MARKETS23 September 2026· 9 min
ESG & Sustainable Finance: How Green Criteria Are Reshaping Investment Strategies
With over $30 trillion in ESG assets under management globally, sustainable finance has moved from niche to mainstream. Here's what every investor and strategist needs to know.
SOURCES
[1]Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) — Global Sustainable Investment Review 2023
[2]Morningstar — Sustainable Fund Flows Report Q4 2023
[3]Bloomberg Intelligence — ESG Assets May Hit $53 Trillion by 2025
[4]MSCI ESG Research — Cost of Capital and ESG Performance 2023
[5]International Energy Agency (IEA) — World Energy Outlook 2023
[6]Climate Bonds Initiative — Sustainable Debt Market Summary 2023
[7]UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) — Annual Report 2023
[8]PwC — ESG Investor Survey 2023
[9]MIT Sloan Management Review — Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings
[10]SEC — DWS Greenwashing Enforcement Action 2023
[11]ISSB — IFRS S1 and S2 Sustainability Disclosure Standards 2023