MARKETS2 October 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 trend—it's redefining how capital flows, risk is priced, and corporate value is created.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) — Global Sustainable Investment Review 2022

[2]Bloomberg Intelligence — ESG Assets May Hit $53 Trillion by 2025 (2021)

[3]Morningstar — Global Sustainable Fund Flows Q4 2023

[4]MSCI ESG Research — The ESG-Cost of Capital Relationship (2022)

[5]NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business — ESG & Financial Performance: Uncovering the Relationship (2021)

[6]Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing — Sustainable Reality 2020

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

[8]Harvard Business School — Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality (Cohen, Serafeim, Yoon)

[9]CFA Institute — ESG Integration in Investment Management 2023

[10]International Energy Agency (IEA) — World Energy Outlook 2023

[11]SEC — DWS Investment Management Americas ESG Enforcement Action (2023)