These 8 stocks are the best bets for investors looking to crush the market and save the environment at the same time

Ticker: AEM

Price target: $60

Implied return to price target: 17%

ESG rationale: "Contributes to the social and economic development of the communities in which it operates through development programs, local sourcing of goods and services, and local employment."

Source: RBC Capital Markets

Ticker: OC

Price target: $65

Implied return to price target: 17%

ESG rationale: "Focused on delivering sustainability-driven innovation across all businesses, including energy-efficient fiberglass insulation and roofing solutions."

Source: RBC Capital Markets

Ticker: NVDA

Price target: $200

Implied return to price target: 20%

ESG rationale: "NVIDIA strives to improve the energy efficiency of its products throughout the research, development, and design processes."

Source: RBC Capital Markets

Ticker: VMW

Price target: $210

Implied return to price target: 22%

ESG rationale: "Ranked among industry leaders in the area of clean technology opportunities; VMWare's virtualization and cloud computing solutions helped customers avoid 84 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2017."

Source: RBC Capital Markets

Ticker: NTRS

Price target: $108

Implied return to price target: 23%

ESG rationale: "Committed to responsible investment, with USD 86 billion AUM, or 7.2 percent of total AUM, invested in assets that incorporate ESG criteria as of year-end 2017."

Source: RBC Capital Markets

Ticker: BHGE

Price target: $33

Implied return to price target: 36%

ESG rationale: "Committed to reduce CO2 equivalent emissions by 50 percent by 2030, relative to a 2012 baseline, and to reach net zero by 2050."

Source: RBC Capital Markets

Ticker: GILD

Price target: $91

Implied return to price target: 37%

ESG rationale: "The company has set a target to reduce global Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 25 percent by 2025, relative to a 2016 baseline, through renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies."

Source: RBC Capital Markets