Winnipeg Free Press
ESG rules!
After years of riding in the backseat, environmental, social and governance concerns have become the key drivers for many investors By: Joel Schlesinger
Opinion
Responsible investing is having a moment.
Or rather the investment style putting environmental, social and governance (ESG) at the top of the list when analyzing stocks, or just about any other investment, is on the cusp of a golden er, green age.
Leading the way is growing interest in environmentally friendly investing, particularly in the theme of clean energy.
Investors through 2020 piled into, for example, funds involved in wind and solar.
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The Canadian ETF industry reached $260 billion in assets under management at the end of January. The Canadian ETF product line-up continues to expand. New solutions consist mostly of thematic ETFs to cater to changing investor needs.
In the ESG space, Harvest ETF and BMO both launched a clean energy ETF. The Harvest Clean Energy ETF (