ESG is more than a risk reduction tool (Handels Zeitung)

Handels Zeitung (Switzerland) published an article on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors concept is enjoying growing among investors today Popularity. Investors have taken a clear position with their capital: they either want to make a difference with ESG investments, or they think that it will also reward them financially. Or even both. In India, for example, the authorities in New Delhi and other large cities have taken extreme measures such as school closings and a stop for construction work due to air pollution from burning down harvested fields. IFPRI estimates the damage caused by air pollution as a result of the burning in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi at around 30 billion dollars per year.