As the impact of the pandemic is thankfully starting to subside, ESG fever has only increased, with almost every investment strategy claiming some form of ESG integration.
2020 has been a bumper year for ESG-aligned investment managers. According to Morningstar ESG-aligned funds offered for sale in Europe reached €233bn AUM in 2020, up from €126bn the year before. In the fourth quarter of 2020, 45% of all European fund flows were into ESG aligned products. Unlike Covid-19, this is not a painful short-term blip but rather an enduring endeavour, as fund managers and policymakers across the world become more aligned to ESG and sustainability. Investors, being forward-looking creatures, should view this as an opportunity as so often such changes are a respo...
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