Climate change

 

COVID-19 could prove to be a major turning point for ESG investing, or strategies that consider a company environmental. A growing share of investment processes, products and active ownership practices are integrating ESG principles.

Using the broadest classification for the ESG market, including those following ESG principles, assets following global sustainable investment approaches could reach around $45 trillion AUM by the end of 2021. Europe was historically the uncontested leader in sustainable finance