Investment vehicles with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals have taken a new spotlight in recent months following ongoing volatile market conditions and widespread macroeconomic turmoil driven largely by the pandemic and political instability. 

Until more recently, investors and fund managers showed little interest in variables relating to companies’ environmental impact and carbon footprint, human rights violations, top-level management performance, or consumer data and information privacy. 

Shifting market trends, coupled with the rising demand for more progressive climate policies and transparency, have led an increasing number of retail and institutional investors to throw their weight behind ESG-focused investment opportunities.