Investors are integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance factors into their investment decision-making. The ‘E’ in ESG measures resource use, pollution, climate change, energy use, waste management, and other dimensions that impact the environment. The ‘S’ captures those that have a social impact, including employee-related themes like gender diversity, their health, and safety, anti-bribery policies. And ‘G’ refers to the roles and responsibilities of the board, rights of shareholders, transparency, and disclosures by companies. Today over US$ 50 trillion is invested on the basis of ESG parameters. And as with all large ‘industries’, the ESG fund industry has developed its own lexicon.

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