MARKETS15 September 2026· 10 min
ESG & Sustainable Finance: How Green Criteria Are Reshaping Investment Strategies
With over $30 trillion in ESG-aligned assets under management globally, sustainable finance is no longer a niche — it's the new battleground for institutional alpha. Here's what every strategic investor needs to know.
SOURCES
[1]Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) — Global Sustainable Investment Review 2023
[2]Climate Bonds Initiative — Green Bond Market Summary 2023
[3]MSCI — ESG and Financial Performance: Uncovering the Relationship 2023
[4]Morningstar — Global Sustainable Fund Flows Q3 2023
[5]GIIN — 2022 GIINsight: Sizing the Impact Investing Market
[6]NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business — ESG and Financial Performance Meta-Study 2023
[7]ISSB — IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures Standards, June 2023
[8]SEC — Climate-Related Disclosures Final Rule, March 2024
[9]BlackRock — 2023 Global Investor Survey on Sustainable Investing
[10]Harvard Business School — ESG Ratings Divergence Study 2023
[11]ESMA — Sustainable Finance Report 2023