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Here’s how Covid-19 is fuelling an ‘unprecedented’ explosion in ESG investing

Instead of fading, as many assumed, ESG has gone from strength to strength, with a particular focus on the ‘S’

By

David Ricketts

'What Covid-19 has done is show acutely how a sustainability crisis can impact economies, businesses and society at large'
'What Covid-19 has done is show acutely how a sustainability crisis can impact economies, businesses and society at large' Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

In the Covid pandemic, funds with a strong sustainable focus have managed to withstand their toughest test yet.

The trend of Environmental, Social and Governance investing, or ESG, has been gaining momentum for years as climate change and other social ills threaten to alter the capitalist landscape. Then the virus struck. 

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