Definition of "ESG"

Advisers are encouraged to engage with their clients on ESG issues rather than merely regard ESG matters as a discrete checkbox compliance requirement.

2013, Benjamin J. Richardson, Fiduciary Law and Responsible Investing: In Nature’s trust‎, Routledge

New firms like Arabesque are making ESG data a core part of their strategy. Goldman Sachs has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to start an ESG-focused exchange-traded fund.

2016 April 6, David Gelles, “Investing With a Conscience, but Done by a Robot”, in The New York Times‎

Much of this year’s letter was devoted to Mr. Fink’s belief that a focus on environmental, social and corporate governance issues — E.S.G., for short — does not conflict with making money.

2022 January 18, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael J. de la Merced, “It’s Not ‘Woke’ for Businesses to Think Beyond Profit, BlackRock Chief Says”, in The New York Times‎

In a shift in tone from his previously more strident embrace of ESG, Fink emphasised that clients were responsible for their own investment decisions.

2023 April 29, Kenza Bryan, “US investors ditch green funds on ‘woke capitalism’ backlash”, in FT Weekend, page 14