MARKETS16 September 2026· 10 min
ESG & Sustainable Finance: How Green Criteria Are Reshaping Global Investment Strategies
With over $30 trillion in ESG-aligned assets under management globally, sustainable finance has moved from niche to mainstream. Here's what investors and strategists need to know.
SOURCES
[1]Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) — Global Sustainable Investment Review 2023
[2]Morningstar — Sustainable Funds U.S. Landscape Report 2023
[3]MSCI Research — ESG and the Cost of Capital, 2022
[4]Climate Bonds Initiative — Green Bond Market Summary 2023
[5]PwC — Global Investor Survey: ESG Attitudes and Actions 2023
[6]European Commission — SFDR, EU Taxonomy, and CSRD Regulatory Framework Documentation
[7]Berg, Koelbel & Rigobon (MIT Sloan Management Review) — Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings, 2022
[8]Deutsche Bank Research — Green Bond Greenium Analysis, 2023
[9]Preqin — Private Markets ESG Report 2023
[10]SEC Enforcement Actions — DWS, Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon ESG Cases 2022
[11]International Finance Corporation (IFC) — Creating Impact: The Promise of Impact Investing, 2023