Republican state leaders have been pulling billions out of pension funds managed by investment firms like Black Rock. Why? Something called ESG. In this video, we explain what ESG is, why it's become ...

(To get this story in your inbox, subscribe to the TIME CO2 Leadership Report newsletter here.) A few weeks ago, I wrote a story about the anti-ESG movement in Texas’s foray into insurance. Soon after ...

But what does “ESG” really mean? It’s shorthand for the way that many corporations operate in accordance with the belief that their long-term survival and their ability to generate profits require ...

More investors are looking at environmental, social and governance factors when choosing investments for their portfolios. But with that focus comes a whole new language—one that may leave some ...

What is ESG and why is it important? Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is a strategic framework for identifying, assessing, and addressing organizational objectives and activities ...

The managers of an ESG fund pledge to pick firms that prioritise environmental, social and governance factors or results. The focus of governance is corporate behaviour: companies that break the law, ...

These type of investments may suit those wanting to invest their money not just to get returns but to help fuel change in the world. However, ESG has a connotative idea attached to it: that they don’t ...

The story so far: Over the last decade, regulators and corporations around the world have embraced the idea that businesses should be measured not just on traditional economic metrics such as ...