About our Episode

Calls for social justice echoed loudly across America in 2020. How are environmental, social, and governance (ESG) portfolio managers taking these trends into account when analyzing possible investments? Joy Facos, Head of Responsible Investing at Carillon Tower Advisers, and Sheila King, CFA, Portfolio Co-Manager and Analyst at Eagle Asset Management, join Matt Orton, CFA, Director and Portfolio Specialist at Carillon Tower Advisers, to discuss how 2020 expanded focus from just the “E” in ESG.

About our Guests

Joy Facos serves as Carillon Tower Advisers’ Head of Responsible Investing. She is responsible for leading the firm’s continued progress on the Principles for Responsible Investment and working with investment affiliates, consultants, and clients on matters involving environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. Before joining the firm in 2020, she spent 10 years in the field of sustainable and responsible investing, most recently as principal at ESG Research Associates. She has focused on integrating ESG factors into investment processes, overseen proxy voting and guideline development, and designed and implemented corporate engagement initiatives.

Sheila King co-manages Eagle’s Tax-Advantaged Fixed Income strategies and Eagle ESG Focused Fixed Income suite of products. She joined Eagle in 1987 and has 34 years of investment experience. During her time at Eagle, King has served as a credit analyst and portfolio co-manager.

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