Asset Management

ESG’s newest frontier emerges as heavyweight investors back health ventures

When it comes to ESG, investors have been focused on climate, but health has been pushed to the forefront during the pandemic

Companies that aren't keeping up with healthier lifestyles risk falling behind, top asset managers say
Companies that aren't keeping up with healthier lifestyles risk falling behind, top asset managers say Photo: Getty Images

Heavyweight investors have focused much of their engagement over the past few years on climate change, using their shareholder muscle to pile pressure on companies to set ambitious net-zero targets and implement more sustainable business models.

Now a new ESG battleground is emerging for asset managers: health.

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