Sustainable-investment.com: Cost-of-living crisis increases attention on 'S' in ESG

Less developed than E and G

clock • 3 min read

The cost-of-living crisis we are in today - with inflation in all aspects of life and a tight labour market and post pandemic behaviours changing people's ways of living - has put an increased emphasis on the social aspects for investors.

Yet, the social aspect to ESG is hard to define. This has been illustrated by the EU social taxonomy where differences of opinion have led to a delayed timeline for implementation. Indeed, it seems highly unlikely it will be mandated before 2024. While this may be surprising, going further afield to Asia or the United States, there are even further differences to reconcile. Indeed, challenges go beyond definitions to data and ultimately better social behaviours. The EU social taxonomy is set up in the context of existing programmes that have common objectives, for example the UN Guiding ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on ESG

SDR 'not straightforward' for MPS providers and DFMs
ESG

SDR 'not straightforward' for MPS providers and DFMs

‘Serious amount of additional resource’ needed

Isabel Baxter
clock 30 January 2025 • 4 min read
Schroders becomes first adopter of all four SDR labels
ESG

Schroders becomes first adopter of all four SDR labels

First 'Sustainability Mixed Goals' label

Linus Uhlig
clock 27 January 2025 • 1 min read
Global ESG fund flows reach highest quarterly inflows of 2024 in Q4 boom
ESG

Global ESG fund flows reach highest quarterly inflows of 2024 in Q4 boom

Driven by European strategies

Sorin Dojan
clock 27 January 2025 • 3 min read
Trustpilot