M&G's Chapplow: Four stocks ramping up ESG efforts in the face of Covid-19

Sustainable Development Goals are a matter of urgency

Veronique Chapplow, equities investment director at M&G, looks at the companies increasing their sustainability efforts during the pandemic.

Veronique Chapplow, equities investment director at M&G, looks at the companies increasing their sustainability efforts during the pandemic. Investing with the intention to generate positive societal impact alongside a financial return is still often perceived as a 'nice to have', or something which is really only appropriate for the 'responsibly minded'. However, as Covid-19 severely disrupts markets and society, priorities are being reset, and viewpoints reframed, out of sheer necessity. Catalysing the ESG revolution: Three funds paving the way for positive change This shift i...