Confused about ESG? You're not the only one

Confused about ESG? You're not the only one
ESG has been variously called ‘community investing,’ ‘ethical investing’, ‘green investing’, ‘impact investing’ and ‘socially responsible investing’. (Image: Getty)
David Chaplin
Hardly anybody knows what environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment means – but almost everybody wants some, says the global body representing financial regulators.A just-published report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) points out that ESG-branded investments grew globally by more than 50% year-on-year in 2021 to reach US$2.7 trillion (NZ$4.4t) as almost US$600 billion of net new money was sucked into the vacuum. At the same time, bonds or loans issued under sustainability or ‘g...

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