Rudy Mezzetta Canadian asset managers are targeting boutique firms with environmental, social and governance (ESG) expertise to meet growing investor demand for responsible investing products. In December, Toronto-based Mackenzie Financial Corp. acquired Greenchip Financial Corp., a 14-year-old investment firm that focused exclusively on the environmental economy. Greenchip has been subadvisor for the Mackenzie Global Environmental Equity Fund since 2018 and manages the equities portion of an environmentally focused global balanced fund Mackenzie launched in April. “[Greenchip] brought a ce...