ESG is now mainstream and leads to better returns, global investors say

Despite the cooling of fund flows, most global investors believe that the use of environmental, social and governance metrics improves profit – and should not be replaced.
Solar panels in the UK. Most global investors believe that the ESG metrics are here to stay. | Photo: Matthew Childs/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Solar panels in the UK. Most global investors believe that the ESG metrics are here to stay. | Photo: Matthew Childs/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Tim Quinson, Bloomberg

As Republican legislators in the US try to wipe ESG off the map, most global investors and executives are acting as though those efforts will ultimately fail.

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