Sustainable finance: the rise of the “E” in ESG

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T1 - Sustainable finance: the rise of the “E” in ESG

AU - Chalmers, Adam

AU - Klingler-Vidra, Robyn

AU - Aikman, David

AU - Kuralbayeva, Karlygash

AU - Foreman, Timothy

PY - 2023/2/9

Y1 - 2023/2/9

N2 - In recent years, the language of environmental, social, and governance (ESG), has come to the fore in finance. This raises the question: has sustainable finance focused on the E, the S, or the G? By using a text-as-data approach to study how public policies around the world address sustainable finance, we find that the “E” – especially “green themed” language – has risen to prominence relative to the socially-focused (e.g., socially-responsible investing) terms.

AB - In recent years, the language of environmental, social, and governance (ESG), has come to the fore in finance. This raises the question: has sustainable finance focused on the E, the S, or the G? By using a text-as-data approach to study how public policies around the world address sustainable finance, we find that the “E” – especially “green themed” language – has risen to prominence relative to the socially-focused (e.g., socially-responsible investing) terms.

KW - Sustainable Finance

KW - ESG

KW - Public Policy

KW - Regulation

UR - https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/09/02/2023/sustainable-finance-rise-e-esg

M3 - Editorial

SN - 1758-5899

JO - Global Policy

JF - Global Policy

ER -