ESG

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ESG (countable and uncountable, plural ESGs)

  1. (business, finance, uncountable) Initialism of environmental/ethical, social and corporate governance. [from 2004]
    ESG funds
    • 2013, Benjamin J. Richardson, Fiduciary Law and Responsible Investing: In Nature’s trust[1], Routledge, →ISBN:
      Advisers are encouraged to engage with their clients on ESG issues rather than merely regard ESG matters as a discrete checkbox compliance requirement.
    • 2016 April 6, David Gelles, “Investing With a Conscience, but Done by a Robot”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      New firms like Arabesque are making ESG data a core part of their strategy. Goldman Sachs has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to start an ESG-focused exchange-traded fund.
    • 2022 January 18, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael J. de la Merced, “It’s Not ‘Woke’ for Businesses to Think Beyond Profit, BlackRock Chief Says”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN:
      Much of this year’s letter was devoted to Mr. Fink’s belief that a focus on environmental, social and corporate governance issues — E.S.G., for short — does not conflict with making money.
    • 2023 April 29, Kenza Bryan, “US investors ditch green funds on ‘woke capitalism’ backlash”, in FT Weekend, page 14:
      In a shift in tone from his previously more strident embrace of ESG, Fink emphasised that clients were responsible for their own investment decisions.
  2. (insurance, countable) Initialism of economic scenario generator.

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