MARKETS17 April 2026· 9 min

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

Name: InekIA
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With over $35 trillion in ESG assets under management globally, sustainable finance is no longer a niche trend. Discover how ESG criteria are fundamentally rewiring investment strategies, capital flows, and corporate governance worldwide.

InekIA Editorial Team

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

[2]MSCI — ESG Investing: Cost of Capital Analysis, 2023

[3]International Energy Agency (IEA) — World Energy Investment Report 2023

[4]Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) — 2023 Market Sizing Report

[5]NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business — ESG and Financial Performance Meta-Analysis, 2021

[6]Morningstar — Sustainable Funds U.S. Landscape Report, 2023

[7]MIT Sloan Management Review — Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings, 2022

[8]IFRS Foundation — ISSB Standards IFRS S1 & S2, June 2023

[9]US Securities and Exchange Commission — Final Climate Disclosure Rule, March 2024

[10]Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) — Progress Report 2023

[11]European Commission — SFDR Fund Classification Data, 2023

[12]Climate Action 100+ — 2023 Progress Report