A piece from Olritz Financial Group lays out the case for ESG, environmental, social and governance, investing as a way to pursue financial returns alongside ethical and sustainability considerations, built around the three pillars of environmental responsibility, social impact and governance practice.
It points to ESG funds' performance during the COVID-19 pandemic as evidence that the approach doesn't require sacrificing returns, and argues that ESG-focused investments have tended to carry a lower risk profile than conventional alternatives.
The broader argument is aimed at investors weighing whether sustainability commitments and financial performance are in tension, making the case that, at least in recent market conditions, they have moved together rather than against each other.