Strategies to grow the ESG investing ecosystem

Relatively newer sustainable bond markets around the globe are increasingly complementing sustained growth in more seasoned markets such as China, according to Moody's ESG Solutions.

Far more green capital is needed to finance the world’s transition into a low carbon economy.

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Tan Min Lan

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SINGAPORE - After two decades of rapid growth, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is feeling the heat.

For critics, the hot button issues relate to both performance and purpose. Soaring interest rates have sharply raised the cost of capital, impacting green projects and growth companies critical to the net-zero transition. And with

the war in Ukraine also driving up fossil fuel prices,

the S&P 500 Clean Energy Index has underperformed the S&P 500 Energy Index by more than 30 percentage points (pps) this year alone.

Strategies to grow the ESG investing ecosystem

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