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# Investment Brief

## ESG Due Diligence

**ESG DUE DILIGENCE:**

# *How Advisors Can Navigate the Growing Field of Funds*

As interest in ESG grows, so too, does the number of ESG-labeled strategies. This makes it harder to match an ESG fund with a client’s values, intent and risk tolerance. In this investment brief, we offer a primer on the key considerations advisors and their clients should work through to find the right fit. 

![2020 Dana ESG Investment Brief](https://info.danainvestment.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Content%20Offers/ESG%20Due%20Diligence%20Paper%20-%20The%20Case%20For/2020%20Dana%20ESG%20Investment%20Brief.png?width=239&name=2020%20Dana%20ESG%20Investment%20Brief.png)The paper, *ESG Due Diligence: How Advisors Can Navigate the Growing Field of Funds,* covers several key topics including:

- The case for developing ESG expertise within an advisory firm’s practice
- Key due diligence questions advisors should ask ESG fund managers
- Why corporate engagement is critical to ESG investing

 

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The universe of acceptable investments for the Dana Epiphany ESG Funds (DSCIX & ESGIX) may be limited as compared to other funds due to the Dana Epiphany ESG Funds’ ESG investment screening. Because the Dana Epiphany ESG Funds does not invest in companies that do not meet its ESG criteria, and the Fund may sell portfolio companies that subsequently violate its screens, the Dana Epiphany ESG Funds may be riskier than other mutual funds that invest in a broader array of securities. ESG investing is considering environmental, social and governance factors into your security research.

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