MARKETS5 June 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—it's rewriting the rules of capital allocation. Here's what investors need to know.
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