MARKETS25 May 2026· 9 min

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

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

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) — Global Sustainable Investment Review 2023

[2]Morningstar Sustainable Funds Landscape Report Q4 2023

[3]BloombergNEF — Energy Transition Investment Trends 2024

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

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

[6]MSCI ESG Research — Foundations of ESG Investing, 2022 Update

[7]SEC Climate-Related Disclosures Rule, Final Rule Release No. 33-11275, March 2024

[8]Carbon Tracker Initiative — Unburnable Carbon Report 2023

[9]PRI Association — Signatory Update and Stewardship Survey 2023

[10]Grand View Research — ESG Data and Analytics Market Size & Forecast 2024-2030

[11]HSBC Global Research — ESG and the Cost of Capital, 2023