The Fintech Times - ESG Foundation https://esgfoundation.org Environmental, social impact and corporate governance Wed, 19 May 2021 09:40:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 Millennials, ESG & the Rise in Ethical Investing https://thefintechtimes.com/millennials-esg-the-rise-in-ethical-investing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=millennials-esg-the-rise-in-ethical-investing Wed, 19 May 2021 09:40:00 +0000 https://esgfoundation.org/?p=8113 Understandably, ESG factors have historically lagged behind financial and political ones, when it comes to making business and financial decisions. Well, the landscape is starting to shift, thanks to a new generation of more ethically-minded investors, and a fintech market that is capitalising on this. ESG, or Environment, Social & Corporate Governance, is a driving force behind this new industry layout.

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]]> Understandably, ESG factors have historically lagged behind financial and political ones, when it comes to making business and financial decisions. Well, the landscape is starting to shift, thanks to a new generation of more ethically-minded investors, and a fintech market that is capitalising on this. ESG, or Environment, Social & Corporate Governance, is a driving force behind this new industry layout. Recent trends show that this is no longer the case and that, when it comes to these decisions, ESG considerations are now a major influencing factor. In part, this is because they have noticed the financial benefit of doing so – for example, investing in companies and assets with a high ESG score often leads to better returns and carries a lower risk. 

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