TREND. Increase Investments in Publicly Traded Water Utilities

Why are investors drawn to publicly traded water utilities? Investors looking for sustainable investments

Are sustainable investments part of ESG investments? Yes, sustainable investments are included in new environmental, social and governance, or ESG, benchmarks

What boxes do water utilities check off for ESG investments?

• fall under environmental and governance mandates
• provide an essential social service
• strict ESG mandates cannot invest in most electric utilities because of their nukes and coal plants
• have a much longer investment horizon
• lower operating risk
• face lower customer-affordability pressures
• don’t face technology risks

Wall Street Journal | Publicly Traded Water Utilities Draw Investors