MARKETS1 May 2026· 9 min
ESG & Sustainable Finance: How Green Criteria Are Reshaping Global Investment Strategies
With over $35 trillion in ESG assets under management globally, sustainable finance is no longer a niche trend — it is the new architecture of capital allocation. Here's what every investor must know.
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[2]Bloomberg Intelligence — ESG Assets May Hit $53 Trillion by 2025, 2021
[3]Morningstar — Global Sustainable Fund Flows Report Q4 2023
[4]MSCI — ESG Leaders Index Performance Data 2020–2023
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[10]BloombergNEF — New Energy Outlook 2023
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