ESG
Once considered a niche area, appetite for environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds has never been higher. According to some estimates, ESG funds are set to outnumber conventional ones by 2025. However, evaluating an investment from an ESG standpoint is fraught with difficulty – from defining the ESG criteria through to understanding the true societal and environmental impact of individual assets. Risk.net’s coverage looks behind the curtain at this rapidly evolving market, discusses the current challenges and opportunities for providers and investors, and evaluates the latest tools and methodologies available to manage ESG risk.
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ESG derivatives – From equity to fixed income, what next for this market?
The fast-evolving ESG derivatives market, how these products are helping investment strategies and expectations for market development.
Eurex takes ESG derivatives to a global level
Zubin Ramdarshan, head of equity and index product design, and Christine Heyde, product manager for environmental, social and governance (ESG) derivatives, Eurex, explore the firm’s decision to expand its range of ESG futures on European and global…
ESG investing: It’s not just great to be good
Investing according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria can be done in various ways, with continuing development of filters and ways of analysing companies. As the market in ESG indexes and investments linked to sustainability matures,…