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Ethical Sustainable Governance, often referred to as ESG, is an approach to business and investment decision-making that considers environmental, social, and governance factors alongside financial performance. It aims to promote sustainability, ethical behaviour, and responsible corporate practices.
An ESG fund aims to maximise financial returns for investors, while pursuing its ESG investment strategy. A fund may consider ESG risks and opportunities, before including an investment. For example, a fund may consider the risks of climate change and the opportunities of transitioning to renewable energy across its investment strategy.
By supporting sustainable businesses and initiatives, ESG investors can drive positive change and help address global challenges such as climate change, inequality, and poverty.
Challenges associated with ESG investing include lack of standardized ESG metrics and reporting frameworks, leading to inconsistent data and difficulty in comparing companies’ ESG performance, greenwashing or misleading claims by companies regarding their ESG practices, limited availability of ESG investment options across all asset classes and regions, etc.