WHO’S DOING IT?

A lot of people: in the US, about a third of assets are managed with ESG considerations, according to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment. The US and Europe are the most active markets, according to Hassan; in Asia they’re mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Both institutional and individual investors are heavily into it, he adds. “There is a lot of support for ESG investing from pension and insurance funds, and family offices.”