ESG: NOT JUST FOR INVESTORS ANYMORE

Three cubes displaying letters from the acronym ESG stand on top of a handmade picture of the world.
 
ESG investments have gained considerable traction and attention in recent years. In fact, ESG-related investments accounted for about one-quarter of all the money that flowed into U.S. stocks and bond mutual funds in 2020, a huge increase from ESG’s one percent share just 6 years earlier.1 Globally, sustainable investment now tops USD 30 trillion, up 68 percent since 2014 and tenfold since 2004.2