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Every large asset manager these days claims to be a responsible investor. But whose responsibility is it? Ask portfolio or risk managers – as Risk.net did for this year’s buy-side risk survey – and the answer will generally be, “someone else’s”.  

That doesn’t surprise executives leading the industry’s sustainability efforts. 

“We are in a transition,” says Rick Lacaille, global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) at State Street