ESG

ESG (countable and uncountable, plural ESGs)

1. (business, finance, uncountable) Initialism of environmental, social and corporate governance. [from 2004]

   ESG funds

   • 2013, Benjamin J. Richardson, Fiduciary Law and Responsible Investing: In Nature’s trust‎, Routledge, →ISBN:

     Advisers are encouraged to engage with their clients on ESG issues rather than merely regard ESG matters as a discrete checkbox compliance requirement.

   • 2016 April 6, David Gelles, “Investing With a Conscience, but Done by a Robot”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:

     New firms like Arabesque are making ESG data a core part of their strategy. Goldman Sachs has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to start an ESG-focused exchange-traded fund.

   • 2022 January 18, Andrew Ross Sorkin; Michael J. de la Merced, “It’s Not ‘Woke’ for Businesses to Think Beyond Profit, BlackRock Chief Says”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:

     Much of this year’s letter was devoted to Mr. Fink’s belief that a focus on environmental, social and corporate governance issues — E.S.G., for short — does not conflict with making money.

2. (business, finance, uncountable) Initialism of ethical, social and corporate governance.
3. (insurance, countable) Initialism of economic scenario generator.

• EGs, GSE, gEs, seg