Helping advisers: What can the investment industry do to further promote ESG?

It has, unquestionably, been a difficult time for ESG investing. Buoyed by favourable market conditions, a growing investor consciousness and a lockdown economy which favoured tech stocks, ESG funds boomed throughout the covid economy. However, with soaring inflation and rising interest rates, along with growing commodity prices, returns from ethical, sustainable and other funds considered to match the Article 8 and 9 requirements, are somewhat in the doldrums. Across Europe with the cost of living impacting almost every household, many investors are weighing up their returns or their p...