MARKETS10 April 2026· 9 min

ESG & Sustainable Finance: How Green Criteria Are Reshaping Investment Strategies

With over $35 trillion in ESG assets under management globally, sustainable finance is no longer a niche trend—it's rewriting the rules of capital allocation. Here's what every investor and strategist needs to know.

InekIA Team

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]Bloomberg Intelligence — ESG Assets May Hit $53 Trillion by 2025 (2023)

[2]Morningstar Global Sustainable Fund Flows Report Q4 2023

[3]Climate Bonds Initiative — Green Bond Market Summary 2023

[4]GIIN — Global Impact Investing Network Annual Survey 2023

[5]NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business — ESG and Financial Performance Meta-Analysis (2023)

[6]PwC — ESG in Private Equity: From Compliance to Value Creation (2023)

[7]IEA — World Energy Investment Report 2023

[8]MIT Sloan Management Review — The ESG Ratings Game (2023)

[9]IFRS Foundation — ISSB IFRS S1 and S2 Standards (2023)

[10]SEC — Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures Final Rule (March 2024)

[11]European Commission — EU Taxonomy Regulation and CSRD Implementation Reports (2023-2024)

[12]Bank of England — Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario Results (2021)

[13]Climate Action 100+ — 2023 Progress Report

[14]Columbia Business School — Shareholder Engagement and Corporate ESG Performance (2022)