Investors increasingly back ESG-friendly companies, more transparency still needed
December 19, 2020
Sustainability funds need to be more transparent in the stocks they hold to ensure investors are completely aware of where their money is going.
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As Australia stares down the barrel of another bushfire season, and coronavirus continues its global rampage, retail investors are increasingly voting with their feet and putting their cash behind funds and stocks with favourable environmental, social and corporate governance policies.
ESG compliance has gained momentum over the past decade pushing companies to improve on their environmental and social policies while increasing transparency – however, more is needed.