Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Investing in investments that have sustainability criteria has accelerated in the past decade – there’s now more than $4trn in total global assets.
With this massive capital transfer into ESG investments, there’s been an increasing backlash to the sector’s growing dominance. Brendan Cooper, Senior Consultant at Investment Metrics, A Confluence Company, details how short-term performance can underestimate or dismiss larger factors in the ESG space in a new article for ESG Clarity.
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