it is increasingly material to cash flows, risk, and exit value, not because of ethics alone. Adoption spread through large institutional owners; alternatives sustainable AUM tripled from $206 billion to $762 billion (2016 to 2022) across six asset classes. Institutions pursue four goals: risk-adjusted returns...
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What this lesson covers
- Content
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Common Mistakes
- Check Your Understanding
- Exam Shortcuts
Learning objectives
- regulation overview
- us regulation
- europe regulation
- asia regulation
- geopolitical systems
- geopolitical framework
- geopolitical beta
- 3x3 framework
- sustainability background
- sustainability natural resources
- sustainability commodities
- sustainability real estate
- sustainability hedge funds
- sustainability private equity
- sustainability closer look
- sustainability ratings
- sustainability materiality
- un sustainability
- sustainability fiduciary
- sustainability methods
- sustainability market based
- sustainability special consideration
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