MARKETS17 April 2026· 10 min
ESG & Sustainable Finance: How Green Metrics Are Reshaping Investment Strategies
With over $35 trillion in ESG assets under management globally, sustainable finance is no longer a niche trend. Discover how ESG metrics are fundamentally rewiring capital allocation, risk models, and alpha generation.
SOURCES
[1]Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) — Global Sustainable Investment Review 2023
[2]European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) — Common Supervisory Action on SFDR 2023
[3]Climate Bonds Initiative — Green Bond Market Summary 2024
[4]Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing — Sustainable Reality Report 2023
[5]MSCI — ESG Ratings Methodology & Coverage 2023
[6]Harvard Business School — ESG and the Cost of Capital, Serafeim et al. 2022
[7]Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) — Annual Progress Report 2023
[8]SEC — Climate-Related Disclosures Final Rule, March 2024
[9]Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) — Annual Report 2023
[10]Journal of Finance — 'ESG Performance and Stock Returns: A Factor Attribution Study', Bessembinder et al. 2023