MARKETS11 August 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 the new standard. Discover how ESG criteria are fundamentally transforming capital allocation, risk models, and corporate strategy.
SOURCES
[1]Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) – 2023 Global Sustainable Investment Review
[2]Morningstar – Global Sustainable Fund Flows Report, Q1 2024
[3]BlackRock – 2023 Stewardship Report and ESG Integration Framework
[4]European Commission – EU Taxonomy Regulation and SFDR Implementation Report 2023
[5]International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) – IFRS S1 and S2 Standards, June 2023
[6]MIT Sloan Management Review – 'Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings' (Berg, Koelbel, Rigobon, 2022)
[7]SEC – DWS Group Settlement Press Release, September 2023
[8]International Energy Agency (IEA) – World Energy Investment 2023 Report
[9]Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) – Final Recommendations, September 2023
[10]Climate Bonds Initiative – Green Bond Market Summary 2023
[11]World Economic Forum – 'Nature Risk Rising: Why the Crisis Engulfing Nature Matters for Business and the Economy'