South African investors are awakening to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing as a new way of measuring the value of their investments.
It is a new view – one that seeks to balance earning money and taking care of the environment.
Investors have started to think much more about ESG when they decide where to put their money by looking closer at how a business makes money, and in the process gaining an understanding that how a business makes money, how it affects people, and how it takes care of the environment are all interconnected. This change towards ESG investing in South Africa is part of a bigger change currently occurring all over the world.
As more people become aware of issues like climate change, how people are treated,…
